No, this isn’t an early April Fools Day hoax; Nissan actually came out in public and announced that a team of… extra light-footed product development experts managed to cover 1,024.4 kilometers – 636 miles on one gas tank with a 2006 225Hp strong Skyline. The eight test-drivers or rather ninja-riders… who took part experiencing a variety of driving conditions including traffic jams from rush-hour congestion and construction-works had an average fuel consumption of 16.3km-per-liter or 38,3 mpg or 6,1-liters per 100 km. Nissan says: Skyline's V6 engine combines fuel efficiency with high-performance driving. We say: Who needs hybrids and alternative fuels with guys like these… -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the press releasePRESS RELEASE: NEW NISSAN SKYLINE HITS 1,000KM ON ONE TANK OF FUEL
- Skyline's V6 engine combines fuel efficiency with high-performance driving -
The team succeeded in covering an impressive distance of 1,024.4 kilometers with an average fuel consumption rate of 16.3km-per-liter. The main objective of the eco-driving challenge was to promote greater awareness of Nissan's advanced fuel-economy technology as well as demonstrate the efficiency of the new VQ engine under real-world driving conditions.
The 1,000km drive took place on Friday, March 16, 2007, with a team of eight test-drivers under the Nissan Performance Innovation Task Team (PITT). The team started the drive from the test course at Nissan's Tochigi Plant at 3:30a.m. under pre-dawn skies. The Skyline drove through the Tohoku Expressway, Tomei Expressway, and Meishin Expressway with
The team experienced a variety of driving conditions including traffic jams from rush-hour congestion and construction-works, but the automatic fuel-warning alert never activated throughout the 1000km drive.
Introduced in November, 2006, the new Skyline delivers a unique fusion of high-performance, styling and comfort in an advanced sports sedan. The
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I wonder if there are any eco-driving results for the previous generation V35 Skyline based on the VQ25DD engine. In theory the VQ25DD should be even more economical as it uses direct injection rather than the port injection used by the VQ25HR engine used by the V36 Skyline 250GT.
I certainly haven't gotten those figures on my V35 Skyline 300GT. On a long run without too much trying I get 9l/100km which I consider to be not too bad. Short distance urban running typically yields no better than 12l/100km in my experience.
I wonder why Nissan is going against the grain somewhat and not using direct injection engines more right now. Toyota and Mazda seem to be using it a lot right now along with the German brands.
bullshit!!
that car does not get 40.5 mile per gallon!
thats more OUTLANDISH than even GM saying their lame ass cobalt gets 35.
and btw nissan man,mazda AND toyotas get way better mileage than ur nissan.most anyway.
nissan is WELL known to have the biggest gas guzzlers in the JAP car arena.as well as some of the biggest power.
nissan still gets FAR better than most of those lame ass american made cars.
and btw dood direct injection DOES NOT neccesarily mean better mileage,just because the air fuel mixture is better mixed before combustion.
it IN THEORY means more POWER for THE SAME FREAKIN mileage.
the KEY to understanding all this is the law of PHYSICS.
It applies to nissan as it does to GM.
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