The Vivaro has won the title of “Economy Champ 2009” in the van category of the British Fleetworld magazine’s fuel-saving marathon. With an equivalent of 5.1 litres of diesel fuel per 100 km, the Vivaro also beat the model’s economical regular average consumption of 7.8 litres by a good third on a 580-kilometre test drive through central England. In doing so, it left all the other competitors in its category behind.

The fuel-saving characteristics of the Vivaro van with short wheelbase and 2.0 CDTI (84 kW/114 hp) turbo-diesel engine were put to the test during the challenge. The British magazine Fleetworld holds the fuel-saving marathon annually and a total of 10 vans from different manufacturers took part in this year’s contest.