[Vwdiesel] Top Gear

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

My daughter and wife were watching that with me.  We were all saying the TDI would do it easily.  It'd have done better with a chip.  They didn't mention if they stuffed the extra 3 or so gallons in it that will fit.  (The wagon will hold about 5!)  We just drove Dad's over 550 miles and it's well over a half tank left!
  Indeed cool to see the diesel get some recognition, even though they really didn't recognize it.  It should've kicked the other car's rather than just beating them.
     Loren



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Subject: [Vwdiesel] Top Gear


Was just watching Top Gear.  They had a driving challenge - 700+ miles from 
eattle to San Francisco on one tank of fuel.  Rutlege (sp?) used a 97 Passat 
DI and easily beat a 2013 BMW  driven by Tanner(I really hate that guy) and the 
ther guy drove….a Ford F350 pickup with a full tank of gas and a full tank of 
ropane (still used up both tanks of fuel which was actually cheating anyway).  
he Passat easily won the race and had fuel left over even though the other guys 
ut 400 lbs of cat litter in the trunk.  Always good to see an old diesel 
erform well on a national stage.  Hayden