It was anointed a guinness world record, so its more than. Our conversions provide a quick and easy way to convert between fuel economy fuel consumption units. Miles per litre to miles per gallon imperial kyles converter. The worlds smallest roadworthy car is the size of a. Sep 09, 2010 the avion earned a place in the guinness book of world records in 1986 during a similar drive from canada to mexico at an average 103.
May 10, 2012 over the threeday journey, they averaged 84. Infiniti hybrid guinness record holder in speed and fuel. Hemmings find of the day 1959 opel rekord p1 hemmings. Kia niro sets guinness world record for fuel mileage tires. Duke electric vehicles team breaks guinness world record for. Its not an official government rating, but its pretty impressive nonetheless. Looking back, i would benefit from more instructions whether it is pictures or videos. Over their 9,505mile trip, helen and john taylor averaged 67.
As a result, optima hybrid had successfully completed its 7,899mile 12,710km course at the average fuel economy of 64. Guinness world records confirms duke electric vehicles has. Irv drives his car on a daily basis and covers an estimated 140,000160,000 km 85,000100,000 miles per year, thanks in part to being driven to numerous car shows and events in the usa and occasionally overseas. Additionally, the two managed a record for the highest average fuel economy during their 9062mile journey, averaging 90. Judging from the first round of tests, theyre well on their way.
Guinness book of world records news and information autoblog. Shepherd still works as a personal trainer and she also leads exercise classes for seniors in baltimore. Mar 23, 2018 the guinness certified world record for fastest speed for a car driven blindfolded is 186. Guinness world records confirms duke electric vehicles has unseated swiss team for new record driver anna li behind the wheel of maxwell, dukes recordbreaking vehicle duke engineering is now the official home of the most fuelefficient vehicle in history, a hydrogen fuel cell car that gets the equivalent of 14,573 miles per gallon. Honda diesel sets new guinness record for fuel efficiency. Their hydrogen fuel cell car gets the equivalent of 14,573 miles per gallon, besting the previous record of 12,600 by 15. The largest ever fuel tank fire occurred in a gasoline storage tank at the. Jul 23, 2008 the range of mileage depends on the size and use of the vehicle. Peugeot 308 hdi sets guinness range, mpg records motortrend. Type the number of gallons per 100 miles you want to convert in the text box, to see the results in the table.
Dec 16, 2016 kia picks up a pretty niche world record with niro hybrid crossover. Miles per gallon mpgmiles per litre mplgallons per 100 miles converters by family. Washington state man drives 1,400 miles without refueling. The car has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 5. Jun 18, 20 gordon, a 73yearold retired science teacher from patchogue, n. Hula hoops are produced by kp, a business founded in 1853 by charles kenyon but started making crisps in the 1940s. But was there such a category in the guinness book. Honda sets new guinness world records title for fuel. This month, the 2017 niro took a trip across the u. Kia picks up a pretty niche world record with niro hybrid crossover. Volkswagen passat tdi sets world record for fuel economy. Worlds smallest street legal car gets 45 miles per gallon.
As an example, if you own a car that can return 50mpg and its fuel tank only has one gallon of petrol or diesel in it, you should be able to drive 50 miles before the car runs out of fuel. The guinnesscertified world record for fastest speed for a car driven blindfolded is 186. Miles per litre to miles per gallon imperial kyles. Guinness book of records highest mileage car duration. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Higher mpg ratings save you money at the pump, and the federal government carefully monitors fuel ratings and their impact on the. The car has a 1cylinder engine, hits a top speed of 33 miles per hour and gets 85 miles to the gallon, though it only has a halfgallon tank. The miles per gallon rating is important for many reasons.
Duke students make guinness record for worlds most efficient vehicle. Whats so silly about it is the tank is only a halfgallon. Gordon, a 73yearold retired science teacher from patchogue, n. The united kingdom uses a different gallon than the united states. The avion earned a place in the guinness book of world records in 1986 during a similar drive from canada to mexico at an average 103. Kia niro sets arbitrary guinness world record for fuel mileage and nobody cares 76. Boy with threeandahalf inch giant hula hoop hopes to get. This calculator will allow you to convert a british mpg rating to an american one.
Austin coulson built the worlds smallest street legal car, whose license plates read im big. Kia niro sets guinness world record for fuel mileage. The second was in a honda jazz travelling 840 miles at 95 miles per gallon. Miles per gallon imperial to miles per litre kyles converter. Here is the formula for calculating miles per gallon mpg. As a result, miles per gallon measurements are different. Although she no longer competes, she holds two titles and has completed 9 marathons. Whats so silly about it is the tank is only a half gallon. Honda has set a new guinness world records title for lowest fuel consumption all 24 contiguous eu countries all cars, recording an average 100.
Duke students break guinness world record for fuel. If your car is a full sized suv, then 18 highway would be classified as good mileage for this vehicle. The duke students broke the world record on their second attempt on july 21, reaching 14,573 miles per gallon with their vehicle. I think i lose more to evaporation than i do actually driving it. Henderson and his friend and fellow engineer bill green, the avion french for airplane has a fiberglass exterior and gullwingstyle doors that swing up and. Kia picks up a pretty niche world record with niro. Expert hypermiler wayne gerdes set a new guinness world record for fuel economy in a 20 volkswagen passat tdi, a dieselpowered midsize sedan. Convert us mpg to imperial mpg fuel economy conversions. Duke university team make guinness world record for most. Jul 16, 2009 muscle car dealer develops worlds highest miles per gallon racing viper ever.
