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Fleet customers
and private van drivers who opt for a Corsavan will be able to rack up
loads of miles on just the one tank, as the latest addition to
Vauxhall’s LCV range proved on the AA/ALD Automotive MPG Marathon.
A Corsavan 1.3
CDTi Club, driven by journalist John Kendall and university tutor Paul
Nieuwenhuis, clocked up an impressive 81.02mpg on the two-day eco event
– enough to give the smallest model in Vauxhall’s van line-up a
potential range of over 800 miles.*
What’s more,
thanks to an increased payload over the outgoing model, Corsavan
customers can benefit from being able to carry more than before. Indeed,
the MPG Marathon vehicle was carrying a ballast of 275kg – half of the
550kg maximum payload.
The 81.02mpg
figure was the highest recorded on the event, a two-day, 334-mile route
across Hampshire, Somerset and Devon incorporating motorway, town and
cross country driving, at almost 3mpg more than the winning car, a
Toyota Aygo carrying no extra weight.
Corsavan’s
incredible performance was backed up by a similarly impressive return
from the Vivaro – twice winner of the AA-backed event. This year, a
long-wheelbase Vivaro 2900 CDTi was crowned top in its class, returning
46.36mpg over the route with a weighty 447kg of ballast on board.
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