Over 900 miles on one tank in my 7 Series! London to Barcelona equivalent | 4K
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When I realised my business would collapse and my new BMW 7 series would get minimal use, I figured it would be worth shooting a video showing how good it is at munching miles, one of the most comfortable cars in the world and one of the frugal engines on this planet! My original plan was to drive from London to Barcelona on one tank, I had to change that plan due to Euro travel restrictions, hope you enjoy what I put together!
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But how many laps of the Ring can it do on 1 tank?
Ohh mate!!! Now that's a video waiting to happen 😂👌🎥🎬
@@JoeAchilles1 *SCREENSHOT*
Guys I just did some rough math and I’m sure you both will be pleased to know it’s about 69 laps 😂😂😂
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With one tank from berlin to warsaw:D
A great example of where diesels actually made sense. out of the cities on on the motorway where they efficiency can shine.
@@thiscocks I think my use of the past tense was in (historical) reference to the fact that our cities have been polluted with particulates and NO2 from all the diesel cars the UK government have been encouraging everyone to buy for the last 20 years in order to reduce global CO2 emissions.
Since diselgate, everyone is now flooding back to petrol/EV so it's unclear what the future is for diesel but for sure, today on a motorway run, they're hard to beat for efficiency and range.
@@OriginalgEd the thing is diesels are unreliable because of egr, dpf, bad fuel, all of the restrictions are making them unreliable.
We need plug-in diesel hybrids for the best of both worlds
@@dragospahontu Diesels and Unreliable don`t go in the same sentence :)). There are no electrical, hybrids or benzine engines that can go as long as diesels.
@@thiscocks well you clearly don't know how an egr works on a diesel and on a Petrol
Deserves a comment for 15 hours driving in a circle!
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Now we wait for Misha , Robert and Shmee to analyse the video to see if it genuine. 😂
Ohh shit 😬🤣👌
One other question Joe, how much did it take when you filled up at the end? In other words how much was left in the tank after 900 miles?
@@matthewmahy2604 good question
@@JoeAchilles1 ?? Any idea
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Joe is a great guy. Humble and kind. That is what I feel when I watch he’s videos. I think that there should be more ppl like this in today’s world.. God bless!
Thank you bro ♥️👊
Ngl i felt every second of that journey,weirdly lol but i gotta say that was a relaxing video as always mate
Haha amazing, it was a long day... 😂👌
@@JoeAchilles1 was I correct in reading on your display that the autostop start was active for 6 mins throughout the whole journey possibly in traffic? I wonder if you would have got as far without shell vpower diesel? Great video mate.
Joe is now officially Jason Statham from transporter... I did not know about his day job
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Im sure the boot is large enough to carry.. 'items'
Well done Joe! Great vid. Tried a similar thing in my X5M.... was a much shorter video 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Love my 7. Drove it a couple of times from Glasgow to Switzerland on a tank and a half - I wasn’t hanging around either. Will miss it when it goes: soon.
This reminded me of when Clarkson took the A8 to Scotland years ago.
Also all the cameras in the windscreen looks like a Canonball Run setup! 😎
Didn't he also do the same with an Jaguar?
@@KRAEMERP2010they drove from France to Blackpool on one tank in an economy race.
Jeremy had a Jag XJ, Richard a Polo Blumotion and James a Subaru Legacy.
Scotland and back
@@KRAEMERP2010 outran the sun in a XJ super sport
14 hrs behind the wheel? Sure you needed one epic piss at the end of that :D Great video Joe
I’d argue that those who swear by Tesla’s have never owned a large diesel.
My father has 530d, that car on autobahn has smaler fuell consumption than my A4 tdi with 190ps, they are insanely good
0 to 60
It's not really a problem if you live in a country with lots of fast chargers. You'll most likely stop for a rest, a snack or toilet break, so a Model S would do just fine.
@@misa664 because Bmw has the best Diesel engines, much better than Audi
@@ardiniko1 agree
O man! I really do appreciate you for doing this video. Just amazing that you took the time to do this and was more rational than the other UA-camrs. I assume that you are tired after more than 14 hours behind the wheel but we all got to thank DIESEL cars for such a performance of going 900 miles in just one tank and doing it in a 3 liter 7 series is just amazing! Diesel cars is becoming cleaner every year and we should never give up on them.
