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10-01-2009, 04:52 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg No records but overall, the vehicles smashed their NEDC combined estimates over the entire 9-Day Efficiency Challenge. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=235318)
http://www.youtube.com/v/wzzU41kitOo&hl=en&fs=1Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Oct. 1, 2009
Bée at Lago Maggiore, Italy reveals an entire village waving the cars into town, the police forming an honor guard and the mayor waves the checkered flag as the Audi Challenge cars roll across the finish line. Small boys are already swarming over the first cars, with ten year-old Sergio up front, “How many cylinders does this big Audi have?” “Dodici – twelve!” “Dodici???” “And how many Cavalli?” “Cinquecento – 500!” “Cinquecento?????” “Yes really, that is an Audi Q7 V12 TDI, and it completed our trip of roughly 2,600 miles with an average fuel economy of almost 24 mpgUS!” It seems that Sergio is not as impressed by that but the other participants in the Audi Efficiency Challenge are. How about the Audi TT TDI at 47 mpgUS, the A4 TDI at 53 mpgUS, the Audi A3 1.6 TDI averaging 71.3 mpgUS. All of the fuel economy figures are well above the NEDC combined. The Efficiency Challenge has proven that Audi’s fuel economy figures are close to reality and that even these figures can be undercut with an efficient driving style.
On the last day, Mother Nature pulls out all the stops with warm sunshine sparkling on mountain tops. After leaving Kitzbuehel, the Group drives the E60/E45 up the River Inn to Innsbruck. Shortly afterwards, the group dips into a series of tunnels, the longest of which is almost 9-miles long. Near Bludenz, the landscape opens up and the road turns northwards toward Lake Constance.
Close to the south east edge of the lake, the route enters Switzerland and lunch is served in Rorschach. The well-kept little town on the lake boasts three railway stations and a dock for passenger ships.
Continuing on the E43, the Rhine Valley highway, takes the Efficiency Challenge southwards, passing the principality of Liechtenstein and onwards to Graubünden. On the other side of the regional capital of Chur, it plunges into extremely mountainous terrain. In the country’s largest canton, which encompasses all of eastern Switzerland, there are no less than 462 peaks over 10,000 ft. and one, the Piz Bernina rises to an awe inspiring 13,240 ft. Naturally, this is a very lengthy uphill stretch, which isn’t exactly great for fuel economy. On the “other” side, it is pretty much non-stop downhill driving. After Bellizona in Tessin, the road branches off the highway to the western bank of Lago Maggiore. It skirts Locarno, which boasts the warmest climate in Switzerland, and crosses the border into Italy, where it follows the lake for several scenic miles. Right before Verbania, the group takes a right turn to Bée, the ultimate destination of the Audi Efficiency Challenge.
Alessandro Borella, the Mayor of the Commune di Bée, waves the checkered flag and welcomes the participants personally. There is a carnival atmosphere in the small village as the participants drive the last few feet f their long journey. Signore Serafini, the Carabinieri Marshall, and his squad ensure that order is maintained with kids all over the place, dogs barking and grandmothers chattering. A little festival to finish off the Audi Efficiency Challenge and it could not have finished any better.
This is #12 and final segment of the 2009 – European Audi Efficiency Challenge.
#1: Audi has another fuel economy challenge in the works... (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25158)
#2: The Audi Efficiency Challenge has begun! (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25205)
#3: Audi FE_Challenge Day 1 - A3 TDI’s average 67_mpg in cold, wet and windy conditions. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234132)
#4: Audi_FE Challenge Day 2 - The A3 TDI’s Fuel Economy improves. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25264)
#5: Audi FE_Challenge Day 3 - The A3 1.6L TDI reaches 3.0L/100 km (78.4 mpgUS) (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234508#post234508)!
#6: Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B: Demonstrating outstanding efficiency (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25306)
#7: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 4 - An A3 TDI pulls into Oslo at a respectable 73.5 mpg (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25316)
#8: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 5 - Where country meets city (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25343)
#9: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 6 – Berlin (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25362)
#10: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 7 – Prague (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25395)
#11: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 8 – Kitzbuehel, Austria (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25442)
Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #9
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Day_9_Collage_1.jpg
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Day_9_Collage_2.jpg
Audi Efficiency Challenge – 2,600 + miles from A, Norway to Bee, Italy
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/A_to_B.jpg
I will attempt to acquire all 20 Audi's FE figures for each of the 9-days or at least the 20-Audi's total tally spanning the entire distance from A to Bee.
