It's done. The Honda Civic Tourer is now officially known as fuel-saving champion in the Guinness World Records. With only nine refueling stops managed the Japanese all 24 countries of continental Europe to pass through. These were, after all, a whopping 13,498 kilometers. That makes one tankful about 1,500 kilometers and an average fuel consumption of just 2.82 liters per 100 kilometers. How did the two drivers to reduce the specified with 3.8 liters factory consumption.
Honda Civic Tourer. So seems the simple formula to be that now the Japanese introduced a fresh entry in the Guinness Book of Records, because with an average consumption of just 2.82 liters per 100 kilometers has become a standard-Japanese freighter fuel-saving champion. The two members of the European Honda development team had to refuel only nine times on its approximately 13,500 kilometer journey across Europe.
On 01 June, the two were, of course, took turns during the journey, started in Aalst, Belgium and drove through all 24 countries on the European continent in a clockwise direction. On June 25, was the mission - the title in the category "Lowest fuel consumption - all 24 contiguous EU countries" - then managed. For sufficient evidence and records had to be presented - including a logbook on fuel consumption and mileage, GPS data, videos, photos and signatures of independent witnesses, so everything was exactly comprehensible. For added security, the mileage of the car was equipped with a tracking device. The fuel-saving mystery of two amateur riders: a careful route planning, a gentle and smooth driving without quick braking or accelerating. Every unnecessary kilograms, which was not part of the standard equipment of the equipped with the 1.6 i-DTEC vehicle, stayed at home and also to held on to all speed limits.
