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euromodder · 09-26-2013, 10:54 AM

I don't do any extra driving to merely improve the numbers.

I sometimes do take a slightly (3.4 km) shorter, but much slower and more fuel efficient route after filling up, but it takes forever.
If I were to take this route for an entire tank, I'd beat the car's NEDC FC figures ... and do so using CNG that has over 20% less energy than what VW used during testing.

The - somewhat unexpected, I should say ! - shortest route, means going through a toll-tunnel twice/day, negating any advantage despite being 25% shorter (Toll 1 way costs as much as driving to work and back ...)

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euromodder Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,683 The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2 Thanks: 178 Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts	I don't do any extra driving to merely improve the numbers. I sometimes do take a slightly (3.4 km) shorter, but much slower and more fuel efficient route after filling up, but it takes forever. If I were to take this route for an entire tank, I'd beat the car's NEDC FC figures ... and do so using CNG that has over 20% less energy than what VW used during testing. The - somewhat unexpected, I should say ! - shortest route, means going through a toll-tunnel twice/day, negating any advantage despite being 25% shorter (Toll 1 way costs as much as driving to work and back ...) __________________ Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side