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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief October 20, 2009 · 2 min read

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Tanggal Sabtu lalu, kami mengikuti Honda Challenge Cup -- sebuah kompetisi bersahabat dalam mengendarai mobil Honda untuk mencapai perjalanan paling hemat bahan bakar. Saya melewatkan acara sebelumnya beberapa bulan yang lalu yang ditujukan bagi para wartawan, sehingga saya dijadwalkan untuk mengikuti yang terakhir ini.

Tujuannya adalah mengemudikan salah satu mobil Honda — Civic, Jazz, Accord, dan CRV — sambil menggunakan bahan bakar seminimal mungkin di sepanjang perjalanan. Tentu saja, ada beberapa tips yang diberikan kepada kami mengenai cara mencapainya.

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Masing-masing tim terdiri dari dua anggota, seorang pengemudi dan navigator (rekan satu tim saya adalah Randy dari Daily Contributor). Saya mengambil kursi pengemudi dengan Honda CRV 2.0 MT. Ada dua tahap dalam balapan ini — yang pertama adalah berkendara di kota (dari The Fort ke Makati ke Petron NLEX) dan yang kedua adalah berkendara di jalan raya (dari Petron NLEX ke Kota Angeles dan kembali). Setiap pemberhentian diukur berdasarkan jarak tempuh serta jumlah bahan bakar yang dikonsumsi.

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Dalam uji coba berkendara di kota, kami mencatat 10 kilometer per liter, sedangkan untuk berkendara di jalan raya, angka tersebut meningkat menjadi 14km/liter. Rata-rata keseluruhan kami adalah 13km/liter. Kami menang dalam kategori kami dengan 1km/liter dan juga berhasil meraih posisi ke-3 secara keseluruhan (dua Honda Civic memenangkan peringkat 1 dan 2 secara keseluruhan).

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Beruntunglah Honda CRV memiliki meteran digital yang menampilkan perkiraan rata-rata konsumsi bahan bakar Anda. Saya hanya menyesuaikan kecepatan berkendara saya berdasarkan meteran tersebut (yang memberikan rata-rata 17.8km per liter).

Pelajaran terbesar -- berkendara pada 60km/jam di jalan tol menghasilkan efisiensi bahan bakar terbaik (yang lain mengklaim seharusnya 80 km/jam). Untuk memastikan patroli jalan raya tidak menandai saya karena berkendara di bawah kecepatan minimum, saya selalu mengikuti truk 10 roda paling lambat di jalur paling kanan.

Which Honda model did the author drive in the competition?

The author drove a Honda CRV 2.0 MT.

What average fuel efficiency did the author achieve on the highway?

The author's highway average was 14 km/liter, with a personal average of 17.8 km/liter.

What speed did the author find most fuel‑efficient on the highway?

Driving at 60 km/h yielded the best fuel efficiency, according to the author.

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33 Comments

Millionaire Acts · 17 years ago

Congratulations for winning! I first saw about this challenge in Randy’s blog.

Paul · 17 years ago

Congratulations!

We would have been fellow participants in last August’s Honda Challenge Cup had you joined that particular contest:

http://www.unlawyer.net/?p=2189

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@jameson – lot of factors which include the type of gasoline, type of car and most especially the driver.

@brownspank – you’re right, I heard from the guys at Honda that the optimal RPM is somewhere between 1500 to 2000 for their cars.

Brownspank · 17 years ago

Fuel efficiency is less about maintaining that magic speed value, and more about proper gear selection and fuel control. Remember, all cars are built differently; what’s good for one car might not be for another.

Aim for good speed-to-RPM ratios (while keeping a safe speed, of course) and learn to read the road conditions ahead (traffic, uphill/downhill, curves, etc.), and you should have no problem saving fuel.

Jameson · 17 years ago

Sir,

Question ko lang po.. aside from 60km/h max speed ano ang secret for maximum fuel consumption?

Nasa gasolina po ba?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@joeyboy & aldrin – gas card and GC lang.

@ali – around 17km/l and 18km/l each.

@randy – haha! at least tama strategy natin.

@jangelo – saw your name listed but wondered why you weren’t around.

@francis – only the CRVs ar MT, all the rest are AT.

@ryan – sometimes when I get bored tailing the trucks, I’d speed up to 100kmph and then switch to neutral and just cruise.

Ali · 17 years ago

Hey Randy thanks sa info kung 3rd place kayo driving a CRV 2.0 mas ok pa din consumption niyo kesa sa Jazz and City.

I always hear about Honda and Petron doing these types of Eco-Drive challenges, so is it the car or the gas? hehe

Ryan · 17 years ago

Hehe. Could never stay just at 60kmh on a highway. I’d rather take the gas penalty. LoL. Don’t tail a 10-wheeler too close, those big tires can kick up a lot of particles that can be forceful enough to chip the front paint.