Fuel Economy Challenge - Record Breaking Facts
One journey, 78 days, 25 countries, four continents, 29,717 kilometres (18, 470 miles) and one new World Record for Fuel Economy – find out more quirky facts and figures on this phenomenal challenge.

The Fuel Economy Facts
24 fill ups
1303 litres (287 gallons (European) / 344 gallons (US)) of fuel
Average fuel consumption: 22.2km/ litre (62.7 miles per gallon (European) / 52.3 miles per gallon (US)
Average speed: 25 to 100 kilometres per hour (15 to 68 miles per hour)

Extremes of Nature - The Weather Facts
Lowest temperature: minus 15
Highest temperature: 46 degrees
Tricky weather situations: driving into a tornado and being stuck in flash floods in Australia

The Winning Machines - About the Car, the Support and the Equipment
One Volkswagen Golf FSI 1.6 driven by the Taylors
Two Volkswagen Passat Estates driven by the support team
GPS tracking systems for precise location information and measurement data
Satellite phones for inter-car communication
A plethora of laptops, digital and film camera equipment, batteries, chargers, adapters, power cables, memory cards and tapes to capture, store, send and stay connected throughout the journey.

The People - Those Who Made it Happen
John Taylor, 45 - Driver and husband to Helen
Helen Taylor, 50 - Driver and wife to John
Malcolm Durrant, 47 - Police Constable and Approved Independent Witness
Roger Cracknell, 40 - Shell Fuel Economist
Paul Skevington, 27 - Video Director
Mike Gilmore, 46 - Writer
Henning Schoen, 43 - VW Team Mechanic
Frank Engeler, 43 - VW Team Mechanic

The truly bizarre – strange but true
200kms from the nearest habitation the team encountered some rare wildlife - two naked joggers. John, ever dedicated to the challenge kept going to keep up the decent figures, Helen was all for going back to see the naked figures.