Thanks to a late departing Qantas flight from Melbourne and a missed connection in Los Angeles, your correspondent was too late to participate in the full 320
km drive program and had to make do with brief sampling of the 2.0 and 3.0 TDI.
Not exact matches
It could have had even more speed, but in test
driving it is
programmed not to exceed the limit of 40
km / h,» Kutila points out.
Project One's
driving programs will even have an all - electric mode with just the front axle
driven, giving a range of up to 25
km.
Volvo will chose customers who live or work along the 50 -
km Drive Me route for the
program.
The on - paper ADR consumption figures indicate that, and the Mazda's computer - posted fuel consumption finished the
drive program at 10.8 L / 100
km, which is a decent number in the circumstances.
In construction zones on the way back from the media
drive program, the Mazda's newly - introduced radar cruise control was effective at keeping a safe braking distance in front, right down to zero
km / h.
• New generation of engines with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology; three model variants available as of market launch: MINI Cooper with 100 kW / 136 bhp 3 - cylinder engine, MINI Cooper S with 141 kW / 192 bhp 4 - cylinder petrol engine and MINI Cooper D with 3 - cylinder diesel engine (85 kW / 116 bhp); expansion of the model
program to include the entry - level variants MINI One D (3 - cylinder diesel engine, 70 kW / 95 bhp) and MINI One (3 - cylinder spark - ignition engine, 75 kW / 102 bhp); 6 - speed manual transmission as standard, with optional 6 - speed automatic transmission or sports automatic transmission, also newly developed; extensive MINIMALISM technology including automatic engine start / stop function likewise in conjunction with automatic transmission and optional GREEN mode; improved
driving performance figures and reduced fuel consumption; biggest efficiency advance in the MINI Cooper with automatic transmission: acceleration from zero to 100
km / h 2.6 seconds faster, average fuel consumption 27 per cent lower; lowest fuel consumption and CO2 levels in the MINI Cooper D: 3.5 — 3.6 litres / 100
km, 92 — 95 g /
km (EU test cycle figures, dependent on tyre format selected).
A JCAP (Japan Clean Air
Program) study conducted in Japan showed that on average, 85 % of Japanese drivers
drove less than 55
km per day.
Fuel consumption for the media
drive program finished up at 9.0 L / 100
km, according to the trip computer, including an extended run through congested Sydney traffic on the way to the airport.
Yet the fuel consumption over the two legs of the
drive program ranged between 8.4 and 9.4 L / 100
km.
Fuel consumption over the course of the
drive program was 7.5 L / 100
km, which was helped by the idle stop - start system fitted as standard.
For the all - wheel -
drive version used on this
program, the crossover rated at 9.1 L / 100
km in the city and 7.5 L / 100
km on the highway.
- Clutch was
programmed to release the train early and clutch pedal had fantastic calibration (instant response) albeit at a slight loss of FE and lesser longevity to the clutch components although there are people who've
driven the Santro for 1L
kms without a clutch change.