On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:21:13 +1100, Jason James blathered on in :
> "RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:13tm2r5r8lrkm69@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Took an i30 CRTD for a drive yesterday and to say I was impressed,
>> would
> be
>> an understatement. I'm fairly sure there will one in RogerM's garage
>> very soon.
>>
>> Here are some interesting excerpts from an article I have been reading.
>> Interesting to note how bad the "hybrid" Toyota Prius performed.
>>
>> The new Hyundai i30 1.6 CRDi turbo diesel has beaten an array of diesel
> and
>> hybrid rivals to top the fuel efficiency stakes in the Greenfleet class
>> of the prestigious Panasonic World Solar Challenge. The i30 CRDi
>> consumed
> just
>> 3.2L per 100km and emitted just 97g of CO2 per kilometre over the
>> 3,000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide - outperforming not just
>> Toyota's Prius hybrid but also diesels from Peugeot and Audi and even a
>> BioBike.
>>
>> The i30's accomplishment is all the more noteworthy because it is
> Australia's
>> newest and most affordable diesel passenger car, its retail price of
> $21,490
>> in SX trim offering a saving of over $15,000 compared to the less fuel
>> efficient Toyota Prius.
>>
>> By comparison, the Leaseplan Toyota Prius consumed 5.6L per 100km and
>> emitted 146g of CO2 per kilometre, and the Peugeot 207 HDi consumed
>> 3.9L
> per
>> 100km and emitted 118g of CO2 per kilometre. Meanwhile the Team Ethanol
> SAAB
>> BioPower (85% Ethanol and unleaded petrol) consumed 9.3L per 100km and
>> emitted 148g of CO2 per kilometre.
>
> Bloody good rap up for the i30,...but how does it perform when you need
> the neddies to overtake or accelerate quickly? Jason
Overtake?
Nobody does that anymore.
It's all herding - little batches of cars whose drivers are intent on
not being the first to be done over by the Scam SASL Laws.
--
Toby
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