Travelling a total of 3,543 kms from Darwin to Adelaide, the official results published by the organisers saw the new A3 1.9 TDI e achieve an average result of 3.3l/100km. At times, fuel consumption dropped as low as 2.6l/100km on the journey. Average C02 emissions were just 98g/km.

Official fuel stops along the route recorded how efficiently all participants travelled. The final results were presented last night (Sunday 28th October, 2007) at the Adelaide Town Hall.

Team Audi departed Darwin on Sunday 21st October as first-time participants in the Greenfleet technology division of the World Solar Challenge with the new A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI e. The indicated fuel consumption of the car yielded outstanding results during the journey with consumption falling as low as 2.6L/100km.

The Audi A3 e model is one of four new Audi models developed to demonstrate how seriously the company takes the issue of reducing fuel consumption and saving resources.

Audi Australia’s managing director, Joerg Hofmann says that for Audi the issue of fuel consumption has long been a focus of technical development.

“As a result of the brand’s innovations, Audi has used advanced technological solutions to achieve a lasting increase in efficiency. Our performance in this 3,500 km challenge is proof of this success.”

“The Audi A3 1.9 TDI e model is a clear demonstration of our commitment to reducing fuel consumption and systematically achieving lower emissions than previous generations of Audi vehicles,” Mr Hofmann continued.