American Honda took first place on indicators of car efficiency

American Honda took first place on indicators of car efficiency


In the 25th time in 34 years of EPAgency (the Agency for Environmental Protection) announced American Honda the leader in fuel economy. During the 2008 model year, the most recent year for which complete data are available, Honda and Acura brands together have the highest fuel economy across the fleet - 7.81 liters per 100 km (30.1 mi / gal).

EPA publishes the data for "marketing group" of leading automakers, but not on individual brands of cars. Since the EPA in 1975 began to vote automakers on fuel economy, Honda each year was in the uppermost ranks, or led the list.

Honda is constantly working on the development and promotion of environmental technologies worldwide. The most recent example of this was the debut in Detroit, the American version of the serial hybrid Honda CR-Z, which will be presented in Europe at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. Car Honda CR-Z has a high-speed capabilities, sporting dynamics and handling of all at 5 L/100 km, and low levels of CO2 elections and demonstrates the vision of Honda's eco-car that can satisfy consumer demand.