How much can you spend a hundred on a route Madrid-Peñíscola? Little bit? And … If it were not for the highway, but walking among middle and secondary roads, the provinces of Guadalajara, Cuenca and Teruel? On board a Fiat Stilo Schumacher and pace of normal driving, we show that it is possible to save fuel without getting bored at the wheel.

When a consumer test, usually done thinking about the best possible conditions for the favorable outcome arises. That means not very long, homogeneous, preferably via separate highway or better with little traffic senses and, of course, aboard a suitable vehicle, Diesel, without great fanfare prestacionales paths. The secret is usually put fifth or sixth as possible and let the car roll smoothly, however long it takes, because the time is used to traverse the section does not count. This time, however, Fiat offered us something very different.
It was a test of miniconsumo fraught with difficulties precisely because it contravenes these “easy” rules just cited. The journey covered no less than 545 km, secondary roads and variaditas, often with irregular firm, a twisty sections, to stretches almost one lane in both directions. ‘There is nothing-vehicle, a diesel engined sports court direct injection: the Fiat Stilo Schumacher, 1.9 16V Multijet engine 140 hp. Finally, the goal was not alone cover the travel consuming as little as possible, but do so in a reasonable time; A challenge…
The group of journalists who accept this challenge we form teams of pilot and copilot on board Schumacher Stilo and left at seven o’clock, with differences in two or three minutes, facilities Fiat in the Madrid suburb of Alcala de Henares . Driving style, based on the techniques just telling you, could not be abandoned at speeds too low, so that together, it is quite resembled a real situation, which gave this experiment everyday air. After about five hours and a half at the wheel, and with an average speed of nearly 100 km / h, the average consumption was 6.54 liters per hundred kilometers, a good brand.

Only have 3,500 units for sale, as many other freaks world champion of Formula 1 and the Stilo. The signing of Michael Schumacher personalize the dashboard and bodywork of this special edition of the Fiat Stilo, compact, clearly suggests a red “Ferrari” with three doors and an aggressive and exclusive image.

Apart from the color, the air sports gives them the “Zender Kit”, consisting of front and rear bumpers, side skirts and rear spoiler (all the same body color) and alloy wheels 17 inches. For that sportsmanship is also perceived at the wheel (leather, incidentally, as the knob of the gear lever), the Stilo Schumacher takes pedals, heel and trim the interior stirrup sporty design, dual automatic climate control, equipment Hi-Fi with CD (also for MP3 files), subwoofer, CD changer in the dashboard radio controls on the steering wheel and a numbered metallic plate.

The Fiat Stilo 1.9 Multijet 140 hp has a top speed of 203 km / h accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 9.7 seconds and covers a kilometer from 0 to 30.9 seconds.

The price of this special series is 22,010 euros.