Honda will put the real-world fuel economy of its super-efficient 1.6 i-DTEC engine to the ultimate test in a 13,000km drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries, with the aim of setting a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency.
On June 1, 2015, two members of Honda's European Research & Development (R&D) team climbed into a Honda Civic Tourer and set out on an epic journey from Aalst, Belgium.
Heading towards the Netherlands and Germany, their trip will see them navigate the Continent in a clockwise direction, with the aim of returning to their starting point some 25 days later, on June 25th, having covered a planned total of 13,614km.
The Guinness World Records title attempt comes on the back of several independent tests which have proven Honda's 1.6 i-DTEC engine to consistently out-perform its quoted fuel efficiency in real-world driving conditions.
Keen to once again underline this performance and in the challenging spirit for which the brand is famed, Honda aims to set a benchmark with a Guinness World Records title never before attempted in Europe.
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