Fuel Consumption, Co2 Emissions - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Fuel cons umption,
CO e mis sions
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Directive 80/1268/EEC (last c hanged by
1999/100/EC) has ap plied for the
measurement of fuel consumption since
1996.
The direc tiv e is oriented to actual driving
practices: Urban driv ing is rated at approx.
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/ and off-road driving with approx .
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(urban a nd ex tra-urban c onsumption).
Cold starts and acceleration phases are
also tak en into consideration.
The specification of CO emission is also a
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constituent of the directive.
The figures given m ust not be taken as a
guarantee for the actual fuel consumption
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/ of a p artic ular vehicle.
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The calculation of fuel consumption as
spec ified by directive 1999/100/EC takes
acc ount of the v ehicle' s kerb weight,
ascertained in accordance with the said
regula tion. Optional ex tras may result in
slightly higher fuel consumption and CO
emission lev els than those quoted.
To convert l/100 k m into mpg, divide 282
by num ber of litres/100 km.
S aving fuel, p rotecting the environm ent –
see page 140.
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