On Mar 15, 4:21 pm, "Jason James" <a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "RogerM" <Rog...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:13tm2r5r8lrkm69@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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> > 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
You would be surprised these things are a very nice bit of Kit .
To noddy do you hav eto practice hard to be such a pratT ?
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