KEY FACTS

● Petrol for the Auris cost €1.495/litre = 13.38 litres for €20. ● It travelled 271.3km before coming to a stop; an average of 4.9 litres/100km or 58mpg. ● Diesel for the Octavia cost €1.425/litre = 14.04 litres for €20.

● It travelled 293.8km approx before coming to a stop; an average of 4.8 litres/100km or 59 mpg.

Routes:

● Sandyford to Bray (25km urban driving).

● Bray to Gorey (68km motorway driving).

● Gorey to Arklow (27km extra urban/country driving). ● Ballynattin to Inch loop: The Auris travelled an additional 151km in the extra urban/country driving conditions during this loop.

The Octavia travelled an additional 173km during the loop. ● In total we covered 25km urban, 68km motorway and the remainder (151km for Auris and 173km for Octavia) in extra urban or countryside driving. ● Before departure the Octavia’s trip computer gave a range of 130km.

● The Auris’s computer indicated 183km range.

● In Gorey, after travelling 93km, both trip computers read 55km approx.

● Overall, the Octavia was more economical by 0.1/100km but it is minuscule and reliant on factors such as driving style etc as to be negligible.