Yesterday we did our own Top Gear challenge.....

[buccal]

....in response to a mate who scoffed at my suggestion that my car was relatively economical for a big V8.

So a wager of a full tank of V power was set if i could get back to London over a certain mpg.

The only rules were i couldn't change my standard route and i had to drive at the NSL (where safe) at all times as opposed to trying to drive down the M25 at 56MPH.

So i left just outside Buckingham at 5pm and headed down the road to Canary Wharf taking in my standard route of A/B/Urban/dual and motor way.

Here's how i did: 79 miles 34 MPG and some extra v power points

(Will try and upload a clearer pic)

 

[LTD]

Well done.

Out of curiosity - what was the mpg target set ?

 

[buccal]

Well done.

Out of curiosity - what was the mpg target set ?

33 was picked as this was what my mate thought was relatively good for an overall figure

 

[wemorgan]

That's very good. I would have said anything over 30mpg would be a tough target.

Will be interesting to see the mpg calculated from fill to fill.

 

[Faceliftw211]

That is great mpg from a V8. Well done.

 

[C240Sport97]

best I ever got on my CLK55 (same car) ..

 

[gaz_l]

I've never seen a MPG figure starting with a 3 in the SLK. Actually, come to think of it, I struggle to do that in my 1.4 litre Fiat Panda..

Cheers,

Gaz