FUEL ECONOMY
Renault edges out Suzuki in economy battle
Captur diesel achieves lowest fuel consumption in five-day fuel-sipping contest
21 November 2019 - 05:09
A Renault Captur 1.5 dCi narrowly scooped the prize as the most fuel efficient car on the inaugural WesBank SA Fuel Economy Tour, which ended in Cape Town on November 16.
Crewed by motoring journalist Wynter Murdoch and rally navigator Carolyn Swan, the turbo diesel vehicle averaged 4.73l/100km over the five-day, 2,500km trip which took the 40 competing vehicles from Johannesburg to Cape Town via Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and George...
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