Jun 14 2006, 12:04 PM
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Proton's Frugal Gen.2 A Winner For Family Trips
By Neville D' Cruz
MELBOURNE (Australia) June 12 (Bernama) -- Proton GEN.2's impressively low fuel consumption is saving an Australian family almost A$3,000 a year as well as making family reunion a more regular occurrence.
Shantell Sammut from Nyngan in New South Wales has cut her annual fuel bill from around A$6,000 a year to just A$3,000 since switching to a Proton GEN.2 at the end of last year.
Sammut averages just over 30,000 kilometres a year and regularly makes the 1,350-kilometre trip to Newcastle to visit relatives, ensuring that the odometer on her GEN.2 is constantly spinning.
The Sammut's 1.6-litre GEN.2 regularly carries two adults, two children and a boot full of luggage and averages just 6.6 litres per 100 kilometres, making the fuel consumption figures all the more impressive.
Sammut has already logged more than 15,000 kilometres throughout New South Wales since the end of last year and is on track to notch 30,000 kilometres in her first year of ownership.
With fuel prices at over A$1.50 a litre in many country areas, the Proton GEN.2's frugal fuel consumption leaves more money in Sammut's pockets.
"Even around town it has been surprising how little fuel the GEN.2 uses. I can now travel around town for a fortnight on a tank of fuel," Sammut said.
"My previous car was the same size and cost me about A$100 in fuel a fortnight but the GEN.2 costs me half as much," she said.
Sammut works for a local mechanic and also uses her GEN.2 to transport customers around town and back to nearby farms.
"I spend a lot of time driving customers and they are all impressed with the GEN.2. I get a lot of comments on how comfortable it is and how good it looks," she said.
Sammut was originally drawn to the GEN.2 because of its stylish looks and since taking delivery, she has fallen in love with every aspect of the car.
"Besides the low fuel consumption, I love the GEN.2's handling. It sticks to the road like glue even when fully loaded," Sammut said.
"My GEN.2 is an automatic and it performs very well. Even when we are going over the mountains, it goes up and down through the gears smoothly and I barely notice the changes," she said.
"I have figured out that if I own the GEN.2 for about six years I will save the equivalent of its price in fuel savings alone, and that is at the current fuel price. If the price goes up, my GEN.2 will make even more sense," she added.
-- BERNAMA
By Neville D' Cruz
MELBOURNE (Australia) June 12 (Bernama) -- Proton GEN.2's impressively low fuel consumption is saving an Australian family almost A$3,000 a year as well as making family reunion a more regular occurrence.
Shantell Sammut from Nyngan in New South Wales has cut her annual fuel bill from around A$6,000 a year to just A$3,000 since switching to a Proton GEN.2 at the end of last year.
Sammut averages just over 30,000 kilometres a year and regularly makes the 1,350-kilometre trip to Newcastle to visit relatives, ensuring that the odometer on her GEN.2 is constantly spinning.
The Sammut's 1.6-litre GEN.2 regularly carries two adults, two children and a boot full of luggage and averages just 6.6 litres per 100 kilometres, making the fuel consumption figures all the more impressive.
Sammut has already logged more than 15,000 kilometres throughout New South Wales since the end of last year and is on track to notch 30,000 kilometres in her first year of ownership.
With fuel prices at over A$1.50 a litre in many country areas, the Proton GEN.2's frugal fuel consumption leaves more money in Sammut's pockets.
"Even around town it has been surprising how little fuel the GEN.2 uses. I can now travel around town for a fortnight on a tank of fuel," Sammut said.
"My previous car was the same size and cost me about A$100 in fuel a fortnight but the GEN.2 costs me half as much," she said.
Sammut works for a local mechanic and also uses her GEN.2 to transport customers around town and back to nearby farms.
"I spend a lot of time driving customers and they are all impressed with the GEN.2. I get a lot of comments on how comfortable it is and how good it looks," she said.
Sammut was originally drawn to the GEN.2 because of its stylish looks and since taking delivery, she has fallen in love with every aspect of the car.
"Besides the low fuel consumption, I love the GEN.2's handling. It sticks to the road like glue even when fully loaded," Sammut said.
"My GEN.2 is an automatic and it performs very well. Even when we are going over the mountains, it goes up and down through the gears smoothly and I barely notice the changes," she said.
"I have figured out that if I own the GEN.2 for about six years I will save the equivalent of its price in fuel savings alone, and that is at the current fuel price. If the price goes up, my GEN.2 will make even more sense," she added.
-- BERNAMA
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