If not a crack at the incredible record of 7947 miles per gallon set by a french college team. However, in real world tests proved it proved to only get 83 mpg. Wind was not my friend in this regard, and there is always wind in the west. That beats the old record, established in 2009 by an australian couple. This 1959 opel achieved over 376 miles per gallon in wood river, illinois, in 1973 featured in the guinness book of world records as well as many publications several of which accompany this car, it had been hidden from the public at the talladega motor museum where is laid to waste for decades.
Dec 17, 20 the miles per gallon rating is important for many reasons. Sep 10, 2014 the car has a 1cylinder engine, hits a top speed of 33 miles per hour and gets 85 miles to the gallon, though it only has a half gallon tank. Honda sets new guinness world records title for fuel efficiency, averaging 100. So to calculate the miles driven you take the miles at the end of the tank and subtract the miles at the start of the tank, and then you divide that by the total gallons of gas used. Optima hybrid is now listed in the guinness book of world records, followed by volkswagen jetta 2. The record for the most fuelefficient vehicle is 0. Us miles per gallon is a unit of fuel economy in us customary units. You can watch a video about the recordsetting here. In 1986, he and his friend bill green, who codesigned the avion, earned a place in the guinness book of world records by averaging 103.
The car has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 62 milesperhour in 5. The taylors are now in the guinness book of world records for their new achievement, which shatters the old milestone set by them just last year, and in the same car of 58. The formula for calculating miles per gallon is simply miles driven divided by gallons used. Duke students break guinness world record for fuel efficiency. Most fuelefficient vehicle prototype guinness world records. Gerdes himself set a guinness world record for his 2011 drive in a kia optima hybrid.
The vehicle has a companyestimated 50 miles per gallon combined rating and uses the same new ecocar platform that is used as the basis of the hyundai ioniq. The car was very famous while it was being made, but not for the reasons youd think. Boy with threeandahalf inch giant hula hoop hopes to. Ernestine shepherds bodybuilder exercise routine, diet, and. The range of mileage depends on the size and use of the vehicle. Miles per gallon definition of miles per gallon by the. Ernestine shepherd is in the guinness book of records for being the worlds old competitive female bodybuilder.
Aug 26, 2009 the taylors are now in the guinness book of world records for their new achievement, which shatters the old milestone set by them just last year, and in the same car of 58. Long drive for a short pickup truck camper magazine. Mpg stands for miles per gallon, and is used to show how far your car is able to travel for every gallon or 4. Homebuilt car averages 1 miles a gallon the new york. Dec 23, 2011 this 1959 opel achieved over 376 miles per gallon in wood river, illinois, in 1973 featured in the guinness book of world records as well as many publications several of which accompany this car, it had been hidden from the public at the talladega motor museum where is laid to waste for decades. I think i lose more to evaporation than i do actually. The united states uses a different gallon than the united kingdom. Jun 24, 20 its not an official government rating, but its pretty impressive nonetheless. The car achieved an average 932 miles 1,500 km on each tank of fuel, at a total fuel cost for the whole journey of just. Grampa says in a star is burns that the metric system is the tool of the devil, and that his car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and thats the way he likes it, which is about 0.
Muscle car dealer develops worlds highest miles per gallon racing viper ever. A small economy car can exceed thirty five mpg and a small hybrid will exceed fifty. Convert that to miles per gallonequivalent, and you have a vehicle that gets the equivalent of about 26,100 miles per gallon. Loaded with the camper on the way home, i was getting. The worlds smallest roadworthy car is the size of a barbie jeep. Online calculator to convert us mpg to imperial mpg with conversion tables. Homebuilt car averages 1 miles a gallon the new york times. Miles per gallon imperial to miles per litre kyles. Dec 09, 2019 the second was in a honda jazz travelling 840 miles at 95 miles per gallon. Hemmings find of the day 1959 opel rekord p1 hemmings daily. The niro crossover is kias first dedicated hybrid, with a companyestimated 50 miles per gallon combined rating, which is enough to set it apart. Registered in the guinness book of world records official record. In driving from houston, texas to sterling, virginia, the taylors drove 1,626 miles on a single 19. Coulson can get up to 85 miles per gallon in itbut before you start wondering if you should start trying to beat his record, you need to know.
Gerdes and codriver bob winger completed a 17day, 8,122mile round trip across the continental u. The brainchild of sir hugh beaver, the book was cofounded by. The gasoline engine also turns off completely after the car exceeds 80 mph, working only 50 percent of the time when the speed is anything less. All told, the niro traversed 3,715 miles on just 4. The vehicle has a companyestimated 50 miles per gallon combined rating and uses the same new ecocar platform that. Okay, one would think that a car that could get into the guinness book of world records for achieving such a feat 64. The prototype was unveiled at raf leuchars yesterday in the shadow of a real gas guzzler an raf tornado.
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