Mercedes-Benz - The Fascinating Long Distance Drive From Paris to Beijing Ends Successfully
17 Novembre 2006 - 7:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
The Greatest Diesel Marathon of All Time Reaches its Final
Destination in Beijing - Best Average Consumption of Only 7.19
l/100 km Over 14,000 Kilometres BEIJING, China, November 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Picture is available via EPA (European
Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at:
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The longest diesel marathon of all time ended successfully in
Beijing today. The 36 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars, which left Paris
on 21 October on a transcontinental rally covering about 14,000
kilometres, arrived safe and sound in the Chinese capital after
traversing Europe and Asia. Through this endurance test under
extreme conditions Mercedes-Benz has once again demonstrated the
outstanding performance of its modern diesel engines in terms of
emissions, fuel economy and reliability. Proof of this is also the
fuel consumption of the victorious "Ebay" team which won the fuel
economy contest with an average of 7.19 l/100 km diesel. The best
result on a daily leg was as low as 5.5 l/100 km. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061117/234460 ) "During this
endurance test for a total of more than 500,000 kilometres, the 33
E 320 CDI and three E 320 BLUETEC impressively showed the potential
of our high-tech diesels. They proved that driving enjoyment, great
fuel economy and environmental compatibility are not mutually
exclusive" said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of
Management of DaimlerChrysler AG responsible for the Mercedes Car
Group. "At the same time, the long distance drive from Paris to
Beijing rendered the qualities of the new E-Class generation more
tangible. The E-Class has lived up to all the promises that we had
previously made to the participants and our customers," he added.
Today's grand finale of the long distance drive took place at
Beijing's historic Yongding Gate, the southern access point to the
"Holy Axis" of the Forbidden City. During the five legs of the
"E-Class Experience" more than 360 drivers from 35 countries took
turns at the steering wheels of the diesel sedans. In only 25
driving days they passed through nine countries under partly
extreme conditions, such as snow and ice, as well as unpaved roads.
The average daily driving distance was about 560 kilometres.
Together with the 24 escort vehicles, which ranged from the
G-Classes of the Mercedes-Benz crew and technical trucks to the
mobile diesel service station, the marathon entourage covered a
total road distance of about 840,000 kilometers. This corresponds
to a 21-fold circumference of the earth at the equator. Record
breaking consumption figure: 5.5 litres/100 km The "Ebay" team in
car number 3 won the fuel economy contest over the entire distance
with a consumption of only 7,19 l/100 km. Thanks to their
economical driving style, the "German Taxi" team only needed 5.5
liters of diesel for every 100 kilometers on the 616 kilometer-long
drive from Lanzhou to Wuhai. The figures are especially remarkable
because all participating cars are standard production E-Classes
with 165 kW/224 HP. And the luxury sedans didn't have it easy. They
were fully loaded with up to three passengers and numerous pieces
of luggage. Because of the anticipated bad road conditions and cold
weather, all cars were equipped with winter tyres and a suspension
that was raised by five centimeters. With a low total average
consumption of 8.32 l/100 km diesel fuel for all 36 Vehicles the
goal of demonstrating the diesel engines' superior fuel efficiency
was clearly met on the individual legs as well as over the entire
distance. In total the fleet of 36 vehicles consumed about 40,530
liters of low sulfur diesel fuel. That is about 20 percent or
10,000 liters less than originally estimated. The participating 18
rear-wheel drive vehicles consumed only 8.01 l/100 km diesel, while
the 18 4MATIC models with four-wheel drive ended up with a slightly
higher average of 8.53 l/100 km. A taxi trip for 40,000 Euros The
most unusual vehicles in the fleet were the two E-Class taxi cabs
which accompanied the convoy over the total distance. In this case,
the competitive comparison showed clear cost differences. The fare
in the German taxi came to 16,050 Euros at the end of the fourth
leg after just 12,000 kilometres. The trip in the Parisian taxi
would have been clearly more expensive. At that point, the meter
already displayed the proud amount of 34,090 Euros. At the arrival
in Beijing, the total had come to nearly 40,000 Euros. A picture
accompanying this release is available on AP Archive:
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ Contacts: Frank Bracke, phone
+49-711-17-75852, Johannes Reifenrath; phone +49-711-17-75834,
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