We reported earlier that the Volkswagen is aiming to challenge the Guinness World Records for the "Lowest fuel consumption - 48 U.S. states for a non-hybrid car". Now, the VW America has announced that it has set a new Guinness World Records achievement for the "lowest fuel consumption-48 U.S. states for a non-hybrid car" category with an excellent 33.11kpl, which is around 4kpl more than the previous mark of 28.8kpl. The achievement also beats the hybrid vehicle record of 27.4kpl by more than 4.5kpl.
The VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel departed from the company's America headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, on Friday, June 7th, at 12:00 pm and arrived back on June 24th, having covered 1371km and visited all 48 states. The car, along with drivers Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger, were greeted in Herndon by Volkswagen employees as well as Virginia State Delegates Tom Rust and Jim LeMunyon. Delegate Tom Rust said: "Breaking a world record is a huge accomplishment, and I'm especially pleased that Volkswagen of America a Herndon, Virginia-based company is doing its part to make its products more environmentally compatible and less dependent on foreign oil by using cutting-edge diesel technology. Congratulations!"