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Mladá Boleslav, 22 September 2013 – a ŠKODA Fabia is the winning car in the 32nd ŠKODA Economy Run. With only 2.6 l/100 km, the driving duo Marek Tribula and Martin Kadlec in a ŠKODA Fabia achieved the lowest average consumption of all participants in the traditional fuel-saving competition. This consumption corresponds to CO2-emissions of only 60,58 g/km.

"The ŠKODA Economy Run has once again proved how efficient and environmentally friendly ŠKODAs really are," says Roman Havlásek, competition director and customer service manager at ŠKODA AUTO. "Congratulations to the winners, Marek Tribula and Martin Kadlec on this great result of only 2.6 l/100 km. For many years, the results achieved in the Economy Run have been a reflection of the high efficiency of our model range."

ŠKODA is the official partner of the ŠKODA Economy Run and only ŠKODA brand vehicles take part. The start and finishing line for the 291 km route was in Kosmonosy near the company headquarters in Mladá Boleslav. The participants headed for the ŠKODA AUTO plant in Kvasiny as a mid-point.

A total of 65 teams from the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Slovakia took part.  ŠKODA AUTO provided customer service for the technical process and the preparation and inspection of participants' cars. The required services were provided at the ŠKODA Service Training Centre in Kosmonosy.

The Economy Run 2013 was evaluated in a total of 5 classes, depending on engine capacity and fuel type. Once again there were ‚historic' or ‚handy alongside the 'Media' - a special category for participating journalists. The evaluations for the Economy Run are based on the lowest CO2-emissions from the overall consumption of the vehicle.  Additionally, the average speed recorded and the difference between the standard consumption and actual consumption are evaluated. When the consumption is the same and with identical CO2-emissions, the higher average speed or larger engine capacity becomes the deciding factor.

These excellent results from the ŠKODA Economy Run are further evidence of the high-efficiency of the ŠKODA model range. The car producer is working under great pressure to further reduce the fuel consumption and CO2-emissions of their cars. This is what the ŠKODA GreenLine models in particular stand for. With the exception of the ŠKODA Citigo, which is available as an economical natural gas version, ŠKODA offers a Greenline version for each of their models – with the Start-Stop System, brake energy regeneration, tyres with reduced rolling resistance and special aerodynamic and weight-technical optimizations. For the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Czechs are presenting the environmentally-friendly Greenline version of the new ŠKODA Octavia with a diesel engine consuming 3.3l/100km and CO2-emissions of only 87g/km.

In August 2013, the fuel-saving champion Gerhard Plattner undertook a special record drive in the Citigo CNG: He drove from Italy to Stockholm with an average fuel consumption of 2.39 kg natural gas/100 km and CO2-emssions of 65 g /km. He managed the entire 2,619 km journey on only 81.25 euros worth of fuel.

The results from the ŠKODA Economy Run 2013 can be found in full at www.economyrun.cz (Czech only)

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