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Chattanooga-made VW Passat sets mileage record

Chattanooga Times Free Press -- A Chattanooga-made, diesel-powered Passat has set a new mileage record on a single tank of diesel fuel as it traveled 1,626 miles, according to Volkswagen.

The trip in the standard, six-speed manual Passat from Houston, Texas, to Sterling, Va., averaged 84.1 MPG, or 4.65 cents per mile, the automaker said.The Australian couple are so-called mileage experts who work with car and tire companies and hold other records.

They said they carefully planned the route, traveling from Houston to Jacksonville, Fla., and then to Virginia using interstate highways over three days. They tried to keep the car in sixth gear when possible.

Also, they said they drove about 5 miles per hour below the speed limit in the Passat TDI featuring a 2.0-liter four cylinder engine running on ultra-low sulfur die

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Submitted May 10, 2012 By: DellDude2

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