The test vehicles and their operations were monitored by Dekra, an independent specialist automotive organisation. The engineers sealed all components relevant to fuel consumption as well as the fuel tanks, and monitored all refuelling stops. In addition, the load was checked and sealed. All refuelling stops were at the same filling stations in Wiesbaden or Leipzig and even at the same pumps. Even the position of the vehicles at each pump was defined.

The buses were also equipped with instruments for measuring fuel consumption. Any movement of the five buses in the Record Run Buses 2012 could be monitored with the help of the FleetBoard telematics system.

Record Run Buses 2012: Identical conditions, technology and refuelling stops monitored

Arrival at the finish line in Wiesbaden after 18,000 km on 26 October 2012

All five buses crossed the finish line of the Record Run Buses 2012 in Wiesbaden at 2:00 p.m. on 26 October 2012. By that time the touring coaches each had covered a distance of some 7000 km, the urban regular-service buses each just shy of 1400 km.

Record Run Buses 2012: Arrival at the finish line in Wiesbaden after 18,000 km on 26 October 2012