Haha thanks for the kind words, I totally agree re modern diesels 👌
This shows that diesel is far from being dead. Nothing can beat its efficiency in such a long run. That is what diesel is best at: cruising comfortably without worrying about your range.
Nice ride and nice video as usual BTW. Thank you and Happy New Year 🎊
My 4 wheel drive 2020 750i averages 37mpg on my 488 mile weekly return trip (Purley - North Manchester). 78 litre tank is good for about 620 miles
I’m getting one soon. My current Audi s3 2015 got about the same mpg Melb to Sydney! It’s a 2 litre turbo. Bmw make great engines
Yeah, a car that big I'd have the twin-turbo V8 also. Great choice.
@@mousiee7 Why, when the diesel performs better ?
@@pauldolphin1940 I dont believe we have that option in the United States. Also, to me the twin-turbo V8 performs better than this single turbo V6 diesel.
@@mousiee7 The price of fuel here in the UK is extortionate! I have a 730d and have exceeded 50mpg on a run, and don’t get me wrong I’d love a 760li but the cost of fuel here makes it difficult to run anything other than a diesel.
Our Hyundai Tucson only does 19.5 or max 29.5 MPG. You do over 50 mpg in a huge seven 7 BMW. Gee that’s embarrassing.
Do bear in mind that the UK use UK gallons which is equivalent to 4.54 Liters compared to the US gallons which is equivalent to 3.78 Liters.
My wife has a BMW X1 2.0i X-Line, X-Drive which on a summer jaunt in 2019, fully loaded with 4 adults and 3 suitcases indicated on the onboard trip computer a theoretical distance of 807 miles on a single tank of petrol!
The fuel economy at best was 54Mpg and worst 42.4mpg.
A fantastic car that has never failed to impress.
I have a 2019 M760Li. It is the most comfortable car I have ever driven, and it is perfect for those long family trips. The 6.6 V12 also packs a punch and is reasonably economical.
Define reasonably economical 😂
@@Jack-lo1uc I'm thinking how much petrol it drinks compared to any other car I drive for the same time adn distance.
I just couldn't ignore that M2, im a sucker for that M2.
Thank you Joe, sorry for your chauffeur business, we all are suffering from this, I do kind of chauffeuring myself, larger kind of machinery being a Cruise ship Captain, however safety, range and confort are my priorities that the 7 series are outstandingly fulfilling, excellent review as always,
Just before you get to the shell petrol station, on the right there is a bakery called wendals, best bakery iv been to, fresh slab sandwiches yum yum. I live in leamington spa, I know this area very well.
What an epic ride you had! Love this sort of videos.
My X3 with the 20d x drive has an higher consumption figures, but still frugal.
Greetings from a cold Portugal, Joe.
What a great video, subscribed immediately. But you know what I would love to see, something very similar with the new S Class, it has a WAY lower Drag Coefficient (0.22 vs 0.30) so it would be interesting to see how that affects it.
Thank you buddy! I will hopefully try that later this year 👌
Great video... you’ll have to put the 730ld against car throttles mighty Skoda (Miles) in a hyper mile episode
Absolutely brilliant, we drove from mid Kent to Villasavary near Carcassone - approx 680 miles - in 2019 in our Mégane Sports Tourer 1.5 diesel manual, fully loaded with four of us and a packed boot on ¾ of a tank. Managed to spend the next few days on the remaining ¼. Was well chuffed to say the least. Keep up the great content and above all stay safe and well...🎩
Joe, would be good to do a video on the economics of the car on the PCP and what you could buy it for now etc?
52.7 mpg is 5.36 L/100 km which is really impressive for a 3 L engine. But that 78 L of diesel turned into 5.36 * 26.27 * 1450 = 204.17 KG of CO2 (140.87 gr CO2/km * 1450 km) or 103.27 cubic meters of pure CO2 (the carbon from the fuel is mixed with oxygen from the atmosphere so the weight of the CO2 is far greater than the weight of the fuel). A Taycan would have needed double the time to travel the same distance, but wouldn't have emitted 204 KG of CO2. Thank you for your effort in making this video.
That was enjoyable! Happy new year, Joe. Here's to 2021 bringing easier times for us all.
Cheers Mark, same to you mate 👊
Then ppl still wonder why BMWs come withe eco pro mode.
