Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is not new in conducting fuel-economy run.

Recently, the company holds an internal fuel economy run in partnership with Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).

Eight (8) Honda vehicles were put to test in both highway and city courses using normal driving style with running air conditioning system. Each vehicle was assigned a driver and navigator. The City, Brio, Brio Amaze, Mobilio, Jazz, HR-V, CR-V and Odyssey were driven for 166-kilometers of highway and 55-kilometers stretch of city traffic.

To ensure realistic results are achieved, stringent mechanics or standards were applied in relation to gas up, tire pressure and air conditioning settings. All settings were sealed prior to vehicle dispatch from starting point. Furthermore, third-party observer, AAP representative, Francisco Reyes strictly monitored the whole process.

For highway driving leg, participants tackled the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) on the way to Urdaneta, Pangasinan from Petron Marilao station.  Meanwhile for city driving portion, participants passed through the traffic congested roads of EDSA, Roxas Boulevard, Gil Puyat Avenue, Kalayaan and C5.

The most fuel efficient vehicles in the fleet for both highway and city legs were the Brio Amaze 1.3 E Manual Transmission, Brio 1.3 V Navi Automatic Transmission, and City 1.5 E CVT for passenger cars and the CR-V 2.0 S Automatic Transmission and Mobilio 1.5 V CVT for commercial vehicles.

The Brio Amaze 1.3 E Manual Transmission model recorded 33.88 kilometer to a liter for highway driving and 20.37 kilometer to a liter for city driving. Meanwhile, the Brio 1.3 V Navi Automatic Transmission recorded 31.92 kilometer to a liter and 18.27 kilometer to a liter for highway and city driving respectively. Their compact size and powerful engine, enable passengers of the Brio and Brio Amaze a comfortable mobility in various driving situations – highway or city – with exceptional fuel economy.

The City 1.5 E CVT, on the other hand, achieved  31.03 kilometer to a liter for highway and 20.99 kilometer to a liter for city driving. Equipped with a 1.5 liter i-VTEC engine with Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), the City delivers smooth and seamless acceleration to achieve noteworthy fuel economy. The CVT was developed under Honda’s revolutionary Earth Dreams Technology.

Earth Dreams Technology (EDT) is a next generation set of technological advancements that enhances the engine to greatly improve both fuel efficiency and driving performance. The Mobilio, Jazz, HR-V and Odyssey are also equipped with EDT’s Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). Furthermore, the Odyssey is the first Honda vehicle locally available to also have EDT 2.4 liter i-VTEC engine. The Odyssey ended the fuel economy run with 23.48 kilometer to a liter (highway) and 17.74 kilometer to a liter (city) fuel efficiency figures.

To know more about the Earth Dreams Technology, click this video:

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