Volkswagen Passat TDI covers 1,626 miles on a single tank of fuel

[bhutchins]

this is literally unbelievable... 84.1 mpg?

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120509/CARNEWS/120509831

 

[WutGas?]

Please search. There are at least 3 other threads that have been going on about this for a month or two.

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=352095

 

[powerfool]

So they sealed the tank... pfft. You could easily disconnect the fuel line and run it to another 10gal tank that is sitting in the trunk or something. This doesn't prove anything. It would need a pump, as it isn't the older ALH, but if someone were so inclined, it would certainly be feasible.

 

[Bob_Fout]

It's called hypermiling.