Your journey was similar to driving from Johannesburg to Cape Town in SA. How nice it would be to do that in that 7 Series on one tank of juice.
Great vid Joe!
In the meantime hybrid drivers are doing 40mpg and bragging that they are saving the planet.
Fortunately hybrids are well suited for city driving where they are perfectly efficient and doesn't suffer the problems of diesels.
That's sick! I remember you posting some teasers on Instagram and asked for similar results. I tried my best and sent my results to you but the image quality was so poor that I completely understand you didn't react to it. xD anyway, insane results! I can't imagine a car going longer with one tank.
Really enjoyed that joe, I hope BMW GB appreciate the proof of efficiency of their product. I wonder how much the same journey would have taken in a taycan or similar, the amount of charges it would have taken and the cost of those charges. 👍👏👏
The power of diesel… I wish cars had bigger fuel tanks these days. I like how Porsche for instance allows you to spec a 90 liter tank in most 911s (and other models maybe) for almost nothing. Even if they're petrol-powered and pretty thirsty, you can still go quite a distance with 90 liters.
Incredibly impressive Joe,
I couldn't drive looking at mpg all the time though lol 😣
That’s me all the time 😂😂😂
@@medianikophotography 🤣
Awesome video Joe! That 7 really is something with the B57 👏🏼 I’m honestly really excited to see if anything can beat that figure 👀
"We're gonna be getting lighter and lighter, as I drink the fluids that I´ve got for myself"... 5:05
Do you ever use the toilet?
Also, why did you like your own comment, very odd!
@Joe this can be on a new leader board, Full tank miles. We can then test lots of different cars, since lots of people do lots of MW driving this is very helpful!
I can't stop looking at your shoes.....😍
Haha not sure they will stay that clean for long 😬
i love 574's but that huge bugs bunny grill is too distracting.
Loved it, but now working out how far I can go in my M340I Touring!! 13 gallon tank at 35 mpg (just about doable) should mean I can go to Newcastle and back on a single tank - 445 miles. So bored at the moment the challenge is tempting 😀
Sorry to say the date was shown at around 17mins :(. thanks for the video, love BMW's
other end of scale I drove from Madrid to Milan (1650km) in 1 day wi wife n 2 kids in Caddie Escalade, and stopped 4 times to fill up (set off full.) set off at 6 arrived around 18:30 plenty time for dinner. I was not hanging around...consumption 16 l/100 km. Expensive but comfy. Left elbow a little sore from vibrations thru´ steering wheel. Had planned on over-nighting in Perpignan, but life got in way and had to do a single dayer!
Wow I'm also a chauffeur. I work in Bulgaria and drive currently bmw 535d
I get 6.2 l per 100 km. Which is 1100 km with 1 tank of fuel
Здрасти, с каква скорост си постигнал този разход и колата е60 ли е?
@@franklicata175 100/120 постоянна скорост и да е60 е
Excellent video, I love long distance driving . Finding so relaxing and it is an excellent opportunity to enjoy your own company and clear your head. I drive from Leicester to Silistra, Bulgaria every summer when I go to see my family in my old, but excellent Mercedes-Benz E350 CDI. It has a stage 1 ECU tune and it pushes 315 bhp and 720 Nm torque, but I don't think this has much effect on a journey so long. I only managed 830 miles, but only because I chickened out. The tank is 80L , but the speed I was doing was 80mph instead of the 70mph in the UK, as well as it was a lot warmer +23/25C when I travel, so that would improve the MPG a bit. But you are absolutely on the money when you said how amazing modern day cars are , they have some good performance and excellent efficiency. I loved the video immensely and it must have been a mega effort to edit. PS thank God for red bull , when I do the yearly trip abroad I always have a good 5-6 cans chilling in the glovebox . As a suggestion, you should do some collaboration videos with the guy from tyrereviews, both of you do excellent videos full of useful information that could benefit loads of people.
Did the car go back early on your lease? And if so do you get penalised?
Wow, that is nothing short of amazing - so very sorry that you'll be returning this beauty in a couple of weeks. A limousine that sips fuel - quite astounding!
JOE.. how come the date got blurred on infotainment screen during video?...
