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Fiat Panda Natural Power honoured with Polish competition award as the most efficient car

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Winner of VIII Supertestu Economy - Wojciech Morawiec -
with Fiat Panda 1.2 Natural Power powered by CNG

In the VIII Polish edition of "Supertest in Economy", which took place on 11th June 2011, vehicles powered by CNG have once more proven their dominance in efficient driving. A Fiat Panda Natural Power (CNG) driven by Wojciech Morawiec, convinced as the most efficient vehicle by burning an astonishing amount of only 3,03m3 (2,23 kg) natural gas on 100 km. This incredibly low and efficent consumption ensured the victory of the Fiat Panda in the classifiation overall. Vehicles powered by methane were also celebrating victories in other classifications, such as ´best combustion´ and 'the cheapest on the road'.

The detailed route of the VIII Supertest in Economy challenge can be seen here.

Classification overall:

1. Fiat Panda 1.2 Natural Power (CNG)
2. Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG EcoFlex Turbo (CNG)
3. Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI EcoFuel (CNG)
4. Skoda Octavia GreenLine 1.6 TDI (diesel)
5. Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life 2.0 EcoFuel (CNG)
6. Fiat Doblo 1.6 Natural Power (CNG)
7. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1.8 NGT (CNG)
8. Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.6 JTDM (diesel)
9. Fiat 500 1.3 Multijet (diesel)
10. Peugeot 308 1.6 e-HDI (diesel)
11. Mitsubishi ASX 1.8 DID MIVEC (diesel)
12. Iveco EcoDaily 3.0 Natural Power (CNG)

Classification of vehicles powered by CNG

	Vehicle	Driver	Combustion	Cost /100km	Classification overall
1	Fiat Panda 1.2 Natural Power (CNG)	Wojciech Morawiec	3,03 m3 /100km (2,23 kg /100 km)	7,88 zł	1
2	Opel Zafira 1.6 Turbo EcoFlex (CNG)	Mariusz Roksela	3,16 m3 /100 km (2,32 kg /100km)	8,22 zł	2
3	VolkswagenPassat 1.4 TSI EcoFuel	Andrzej Bagniewski	3,55 m3 /100 km (2,61 kg/100km)	9,23 zł	3
4	Volkswagen Caddy Life Maxi EcoFuel (CNG)	Bartłomiej Kamiński	3,93 m3 /100 km (2,89 kg /100km)	10,22 zł	5
5	Fiat Doblo 1.6 Natural Power	Tomasz Głodek	3,94 m3 /100km (2,89 kg /100km)	10,25 zł	6
6	Mercedes Sprinter 1.8 NGT	Adam Staniszewski	5,04 m3 /100 km (3,71 kg /100km)	13,11 zł	7
7	Iveco EcoDaily 3.0 Natural Power	Marcin Murawski	9,72 m3 /100km (7,18 kg /100 km)	25,28 zł	12

Classification of vehicles powered by diesel

	Vehicle	Driver	Combustion	Cost /100km	Classification overall
1	Skoda Octavia II 1.6 TDI Greenline	Piotr Kwapiszewski	1,89 l /100 km	9,72 zł	4
2	Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.6 JTDM	Maciej Czowgan	2,85 l /100 km	14,65 zł	8
3	Fiat 500 JTD MultiJet DPF	Robert Bielecki	3,34 l /100 km	17,17 zł	9
4	Peugeot 308 1.6 e-HDI	Andrzej Dąbrowski	3,48 l / 100 km	17,89 zł	10
5	Mitsubishi ASX 1.8 DID MIVEC	Maciej Kalkosiński	4,28 l /100 km	22,00 zł	11