http://www.youtube.com/v/wzzU41kitOo&hl=en&fs=1Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Oct. 1, 2009
Bée at Lago Maggiore, Italy reveals an entire village waving the cars into town, the police forming an honor guard and the mayor waves the checkered flag as the Audi Challenge cars roll across the finish line. Small boys are already swarming over the first cars, with ten year-old Sergio up front, “How many cylinders does this big Audi have?” “Dodici – twelve!” “Dodici???” “And how many Cavalli?” “Cinquecento – 500!” “Cinquecento?????” “Yes really, that is an Audi Q7 V12 TDI, and it completed our trip of roughly 2,600 miles with an average fuel economy of almost 24 mpgUS!” It seems that Sergio is not as impressed by that but the other participants in the Audi Efficiency Challenge are. How about the Audi TT TDI at 47 mpgUS, the A4 TDI at 53 mpgUS, the Audi A3 1.6 TDI averaging 71.3 mpgUS. All of the fuel economy figures are well above the NEDC combined. The Efficiency Challenge has proven that Audi’s fuel economy figures are close to reality and that even these figures can be undercut with an efficient driving style.
On the last day, Mother Nature pulls out all the stops with warm sunshine sparkling on mountain tops. After leaving Kitzbuehel, the Group drives the E60/E45 up the River Inn to Innsbruck. Shortly afterwards, the group dips into a series of tunnels, the longest of which is almost 9-miles long. Near Bludenz, the landscape opens up and the road turns northwards toward Lake Constance.
Close to the south east edge of the lake, the route enters Switzerland and lunch is served in Rorschach. The well-kept little town on the lake boasts three railway stations and a dock for passenger ships.
Continuing on the E43, the Rhine Valley highway, takes the Efficiency Challenge southwards, passing the principality of Liechtenstein and onwards to Graubünden. On the other side of the regional capital of Chur, it plunges into extremely mountainous terrain. In the country’s largest canton, which encompasses all of eastern Switzerland, there are no less than 462 peaks over 10,000 ft. and one, the Piz Bernina rises to an awe inspiring 13,240 ft. Naturally, this is a very lengthy uphill stretch, which isn’t exactly great for fuel economy. On the “other” side, it is pretty much non-stop downhill driving. After Bellizona in Tessin, the road branches off the highway to the western bank of Lago Maggiore. It skirts Locarno, which boasts the warmest climate in Switzerland, and crosses the border into Italy, where it follows the lake for several scenic miles. Right before Verbania, the group takes a right turn to Bée, the ultimate destination of the Audi Efficiency Challenge.
Alessandro Borella, the Mayor of the Commune di Bée, waves the checkered flag and welcomes the participants personally. There is a carnival atmosphere in the small village as the participants drive the last few feet f their long journey. Signore Serafini, the Carabinieri Marshall, and his squad ensure that order is maintained with kids all over the place, dogs barking and grandmothers chattering. A little festival to finish off the Audi Efficiency Challenge and it could not have finished any better.
This is #12 and final segment of the 2009 – European Audi Efficiency Challenge.
#1: Audi has another fuel economy challenge in the works... (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25158)
#2: The Audi Efficiency Challenge has begun! (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25205)
#3: Audi FE_Challenge Day 1 - A3 TDI’s average 67_mpg in cold, wet and windy conditions. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234132)
#4: Audi_FE Challenge Day 2 - The A3 TDI’s Fuel Economy improves. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25264)
#5: Audi FE_Challenge Day 3 - The A3 1.6L TDI reaches 3.0L/100 km (78.4 mpgUS) (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234508#post234508)!
#6: Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B: Demonstrating outstanding efficiency (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25306)
#7: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 4 - An A3 TDI pulls into Oslo at a respectable 73.5 mpg (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25316)
#8: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 5 - Where country meets city (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25343)
#9: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 6 – Berlin (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25362)
#10: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 7 – Prague (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25395)
#11: Audi Efficiency Challenge Day 8 – Kitzbuehel, Austria (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25442)
Audi FE Challenge A to B – Day #9
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Day_9_Collage_1.jpg
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Day_9_Collage_2.jpg
Audi Efficiency Challenge – 2,600 + miles from A, Norway to Bee, Italy
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/A_to_B.jpg
I will attempt to acquire all 20 Audi's FE figures for each of the 9-days or at least the 20-Audi's total tally spanning the entire distance from A to Bee.