NZ's Top Vehicles Named
The recent EnergyWise Rally has identified NZ’s top performing cars for fuel economy and low CO2 emissions. The overall winner of the rally, taking the EnergyWise Environment Award, was the diesel Peugeot 406 HDi. The EnergyWise Environment Award was calculated taking fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and the size of the vehicle into account. There were fuel economy winners for each vehicle class.
The Peugeot 406 was also the most fuel efficient car overall, consuming a mere 4.2 litres per 100 kilometres (66.9 mpg). The most economic family sized car in the rally was also the Peugeot 406 HDi.
The most economic business car in the rally, the Ford Mondeo, combined with efficient driving practices, used only 6.7 litres per 100 kilometres (42.1 mpg). The average distance travelled by a business car is around 17,000 kilometres per year, making the average saving $600 per car per year.
There were some incredibly close finishes in the different classes. The under 1000cc class was a dead heat between the Daihatsu Sirion and Suzuki Alto. Both cars scored 5.25 l/100km (54 mpg). In the 4WD diesel class, the Landrover Freelander TD4 and the Suzuki Grand Vitara both scored 6.35 l/100km (45 mpg).
The Honda Jazz CVT, in the 1000-1400 cc class, was the best performing petrol-powered car in the event with 4.74 l/100km (60 mpg). The 1400-2000cc small car class was won by the Honda Civic 1.5l. The medium/large 1600-2500cc class was won by a Ford Mondeo Zetec.
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