1. Fuel consumption
GMP (Groupe Moto-Propulsion) consumption is an important parameter for the user, who obviously wants to reduce the running costs of his vehicle. But beyond this particular consideration, reducing fuel consumption is becoming a planetary problem linked to the reasonable use and therefore preservation of natural resources, but also to the polluting emissions generated by fuel combustion.
A vehicle's fuel consumption can be expressed in :
in volume of fuel per unit distance (L/100 km) ;
in distance per unit volume (km/L) ;
in volume of fuel per unit time (L/h).
It can be determined by calculation or by testing, under conditions determined by current standards. Generally speaking, the fuel consumption of a vehicle in...
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