The Honda Civic Tourer that is undertaking the epic journey

Under the rules of the Guinness World Records title attempt, the same two drivers must be in the car for every kilometer of the journey. Step forward Honda R&D colleagues of some 18 years, Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren, based at Honda's European manufacturing facility in Swindon, UK. The pair volunteered to take up the challenge and will be charged with driving an average 592km, taking around 7.5 hours each day.

Fergal McGrath comments: "We are very much looking forward to the record attempt, and while we're excited we're both a little nervous about the scale of the task that awaits us. A huge amount of planning has gone into taking on this challenge and we look forward to what we hope will be a successful result when we return to Brussels on June 25th. But we've got more than 170 hours behind the wheel to contend with first!"

The official Guinness World Records title is ‘Lowest Fuel Consumption - all 24 contiguous EU countries,' measured in liters per 100km and miles per gallon calculated over the entire journey. If successful the new record will apply to all cars, including hybrid and electric models.

Based on strict and rigorous guidelines, the record attempt requires the car to enter each of the 24 countries specified, collecting a range of evidence including a fuel/mileage logbook, GPS readings, video, photographs and independent witness signatures to prove that it has done so.

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