Honda sets Guinness World Record for fuel efficiency
08 Jul 2015|5,579 views
Honda has set a new Guinness World Records title for 'Lowest fuel consumption - all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)', recording an average 2.8L/100km over 13,497km, in a 25-day drive across all 24 EU contiguous countries.
Behind the wheel of a Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC for the entire journey were two members of Honda's European Research & Development (R&D) team, Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren, who took on the challenge to further demonstrate the impressive real world fuel economy of the Tourer.
The remarkable distance travelled is similar to the team driving to Australia from their home in the U.K., stopping just nine times to refuel. The car achieved an incredible average 1,500km on each tank of fuel, at a total fuel cost for the whole journey of just £459 or S$967. The team set out on their epic road trip from Aalst, Belgium, on Monday June 1st, navigating the continent in a clockwise direction.
Under the rules the same two drivers must be in the car for the whole journey, giving Fergal and Julian, Honda R&D colleagues of some 18 years and based in the U.K., the challenge of driving an average of approximately 611km, taking around seven and a half hours, each day.
Under the rules of the record title attempt the car must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to create an advantage, to replicate 'real world' conditions. This was judged by independent witnesses at the beginning and end of the attempt. Fuelling was carried out at regular filling stations, with the tank filled to the maximum at each stop to ensure no weight advantage.
The team, both amateur drivers, were also keen to show that through adopting some simple but very effective driving techniques, anybody could achieve such remarkable fuel economy. They simply used some very logical methods including careful and sensible route planning, driving smoothly and consistently without harsh acceleration or braking, anticipating the road conditions ahead, carrying no unnecessary weight, and ensuring that the car was correctly maintained at all times.
Honda has set a new Guinness World Records title for 'Lowest fuel consumption - all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)', recording an average 2.8L/100km over 13,497km, in a 25-day drive across all 24 EU contiguous countries.
Behind the wheel of a Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC for the entire journey were two members of Honda's European Research & Development (R&D) team, Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren, who took on the challenge to further demonstrate the impressive real world fuel economy of the Tourer.
The remarkable distance travelled is similar to the team driving to Australia from their home in the U.K., stopping just nine times to refuel. The car achieved an incredible average 1,500km on each tank of fuel, at a total fuel cost for the whole journey of just £459 or S$967. The team set out on their epic road trip from Aalst, Belgium, on Monday June 1st, navigating the continent in a clockwise direction.
Under the rules the same two drivers must be in the car for the whole journey, giving Fergal and Julian, Honda R&D colleagues of some 18 years and based in the U.K., the challenge of driving an average of approximately 611km, taking around seven and a half hours, each day.
Under the rules of the record title attempt the car must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to create an advantage, to replicate 'real world' conditions. This was judged by independent witnesses at the beginning and end of the attempt. Fuelling was carried out at regular filling stations, with the tank filled to the maximum at each stop to ensure no weight advantage.
The team, both amateur drivers, were also keen to show that through adopting some simple but very effective driving techniques, anybody could achieve such remarkable fuel economy. They simply used some very logical methods including careful and sensible route planning, driving smoothly and consistently without harsh acceleration or braking, anticipating the road conditions ahead, carrying no unnecessary weight, and ensuring that the car was correctly maintained at all times.
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