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Country hopping Audi A6 aims for record books

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The Guinness World Records title attempt to drive to the most countries on a single tank of fuel starts from Netherlands

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9 June 2015

Record breaker A6

  • Guinness World Record title attempt to drive to the most countries on a single tank of fuel starts from Netherlands today;
  • Collaboration between Audi and RAC using 67mpg-plus A6 2.0 TDI ultra;
  • Ambition is over 1,000 miles on a single tank of fuel costing as little as £88;
  • Motoring journalist Andrew Frankel and racing driver/TV presenter Rebecca Jackson will bring their driving skill and experience to bear in pursuit of title.

IN a bid to prove an executive business car can be stylish, professional and super frugal, the Audi A6 TDI ultra is attempting a new world record.

Audi’s executive class efficiency champion is the choice to set to enter the Guinness Book of Records for most countries driven to on a single tank of fuel.

Today (Tuesday June 9, 2015)  the efficiency flagship of the A6 range will set off on a Record Road Trip (#RecordRoadTrip) to secure the title. The project is being masterminded by the RAC, and the organisation is banking on the Audi ultra concept and the innovations in lightweight construction, engineering and driver assistance technology that underpin it to deliver the desired result. It has also enlisted the considerable expertise of motoring journalist Andrew Frankel and racing driver Rebecca Jackson to complement the car with some skilful and judicious use of the controls.

Because ferry or rail Channel crossings would invalidate the title attempt the Record Road Trip will begin in Maastricht in the Netherlands and will continue through Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany and Italy towards the Balkans.

The route has been planned to avoid the economy-sapping effects of congested towns and cities, motorways and mountainous regions. Andrew and Rebecca will drive almost continuously and will employ every technique at their disposal to use as little fuel as possible and maximise their all-important miles-per-gallon figure.

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