http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/gerhard-plattner-does-it-again-drives.html

How awesome is that.

thats really good 127.8mpg and skoda said the official mpg was only 83.1mpg, that car is either a one off or the driver is a really good driver

That's amazing 127 mpg, though I. Was doing good with about 80 mpg wow he must have some tricks up his sleeve

Clearly I need to improve my technique.

Having followed a lorry for some distance at 56mph I did get up to 93mpg average for the day. But that was on the display so about 5% over probably.

Although as the car has run in the display seems to have become more accurate...

I don't know how you can get 127mpg out of a Greenline, seems nearly impossible bit obviously it was somehow done...

I don't know how you can get 127mpg out of a Greenline, seems nearly impossible bit obviously it was somehow done...

Well I can get 80 mpg out of a 1.4 tdi 3 cylinder 70 bhp so he does tailgate lorries and runs in neutral on slopes so

this would help enormously I've read his blog and seems to be a sport activity for him as it's for me but when the red mist comes down I can get a little quick but as a general rule never get above 2000 rpm so tend to stay in 4 th but around here with twisty roads that's quick enough lol

Edited 16 May, 201115 yr by seboni121

I don't know how you can get 127mpg out of a Greenline, seems nearly impossible bit obviously it was somehow done...

Start by getting a selected well run in and loosened up car from Skoda and pump up the tyres real hard......

I run 40 psi in tyre's and you can feel the car wanting to just roll away, he says no point using higher grade fuel as.the only one smiling is the fuel producer

Also he may know about venting the tank. In which case it would be closer to 55 litres of diesel at the start.

Did say 45 litres

Also he may know about venting the tank. In which case it would be closer to 55 litres of diesel at the start.

How do you vent fuel tank

I'm not suggesting the figures are false, I just think that if Skoda experts such as James are a little incredulous there may be some omission of information. I know it said 45 litres, but they may have assumed it was the standard tank capacity as stated in the owners manual. You can get much more than the stated capacity into most tanks.

As for how to, search for "fuel tank capacity" thread in the Fabia II forum, this will explain all.

The same effect can be obtained on a garage forecourt on a hill. My last fill on my VRS (45 litre tank) took 47.9 litres and the gauge was showing just under 1/4 full when I stopped! I regularly had the same thing on my previous Mondeo 78 litres into a 70 litre tank and that didn't have a vent button, at least not to my knowledge.

I see three 'no no's' in this thread.

Tailgating lorries.

Running in neutral. Illegal.

Running tire pressures more than 10% out of spec. Illegal.

None of these to be recommended.

Boring old f..t.

I want a Greenline now and try this, the one I had for a week just going to work and back in it was doing 74mpg which I thought was very good but compared to this bloke it is nothing!

30 metres is this tailgating ?, Irin 40 psi and always. Free wheel when it's safe to do so, illegal maybe but in financial climate we now live in it's a must, I live 20 miles away from work and free willy does help as we are very hilly here, anything we can do to use less fuel is not only good for the climate but great for the pocket, but I never do anything that may endanger myself or the public

Show me the legislation that states free wheeling is illegal

I didn't think free willy was illegal as. Long as you are. In control it's ok? Tires are ok up. Inflated hard, 30 metres not to close surely

I pick mine up on Saturday. I have a new Target ;-)

Running in neutral. Illegal.

Running tire pressures more than 10% out of spec. Illegal.

None of these to be recommended.

They may not be recommended but they are definitely not illegal. In fact the greenline and other manufacturers' ECO variants run much higher pressures than their standard cars. You will find a lot of auto boxes will on occasion freewheel.

Its easy for me to see how he got 127mpg. The roads in europe have much more ECO friendly surfaces (smooth tarmac) than the UK (where the roads are surface mainly with stone chip).

Euro spec cars also have skinnier tyres than UK spec. Planning a route carefully and thinking ahead are also key issues.

Remember he started high in the mountains of Austria and ended up at sea level in Denmark, and I bet he didnt drive on windy or cold days.

If I can get 72mpg on a round trip from South Yorkshire to Norwich and back in a 2 Tonne Alhambra (old tech 1.9Tdi) then 100mpg+ should be easy for a Fabia diesel.

Edited 16 May, 201115 yr by xman

I got 86 mpg out of mine trying really hard, its possible to be green but its soooooooo boring.

Personally I settle for 70 mpg at standard motorway speeds and just drive normally.

Driving economically isnt hard, its just dull.

Remember he started high in the mountains of Austria and ended up at sea level in Denmark, and I bet he didnt drive on windy or cold days.

To be fair to him, he drove back again too. It's not so easy to roll up-hill.

To be fair to him, he drove back again too. It's not so easy to roll up-hill.

hmmm...didnt notice that....

My experience of the German Autobahns, on the N-S run which I've done a few times is that they are generally quite rough, as are the French and Belgian motorways, and the gradients on hills make Shap look like a molehill! The only ones that come close to UK surfaces are the Dutch... So using the road surfaces as a reason is out...

I'm more interested in the speed he was doing, unless I've missed something it doesn't say...

My experience of the German Autobahns, on the N-S run which I've done a few times is that they are generally quite rough, as are the French and Belgian motorways, and the gradients on hills make Shap look like a molehill! The only ones that come close to UK surfaces are the Dutch... So using the road surfaces as a reason is out...

I'm more interested in the speed he was doing, unless I've missed something it doesn't say...

Not a lot of info quite cagey so what's he hiding ?,

Show me the legislation that states free wheeling is illegal

Woops, sorry folks, coasting is not illegal, I think it used to be but I can find no evidence presently. It is just thoroughly bad practice, as you loose engine braking, general control and waste more fuel.

Trust me on this at least.

Tony :(