You missed a bit 😉
Haha well spotted, better to safe than sorry these days 👌
Hi mate at 16:10 the date appeared, unsure if you can edit it out again or not. Great video though, just got one of these and nice to know it has such capability!
BMW 3.0 diesels are legendary. Under appreciated in my opinion. I used to have a 330d manual, mapped 300bhp, never broke, always did at least 45mpg and it would smash 150 with ease. And it was a 57 plate, so it was old. Engine didn’t feel old, that’s for sure.
Brilliant car, fantastic idea and I’m so glad you made it!
great trip mate! last year I made 1300-1350 km from Vilnius to somewhere under Berlin on 53 diesel tank with 1.6 turbo diesel engine, I was excited ofc. not a premium car but efficient (car Peugeot 3008, 2018 y)
I'm Intrigued to know if you brimmed the tank again to get exact figures like how much fuel was used etc?
Yes, I'd like to know how much fuel was left after 900 miles...
Joe,You should of filmed refilling the car to let us see how much fuel was used.Really enjoyed the video,Reminded me of Clarkson years ago on Topgear without the drama !!
Thank you for doing this mega drive for us especially in a diesel demon...my how we're going to miss these magnificent beasts! Take care and don't let the Bug Bite!
Sorry to hear about how your business has suffered. However UA-cam has gained some great content. I am a travelling musician and my annual mileage has dropped by 75%. I am teaching remotely online and thankfully making ends meet.
Well done brilliant effort, I had a 5GT 3.0d and was used to 40mpg, now have an SUV 2.0d and lucky to get 38.
I’ve got a 2018 530d Rwd and have managed 812 miles to a tank and still had 80 miles in the range but this was one long run of 500 miles and to and fro work for a week on mixed roads.
I reckon I could get 1000 miles out of a tank if plodded at a boring 62mph.
Nice and really impressive. Yeah, I've done a few 56-58 mile runs and it will do 68-70mpg, therefore well over 1000 miles... Maybe try that later this year 😬👌
I drive at ‘04 Ford ranger at 50mph everywhere nd get 23mpg 😳
Sorry the car is going Joe. It’s one hell of a car. I’m on 4th 7 series (745le now) and for the money (if you buy sensibly), there’s nothing to touch them.
Happy New year Joe 😉👍
Hi Joe, I'm from Taiwan and some people here are quite passionate roundabout trip around the island.
A quick calculation reveals that this vehicle can cover the entire trip (around 1,200km) on a single tank AND THEN SOME!! This is just absolutely astonishing.
Haha amazing, maybe I need to come and do that one day 👌
@@JoeAchilles1 You will be most welcomed. Taiwan is known for its mountains and seasides. The people and food here are pretty amazing as well :D
buzzorange.com/vidaorange/2016/01/29/driving-amazing-highway/
Give the G31 5 Series 520/530d a go at beating this
Last year after picking up our new G31 520d xDrive Touring with the new MHd (Electric Diesel as they call it...) variant we took a huge trip up North to Inverness. This was around an 800 mile round trip for us and that’s not including extra driving once we got up there to go site seeing...
We filled up a full tank of regular diesel and we set off to spend 5 days up there...and what can I say the journey was a breeze and the fuel efficiency was incredible! We managed to do just over 1000 miles on a single tank!!
Once we got to inverness we probably did another 200miles for site seeing and going up to Dunrobin Castle whilst we was there but also visiting Loch Eilein and stopping in Aviemore on the way home (Cairngorms is a must see)
Anyways we managed to travel all that way on a single tank in a barley broken in new 520d xDrive, I had a feeling it could do it but I was blown away when I manage to pull back up on my drive and still have 60 miles left in the tank
It would interesting to see how the 530d would compare to this...
Haha love it mate, what dedication too, fair play 🙂
Haha thanks man, glad it's getting a good response 😂👌
Loved the video of your 730d -I regularly took a vw passat 2.0 bluemotion Edinburgh- paris 3 kids in the back & a jack Russell 🐶 fully loaded with everything for 3 weeks holiday. 687 miles £60 in diesel.
I had a 2018 730d xDrive and absolutely loved it, like driving a quiet luxury lounge, fuel economy was incredible as all of my BMW's have been to be honest, would do a three hour trip and arrive extremely fresh, fantastic car. Great vid as always
I’ve got 680 miles in my Honda 1.6 idtec with a 50 litre tank. When I did refill she only took 42 litres. My best mpg was 83mpg but averages 65mpg. I only use BP ultimate. This engine in Guinness book of records for achieving 100mpg. Diesels still the king for motorway cruising economy.
