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National Fuel Economy Records Set in Mauritius

Drivers: Helen and John Taylor and Naveen Kartick

 An opportunity to set a 'benchmark' for the drivers of Mauritius to strive to beat.

We thank Shell Mauritius for making this happen. Records are made to be broken. With the good quality Fuel and Lubricants and smart Driving Techniques we encourage drivers to set their own Individual Records. They can also participate in future Fuel Economy Challenges organised by Shell Mauritius, and scrutinised by SGS.

The Island of Mauritius in all it's beauty is not a large area. The object of the exercise is to drive a specific route (which is 3 times around the Island's coastal road route) in less than 25 hours, under the rules set out by governing body SGS, using the least amount of fuel.

The drive was witnessed by SGS representative Mr. Ahmad Waligallah Sebrathy, who came on the entire drive with the Taylors and Naveen. He ensured the Fuel Tanks were filled to capacity, then sealed prior to the vehicles setting off. That all Traffic Act Laws were strictly adhered to, and he calculated the distance and the quantity of fuel used at the drive conclusion. For fairness and safety driving hours must be between 6am and 5pm, during daylight hours.

Helen and Naveen drove a VW Touareg V6 3 Litre Diesel Automatic 1104.2 kms over 24.29 hours and there was still  10.04 litres of Shell Diesel Extra left in the tank!  An improvement of 37.46% above the car manufacturer's figures.

How did we approach the drive?

Anyone who has been to Mauritius would know to drive this route there are minimum straight roads. We were turning corners for the entire duration. There were many obstacles along the way including pedestrians, so complete concentration was paramount. Additionally, there seemed to be never ending 'speed humps'.  We drove these at a reduced speed in the Auto and in a lower gear in the Manual vehicle.  We kept the vehicles in motion and avoided unnecessary acceleration and braking. 

We wish drivers wishing to attempt to break these records the Best of Luck!  Please refer to Taylor's Tips for more Tips 'n Tricks.