AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an impressive display of fuel economy, two drivers from Australia have broken the "48 Contiguous U.S. States Fuel Economy Guinness World Record," driving a car equipped with Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires. This three-week, 9,000+ mile drive through all 48 contiguous states in the U.S., showcased the potential fuel savings from the breakthrough fuel-efficient tread compound found in the new tires.
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The article descibes a diesel economey effort. However, its worth posting here as it looks like the initial claims for the Fuel Max tire are holding up according to the early implementers. According to the article, they were also using Shell for fuel, another thing we observe to be the case on a lot of hybrid sites.