The increase has been caused by a combination of factors. The global rise in cost of wholesale price of petroleum products and the implementation of the new TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.
Generally, we'll be in the mindset of finding ways to conserve fuel -- from bikes to scooters to buses to MRTs and even our own two feet -- to get us from here to there. In the mean time, many of us still find ourselves in need of automobiles, and some of us need new automobiles. With that in mind, we present this list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars*, ranked by kilometers per liter, that you can actually buy this year.
GASOLINE CATEGORY
1. KIA Picanto (Automatic Transmission) 29.23 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P696,000
Engine Displacement: 1248cc
2. Toyota Vios (Automatic Transmission) 25.88 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P968,000
Engine Displacement: 1496cc
3. Toyota Wigo (Automatic Transmission) 25.19 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P611,000
Engine Displacement: 998cc
4. Suzuki Alto 800 (Manual Transmission) 24.81 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P429,000
Engine Displacement: 796cc
5. Honda City (Automatic Transmission) 23.91 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P857,000
Engine Displacement: 1500cc
6. Suzuki Swift (Manual Transmission) 23.27 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P658,000
Engine Displacement: 1197cc
7. Mazda 2 (Automatic Transmission) 22.82 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P938,000
Engine Displacement: 1496cc
8. Hyundai Elantra (Manual Transmission) 19.69 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P1,018,000
Engine Displacement: 1591cc
9. Subaru Impreza (Automatic Transmission) 19.58 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P1,458,000
Engine Displacement: 1995cc
10. Nissan Almera (Automatic Transmission) 19.13 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P824,000
Engine Displacement: 1498cc
DIESEL CATEGORY
1. Volkswagen Golf GTS (Automatic Transmission) 27.91 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P1,350,000
Engine Displacement: 1968cc
2. Hyundai Accent (Automatic Transmission) 27.80 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P925,000
Engine Displacement: 1591cc
3. Volkswagen Jetta (Automatic Transmission) 24.75 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: P1,100,000
Engine Displacement: 1968cc
4. Volvo S90 D4 (Automatic Transmission) 21.13 kilometers per liter
Type: Sedan
Price: Price on Request
Engine Displacement: 1969cc
* The fuel economy of an automobile is the relationship between the distance traveled and the amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle. Consumption can be expressed in terms of volume of fuel to travel a distance, or the distance travelled per unit volume of fuel consumed.
* Sedan class only
* Based on Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Economy Run, November 2017.
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