Skoda Fabia capable of 127.8mpg if you've got all the time in the world

With pump prices at an all-time high across Europe, manufacturers can often be found setting unlikely distance records in their latest fuel-sipping machines.

The most recent to fill-and-seal their tank was Skoda, which handed over a Fabia Greenline II to economy specialist Gerhard Plattner and watched him complete an astonishing 1,246 miles at the wheel.