Mirage takes 7th place in Eco Run 2016 fuel economy challenge (PH)

[MetroMPG]

Suzuki Celerio 1.0L, overall winner in the gasoline category.

Several newer models on the market are giving the 1.2L Mirage a run for its money in the fuel economy department.

The Philippines Department of Energy recently conducted an on-road comparison of 70 car & truck models under ideal, controlled highway conditions (ie. not really representative of "real world" driving). However, being the Philippines, one rule stated the AC had to be on at all times.

• each car filled to the brim, driven through the course, and fueled again
• each manufacturer brought their own driver and co-driver tandem, who along with a media observer
• 280-kilometer course with a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)
• air conditioner at full blast
• three-second gap to the car ahead and no overtaking

The top gasoline car was the 1.0L Suzuki Celerio CVT.

The Mirage CVT ranked behind several larger displacement gasoline direct-injection models from Honda & Hyundai.

The overall winner was a diesel powered Isuzu D-Max 3.0 L 4×2 pickup RWD 5 MT which scored an astonishing 38.46 km/L = 91 mpg US = 2.6 L/100 km.

Top gasoline vehicles:

1) 29.14 km/L = 69 mpg US = 3.43 L/100 km - Suzuki Celerio 1.0 L gas hatchback FWD CVT

2) 28.60 km/L = 67 mpg US = 3.5 L/100 km - Honda Jazz 1.5 L gas hatchback FWD CVT

3) 27.94 = 66 mpg US = 3.6 L/100 km - Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 L gas sedan FWD 5 MT

4) 27.83 = 66 mpg US = 3.6 L/100 km - Hyundai Elantra 1.6 L gas sedan FWD 6 MT

5) 27.70 = 65 mpg US = 3.6 L/100 km - Suzuki Celerio 1.0 L gas hatchback FWD 5 MT

6) 27.56 = 65 mpg US = 3.6 L/100 km - Honda Civic 1.5 L gas sedan FWD CVT

7) 27.05 = 64 mpg US = 3.7 L/100 km - Mitsubishi Mirage 1.2 L gas hatchback FWD CVT

(The Mirage 5-speed turned in a 25.64 km/L result.)



Full details, results: Making Sense of the First Petron-DOE Euro 4 Fuel Economy Run Results


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