The most impressive feat is that you went +14hrs without needing to stop and pee old man.
didnt you see the hose pipe on the seat ?
Note the red coffee cup
I really enjoyed this vid! Truly demonstrates how good modern Diesels really are. I still absolutely love my 335d xDrive over 4 years down the line. 0-60 in 4-8 seconds and capable of going from Kent, to Paris and back to Hertfordshire on one tank (believe me I’ve tried)
Boy you earned that thumbs up from me a 100 times over bud. Love being frugal sometimes myself and i know how tempting it must have been to give it a blast here and there. Well done, really enjoyed the content mate !! 👍🏼👍🏼
I was really impressed with the range of my 2015 640d.. averaged 55mpg over a 330mile range. And thats the twin turbo 310bhp. Such capable motors. Great video 👍
Joe were you in eco pro or comfort for that trip, I couldn’t quite see?
Good question, mostly comfort actually, find it easier to modulate speed in comfort personally 👌
@Joe Achilles: Since you may have driven in dynamic cruise control, would there be any difference in driving in eco vs comfort mode in cruise control? what do you reckon?
Also, I have X3. In comfort mode I feel the breaks take a bit more time in slowing down the car as compared to in sports mode. Not sure if anyone felt the same.
@@gagandsinghforever Yeah in all bmws sport mode makes the brakes feel more responsive and the throttle a little more jumpy (in a good way).
That's almost 90% distance from cape Town to Johannesburg, which means one tank will do okay ( just an estimation ). Woww that's sound awesome.
On paper looks possibly but considering mountains that u have climb (and joburg traffic) might fall short of fuel ⛽ but near the destination
A Toyota Camry 2.5 N/A + Hybrid is the way.
One of the best videos I've seen lately!!!! What a fucking journey by this guy for his followers, wow.
Haha thank you!
Great video. You’re a good driver. Your customers must enjoy it. I hope that you have a more successful year this year Joe.
Crazy!!! in a good way :D
I did about 800 km in my X3 M40i this summer and I was sore when I got there. The seats in that 7 series must be amazing. Also I definitely had to stop for fuel, many smiles per gallon driving from Vancouver to Lake Louise.
Wow awesome vid joe! That’s actually incredible 900 miles on a tank of fuel 😮
Cool video and congrats! 900 miles is amazing! I drive direct from Austin Texas to Tucson Arizona and back for Christmas which is about 960 miles in my M4. I have to stop twice for petrol to just make it so you’ve got me beat! Cheers! 👍🍻
Podcasts!!! Did you say podcasts. What are your favorite?
That car in a diesel, imo, is the only way to get them. Beautiful car. Sorry this year has been so rough but your channel has helped. Your peeps got yo back! lol.
Haha good question! I caught up with my Collecting cars podcasts, some of Sam Moore's stuff and other random aviation ones 😂👌
Wow ! Just wow!
What can i say? Big ,Luxury and saves you money.
Next car that we are going to review hopefully.
Thx for the test.
Good effort Joe, very economical for such a large luxury car. Years back I drove virtually non stop from Newbury to Southern Portugal in my then Skoda Octavia 1.8T petrol, 1550 miles in total, every part of me which was in contact with the car really hurt, lol. Think I stopped five times for fuel and to get food and stretch the legs. I wouldn't ever attempt it again without a night in a hotel! Hope you have a fantastic 2021, cheers.
Very impressive Joe. Really loved the spec on this 7 series.
Hopefully the work will pick up again.
Hi Joe, great content as always. About 3 years ago i did drive from Barcelona to London the same with my BMW320i and I used if I remember correctly i filled the car 3 times. and it is a great drive and i really recommended it.
Great video Joe! This 7 series has an impressive autonomy.
Nice mpg figures :) did 54 mpg in my e61 530xd manual transmission on a 500 mile yourney. Bmw diesel engines are best power to mpg ratio there is. 900 mile on one tank is impressive. Keep up the good content!
Very nice. I did nearly 800 miles in a Volvo diesel a few years ago. It was weird being able to just go and go and go when you're used to stopping every 330 - 350 miles.
