丰田近日宣布,普锐斯插电混动车在德国纽伯格林赛道创造了车辆燃油经济性的新纪录,成为目前世界上油耗最低车型。驾驶这辆车的Joe Clifford以20分59秒的时间驶完20.7公里长的路段。虽然速度不快，但在整个行驶过程中，绝大部分都采用纯电动模式，因此实际上百公里油耗仅为0.4升。丰田表示，超低油耗实际上是在公共开放路面创造的，因此普锐斯插电混动车可以应对日常道路行驶和弯道行驶，车辆最低平均时速为60公里。Joe Clifford表示，20.7公里差不多等于普通人一天的通勤里程。唯一不同的是，这次行驶的路段有大约1000英尺（约合300米）是上上下下的道路。实际上只有在爬坡阶段使用了汽油引擎。如果完全是平坦道路，百公里油耗预计仅为0.2升左右。

 

Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid sets fuel economy record on the Nurburgring

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more questionable Nürburgring lap records, Toyota has announced the Prius Plug-in hybrid has become the most fuel-efficient car to lap the green hell.

 

The so called record was set by Joe Clifford who completed the 12.9 mile (20.7 km) long course in 20 minutes and 59 seconds. While that's laughably slow, Toyota says the Prius ran mostly on electricity so it effectively averaged 698 mpg UK (581 mpg US / 0.4L/100km). The company goes on to say the "record" was set during a public session, so the car had to deal with traffic and all circuit rules including the minimum average speed of 60 km/h (37.2 mph).

 

According to Clifford, "Although the 12.9-mile distance is similar to a typical commuter trip, the difference here is a rise and fall in elevation of around 1,000 feet. In fact it was only on one long climb that the petrol engine cut in, and then only for a short while. Without that, we think we might have even achieved the ultimate 999.9 mpg read-out – the highest figure the display can show."