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Trials give fuel for thought

8th August 2002, Page 16
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gissan Interstar I Nissan's newly-launched interpretaion of the Renault Master/Vauxhall Ilovano product was pitched in a head0-head battle against itself. A 2.8-tonner with the 80hp dCi engine was assessed .gainst a 3.5 tonne GVW example with he 120hp unit Over the combined high peed and simulated stop/start route, le smaller van recorded 32.6mpg while le 3.5-terrier, with its near half-tonne ayload advantage, recorded 28.0mpg.

veco RCV I Waste collection specialist Bagnall nd Moms brought along an lveco 30E23 6x2 refuse collection vehicle quipped with an Enco fuel economy evice. Under unladen conditions, the ■ eco achieved better economy without le device than with it in both high-speed rid simulated urban environments, iverall the figures were 11.04mpg with ie Enco device and 11.71mpg without it. TAC's conclusion? 'On the basis of lese tests, the Enco device would be and to justify in fleet operation."

ny other business I A number of other, even more pecialised tests were carried out cluding a pair of double-deck London uses and a group of ambulances of rious types. Ambulances ranged from le 11.7mpg of a bonneted Chevrolet with 'heeled Coach bodywork to a Renault aster UVG Premier which returned 3.2mpg.

A car transporter-bodied Mercedes nnz 1017 was evaluated with and ithout a fuel conditioning additive, quid Engineering Fuel Set. Designed to leo fuel system innards and combus)n chambers clean, the fuel consumpm tests proved inconclusive, while nission testing is still ongoing.

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