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MPG Marathon puts spotlight on eco credentials of Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC

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In the test of 23 cars driven by independent journalists and company car drivers on UK roads, the Civic took third place for overall mpg, behind the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic and Renault Clio Dynamique – both much smaller cars than the Honda.

Piloted by Mark Armstrong-Read of Derbyshire NHS Trust over a 367-mile drive in tough conditions, the Civic recorded an excellent overall mpg of 84.87mpg, just 4mpg behind the winner. It exceeded its official combined figure by some 8.12%, placing it third place overall in percentage improvement on quoted mpg figures. The Civic also recorded the third lowest CO2 emissions of the models on test, with just 94g/km.

Lee Wheeler, manager corporate operations at Honda (UK), said: ‘The fact that our small diesel 1.6 i-DTEC powered Civic five-door finished a very respectable third in the MPG Marathon illustrates the key benefit our new Earth Dreams Technology to fleet users – far less trips to the filling station than many similar sized competitor models. Earth Dreams Technology can now be found in the Civic five-door hatchback and CR-V, and we look forward to bringing it very soon to our all new Civic Tourer.’

The new Civic 1.6 i-DTEC offers a class-leading combination of fuel economy and performance according to the brand, with emissions of 94g/km of CO2 and power output of 119bhp. The engine is the first to be launched in Europe under Honda’s flagship Earth Dreams Technology environmental programme.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.