Comments on: Mini Cooper D wins Bathurst

By: NacaYoda

NacaYoda — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:48:03 +0000

Gidge,
I think you’ll find that the ‘economy’ indicators in modern fuel saving and hybrid cars are there in a bid to CHANGE the way people drive. Shifting early is not short-shifting if the car is designed to operate in this range. Although you and others may put your selfish desires ahead of the environemnt, there are equally as many people who are willing to use these technologies to teach themselves how to EFFECT CHANGE in the way they operate a vehicle for the benefit of the environment.

Horses for courses, no?

By: Gidge

Gidge — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:31:14 +0000

If it had done it at race pace, or even as you would normally, then I’d be impressed. They were driving the car for economy, rigorously abiding by the shift indicator and keeping it under 2500 RPM.

In the real world you don’t drive for absolute economy, you drive in a fassion that’s comfortable to you and the car, not short shifting all the way. The results are in no way meaningfull to anyone driving it in real world conditions

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:58:30 +0000

Yes it is good to see the ADR matched.

So you agree that my statement wasnt incorrect now???

I still wouldnt call it a real test though.
No stopping, and I would imagine the extra effort used to cilmb the mountain would be balanced out by the zero fuel used running down the other side.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:02:22 +0000

So true!
Your turn Toyota!

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:58:21 +0000

Still it is good to see a car that can finally match it’s ADR fuel rating!

By: Insider

Insider — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:30:50 +0000

I hope the drivers recieved some sort of award for their super-human level of self-control. Who on this earth could possibly resist exceeding 60km/h on a race track for 17 hours straight? I wouldn’t last one pass down conrod straight let alone 161.

By: Cupid Stunt

Cupid Stunt — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:48:42 +0000

What on the earth has FWD got to do with it? Do remember the old fwd minis outperforming the RWD mustangs through the twisties years back.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:42:01 +0000

Yes devil, I now realise that, but when I just crunched the numbers at the bottom of the page, It does seem that it did return 3.9L/100k……..

3.9L IS what they achieved

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:55:52 +0000

Andrew, the 3.9L is the ADR combined cycle economy of the car, NOT what they achieved during the trial. Try reading the whole paragraph again!

By: mad max

mad max — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:53:33 +0000

Yawn! Wake me up when there is something exciting to read………..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz