Petron-doe Eco Run tests fuel efficiency

With car manufacturers and importers all claiming to have the best fuel mileage for their vehicles, car buyers are caught in a quandary as to which one is really fuel-efficient. To set the record straight, Petron Corp. and the Department of Energy (DOE) teamed up to provide the answers with an economy run where 52 of cars sold in the country were tested for their mileage (or kilometrage).

So the 13th edition of the motoring industry’s premiere economy run, the Petron-DOE Eco Run, was held last November 20 at the Clark Freeport, Pampanga with 52 entries from different car classes. These comprised of people movers, pick-ups, subcompacts and luxurious compact vehicles. The field was composed of an equal number of gasoline-and diesel-powered cars, or 26 units each.