Hyundai Getz as efficient as a Toyota Prius in London test
The 2006 GreenFleet Awards, designed to get fleet owners to greenify their vehicles, were held last week. There were dozens of categories rewarding electric vehicle producers, alternative fuel distributors and more. One interesting award was given to the winner of a 30-mile fuel burning test drive through central London. While the Hyundai Getz in the event didn't win outright, it did burn less fuel than two Toyota Priuses in the competition. The Hyundai Getz 1.5 CRTD won the Transport for London Private Sector Award, beating three hybrids, two biodiesel engines and another diesel and came in second overall in the economy drive event. The first place winner, though, was a third Prius that used just 2.2 kg of fuel (the Getz used 2.6 kg).
Other GreenFleet Award winner included the Aixam Mega (Electric Vehicle of the Year), Morrisons (Alternative Fuel Supplier of the Year) and Honda (Green Marketing Campaign of the Year). You can see the entire list here.
[Source: Mitsubishi, Greenfleet]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Seith 10:15PM (10/17/2006)
Hyundai Getz definitely is for this award. I have read reviews in Asia that this car has a good consumer response.
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Jimmy 10:51PM (10/17/2006)
They also had a Ford Focus Flexible Fuel Vehicle in the Capital Fuel Challenge. While not the most efficient, they do state: "With regard to the results published, it is worth taking into consideration that in the grand scheme of things, the bioethanol car is much kinder on the environment."
Like the Hyundai Getz, the Ford Focus FFV is not available in the States.
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$0.02 8:03AM (10/18/2006)
I don't understand why we can't get this car in North America. I rode in this car in Mexico for a taxi ride and felt it would more than adequate especially with nearly 50mpg returns
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sp 11:21AM (10/18/2006)
wait it was better than 2 prius's but prius was the best? lol.
actually Getz is nowehere close to fuel efficiency of modern Euro and Japanese small cars, both diesel or petrol engines.
If anything, you will always see journalists remarks how Hyundai Getz spends more fuel than other cars in comparo.
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Ryan 7:23AM (10/20/2006)
I have driven a Getz. It is just fine for me. The problem with the US is that people still want zero to 60 in 8 seconds or less. I personally do not understand the need as 90% of drivers crawl away from stop lights and drive under the speed limit in city traffic. I would buy a car like the Getz in an instant.
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Jimmy 9:32AM (10/20/2006)
#6 "90% of drivers crawl away from stop lights and drive under the speed limit in city traffic"
Due you have any stats for that, because it sounds very, very unrealistic. If for no other reason because the rural population of the US is larger than 10%. Also, 10% of Americans admit to driving "well over" the speed limit (ABC News Poll, Feb 2005).
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George Krpan 11:39PM (10/20/2006)
"90% of drivers crawl away from stop lights and drive under the speed limit in city traffic"
I totally agree. I live in Los Angeles.
They drive slow yet they want a 350 horsepower car.
We needs stats to prove this? Hmmm, how would you gather those stats, Jimmy?
If you measured the rate of acceleration on a major street in Los Angeles I'm sure it wouldn't be anywhere near an 8 second 0-60 rate. It wouldn't surprise me if it were 20 seconds.
I drive a slow car, a Scion xb. I'm continually waiting on BMWs, Mercedes, Lexus, and all that ilk. What especially cracks me up is a full tilt luxobarge 4WD SUV going 20mph in a 40mph zone because it's drizzling.
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Bert Knupp 8:36PM (2/08/2008)
I drove a Hyundai Getz TDI in summer 2007 all over Spain and Portugal. It was very satisfactory: very sprightly acceleration, ran all day on highways at 130 km without sweating, and I only had to fuel up once -- with cheaper grade diesel -- in 12 days of hard driving, both rural and urban. How can Hyundai not make money selling these in North America?
Bert Knupp
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