“Whoa! Wait a minute! Are you telling me the Chevy Tracker is more efficient than our lord and savior, the Geely Coolray?!” Yes. And yet, here they are offering one of the most fuel-efficient SUVs available to buyers, the Chevrolet Tracker. Something many might not consider would be an offering from Chevrolet, and it’s not surprising given how few offerings the Golden bowtie has in our market. While many of the options on this list cost over ₱1,200,000, the Raize stands at a relatively affordable ₱1,051,000 for the Turbo variant, while the N/A manual variant costs just ₱751,000 - a downright bargain in today’s market. Where the Raize has the competition beat, weirdly, is in price. Yes, it’s more “efficient,” but it’s forcing the 1.0-liter turbo to stay in boost for longer and more air means more fuel. That means the engine will consume more. Part of the reason for this is, again, that CVT which forces the engine to spend more time at high RPMs in pursuit of efficiency. Surprisingly, however, those figures are achieved by the naturally aspirated engine, while the Turbo can manage 22 kilometers per liter on the highway and 10 in the city. The biggest news with this mini SUV is the fuel consumption - 24 kilometers per liter on the highway and 12 in the city. There's also a 1.0-liter turbo which bumps up performance to 98 PS and 140 Newton-meters of torque. Under the hood of the Raize sits either a 1.2-liter naturally aspirated engine making 88 PS and 113 Newton-meters of torque mated to either a CVT or a 5-speed manual. If you thought there was going to be a list without at least one Toyota, you are mistaken, because the Toyota Raize is pretty good at sipping fuel. #3 Toyota Raizeġ0 km/L city, 22 km/L highway (Turbo), 12 km/L city, 24 km/L highway (N/A) This makes the HR-V quite an affordable Honda. Price-wise, the HR-V hasn’t lost the plot of affordability either, with a price tag of ₱1,389,000 for the S variant, and ₱1,649,000 for the turbocharged V variant. The turbo forces more air into the engine and that means the engine consumes more fuel as well. Part of that glaring difference is because of the programming of the CVT, which likes to keep the engine in the powerband when at speed. Meanwhile, the naturally aspirated S variant gets 9.3 km/L in the city and nearly 24 on the highway, which works out to 16.55 kilometers per liter combined. In terms of fuel consumption, the Turbo gets 9.5 kilometers per liter in the city, and 21.3 kilometers per liter on the highway – pretty strong numbers, which result in a combined consumption of 15.4 kilometers per liter. Powered by the same 1.5-liter engine found in the Civic, the turbocharged HR-V V variant makes around 177 PS and 240 Newton-meters of torque, all of which gets sent through a CVT to the front wheels. #4 Honda HR-Vĩ.5 km/L city, 21.3 km/L highway (Turbo) 9.3 km/L city, 23.8 km/L highway (non-Turbo)Īrguably one of the most popular subcompact crossovers in the market, the HR-V from Honda has learned how to stretch the peso even further than before. For what it’s worth, though, the 2008 is a bargain for entry into the Euro-spec lifestyle – despite the fact it comes to us from Malaysia. That’s quite a lot of money to part with, especially considering the car is relatively exclusive, and it comes from a brand whose recognition in the market is still pretty slim. The last metric to be discussed is the price - ₱1,750,000 in the Peugeot’s case. After all, if your target market lives in the city, they’re going to want to know how it performs there, be it good or bad. Where the Peugeot’s fuel consumption takes a nosedive is in the city, where it struggles to do more than 8 kilometers per liter – not atrocious by any measure, but it certainly plays a role in the decision-making process. Though it may take a second to build up steam, it can still throw your head back when you mash it. With a combined city and highway average of 15 kilometers per liter, the Peugeot 2008 is certainly not the people’s first consideration when looking for a fuel-efficient ride, and yet, it manages to get an impressive 22 kilometers per liter on the highway thanks to a frugal 1.2-liter turbo inline 3-cylinder engine, mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.ĭon’t think that because it’s frugal it means it’s weak, because the 2008 puts out 132 PS and 230 Newton-meters of torque.
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