Tag Archives: Global Green Challenge

Global Green Challenge Winners

The Global Green Challenge 2009 has come to an end so here is a table of all the winners for each category. Eco Challenge Awards Production Class Small Car Diesel Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Production Class Small Car Petrol Suzuki Alto GLX Produ

Ford Fiesta ECOnetic triumphs at Global Green Challenge

Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic is Australia's most fuel efficient car, consuming 98 litres of fuel on the 3147km trip from Darwin to Adelaide for the Global Green Challenge. This result rates the Fiesta ECOnetic as the most fuel efficient of all entrant

HSV Maloo wins Global Green Car Challenge

An unlikely winner has taken out the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge with the new HSV E Series 2 Maloo claiming top honours by achieving a 48.76 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when compared to its fuel rating label figure. Over the ent

Mini D Global Green Challenge update

Cars in the Global Green Challenge have reached Adelaide after six long days on the road and 3000km under their carefully inflated tyres. Yesterday’s run was a comparatively straightforward 302km leg from Port Augusta and the wind gods relente

Suzuki Alto Global Green Challenge update

At the half way mark of the 3000km Global Green Challenge, the Suzuki Alto is powering ahead of its small car rivals with an impressive 16.72 per cent improvement on its official fuel consumption rating. The achievement translates to an economy

Mini D Global Green Challenge update

Today was the longest day of the Global Green Challenge and after nine and a quarter hours in the cars, the novelty was starting to wear off. The 685km journey down the Stuart Highway south from Alice Springs to the frontier-like Opal mining tow

Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, Falcon XR6 meet Global Green Challenge

The Ford Fiesta ECOnetic and Falcon XR6 taking part in the Global Green Challenge are achieving better than expected fuel economy figures. There was a change in regulations at the end of day one (Alice Springs) requiring the results to be recalcul

Mini D Global Green Challenge Update

The Global Green Challenge has reached Alice Springs, the psychological half-way point in the 3000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide, and the nerves are starting to show. People are getting snappy, jumping on the poor bloke whose job it is to tr

Mini D update from Global Green Challenge

Day One: Katherine – Vern Schuppan won the Le Mans 24-hour enduro in a Porsche 956, finished third in the Indianapolis 500, has won the Rothmans Formula 5000 championship – but until yesterday had never driven in an economy run. Or an Eco Challen

Kia Sorento diesel leads in Global Green Challenge

At the end of day one of the Global Green Challenge Kia Australia are leading the medium SUV class with the two of its new next-generation Kia Sorento diesels. The first day saw the group travel 317km from Darwin to Katherine in the Northern Territor