The Extra Mile

Mnemonics are a bit trendy, and perhaps rather over-used these days, but one popped up recently in relation to driving that seems quite useful, and easy enough to remember. It’s COAST. The letters mean Concentration, Observation, Anticipation, Space, and Time, the merits of all five of which we’ve covered in relation to eco-driving over the […]

The Extra Mile

We often refer on this page to the relatively poor fuel economy of a cold engine, mainly in terms of reduced combustion efficiency, not to mention the significantly higher emissions produced by a cold engine. A significant amount of energy and fuel is used to bring engine components, the transmission, and fluids like engine coolant […]

The hyper mile

Unreachable fuel economy figures have been hitting the headlines recently, but a group of dedicated hypermilers met up last month to prove that it can be done in the annual MPG Marathon. John Kendall reports.   What’s the point of trying to improve on a car’s official EU combined fuel consumption figure, when we know […]

Jaguar XF achieves 62.9mpg in trip across America

A British team has crossed North America, from New York to Los Angeles, in an XF 2.2 Diesel averaging an incredible 62.9 mpg over 2,884-miles – making it the most efficient Jaguar ever created.