500 Miles on One Tank of Fuel: The Toyota iQ Fuel Efficiency Challenge

February 3, 2009 · Filed Under FuelClinic, Gasoline-Electric Hybrids, Green Automakers

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Toyota wants to help introduce the fuel-sipping iQ to the world. They’ve sent two drivers on a road trip around England, to see how far they could drive on one tank of gas, without using hard-core “Hypermiling” techniques.

So, how did they do?

The boys finally had to call it a day on a lay-by just outside Oxford a couple of minutes ago. They’ve managed to get 504.2 miles out of their single tank of fuel, and tagged 18 cities along the way. Official figures for the fuel efficiency – 65.7mpg – said they’d only make 462 miles. But apparently, 72mpg is not too much to ask of iQ. Simon and Mark will be blogging in more detail about the hypermile challenge soon.

How did they do it? Part 1, Part 2

A wrap-up report is promised, I’ll add links when it’s available.