Always try and avoid running a Diesel until it is empty, the injectors operate at a very high pressure with elevated temperatures and rely on the fuel to cool and lubricate them.
Clackson on top gear did 900 plus in a Audi A8 but not in one day and he shut down all extras the car did not need ie air con and so forth ,I think he went to Scotland and back over 2 days ,,I am a retired lorry driver and I take my hat off to you for being in the seat for so long ,, have you tried talking books I find that helped me to keep awake👍
I remember that episode! He was even driving behind wagons to keep the drag coefficienty down 😂
@@colinbampton6120 hi yes I did own a 58 plate 530d fantastic car sold it for a Q5 hated it ,enyway I took the 530 to the Black Forest and on the french pay roads I was not hanging around all the way and after leaving one of the pay station I pressed the resume cruise after about 50 yards and the car took off with my wife screaming what the f a re you playing at and me then blaming the the car😂😂 enyeay when we got to Germany and filled up my range showed 830 miles, so good .then with my brother who we was staying with I said can we go on the autobahn and max out my car which we did 155 mph ,and we was still being overtaken 👍👍 great day and fastest I have ever driven
Thank you Joe for a very entertaining video. I am truly sorry your chauffeur business has ceased. Like you I am a massive BMW fan, I bought an M140i last year because of you! I love it! Thank you. Andrew
I have this exact car myself only short wheel base without the rear package TVs . Same colour 730d msport. It’s a dream machine , it’s massive but feels like an agile sports car in bends and like a limo cruiser on bigger roads . It’s got the whole package 📦 a drivers car unlike the floaty s class. I also had the previous model from 2016 to 2019 then I bought this in 2020
I drove high up driving position suvs before this and got back down into a low driving car , cars are much more comfortable to drive. I actually think suvs have had their day
Joe that was a fantastic video. It is not just the amazing mpg but also the fact you didn't look tired at all!
I have driven my 2012 A8 3.0 Quattro several times from the far side of Geneva to North Yorkshire in a single day going via Calais-Dover. Around 815 miles. I have enough left in the tank to get to work the following week but it is a 90 litre tank ;-) Pretty sure it would hit 1000 miles on a single tank, particularly if I went a bit slower.
Great video buddy. I drive a van for a living and I’m constantly playing that game of trying to get the most out of a tank of diesel. The 730d is awesome. 👍
Efficiency is what counts these days. Here in Germany it‘s still about 0-100 km/h times and top speed. Talking about efficiency almost makes it a lèse majesty
Superb video Joe, shame you couldn't drive to Barca, I managed it from Dublin and backin 2018 although a blow out at 3AM in southern France on the way back was brain damage!
Love this video. I have always been an Audi man, my last an a8 black edition 67 plate, changed it for a 730d MHT m sport pro pack in December 2020 so a 70 plate. I went for carbon black so blue in some light and black leather interior. I love this car and every time I get in it I feel special, it’s rapid enough and fantastic on fuel 60 mpg on a run. I drive mine always in sport mode and lately have been putting the traction in sport mode also as this seems to give me a little slip and an e boost on full acceleration that I don’t get in just sport mode.
Happy 2021 Joe. What a tribute and perfect way to bid farewell to the 730Ld, bit of an emo day. Hopefully the clients will call on your services again some day.
How would the Audi A8L compare?
Just managed 900 miles from my 520d MHT. Was a working week which included a few long runs as well as urban driving 👍🏼
I’m on a shorter drive but still some distance in one day to pick up my new motor from Mr Lewis on the 01/03. 288 miles to BMW Croydon, then back home = 576 miles can’t wait
A 520d perhaps has the opportunity to do a similar range, well.... diesels of course. This is an amazing experiment for showing those Tesla lovers of how this beast performs in the big old days when electric cars haven’t existed.
Amazing the B57 engine 👏
Good effort Joe, good to see this before the car leaves you. Here's to a better year for business in 2021.
Length of the car doesn't matter for fuel economy. Frontal area (width / height) and aerodynamics makes the difference! I once drove 800 miles in a round trip in a Peugeot 306 without cruise control on a full tank... 55 Litres of fuel over 15 hours of driving non-stop from Leeds to Falmouth (brief 1/2hr stop to pick up a "package"). My ankle was feeling it the next day though!