How many
kilometres per litre will you get from an Audi A8’s 3,0-litre
supercharged engine when you are in a hurry to get from Durban to Jo’burg? If
you are Reginald Naidoo, SA’s most frugal trucker, you will realise that
foot-in-hook racing makes very little time difference over a six-hour drive full
of toll stops, but sticking to the average speed ensures a smooth drive and an
engine that just sips. He got 13 km/l (7,1 l/100 km) going up
and 14 km/l
(7,2 l/100 km) coming back, using less than 35 litres on the down run.
‘This is really remarkable for a real world test,’ said the ‘Springbok’ trucker.
