Entering its third year on the trot, the Asian Auto Fuel Efficiency Awards is still the automotive industry’s sole awards recognising fuel efficient vehicles and the country’s oldest automotive magazine recently honoured the most frugal vehicles of 2010.
A total of 57 awards in 19 categories were handed out to various manufacturers in the hopes that it would spur them on to develop and introduce more fuel efficient technologies into our market.
“It is our aim that this annual Asian Auto Fuel Efficiency Awards would be the platform to offer Malaysians better options when purchasing their next car and to bring Malaysian motoring in line with our north and south neighbours who for years have been enjoying the latest models before us. As such, every legitimate car sold in Malaysia was included in the audit this year and we got some rather surprising results that show us how petrol engines are starting to creep up to hybrid cars in terms of fuel efficiency,” said Daniel Fernandez, editor of Asian Auto.
The categories up for grabs were compact city car, compact premium city car, family car, premium family car, luxury family car, executive car, premium executive car, super saloon, super sports coupe, performance car, pickup truck, compact MPV, luxury MPV, compact and luxury SUV as well as supercar.
Among the big winners on the night were Mercedes and Audi with the most awards while Hyundai and Mazda were not far behind either, a fine example of how the gap between premium brands and non-premium brands is shrinking.
Winners List:
Compact City Cars:
1. Hyundai i10- 5 liters/100km
2. Suzuki Alto- 5.05 liters/100km
3. Perodua Myvi- 6.2 liters/100km
Compact Premium City Cars:
1. Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI- 5.8 liters/100km
2. Mini Cooper R56- 5.9 liters/100km
3. Alfa Romeo Mito- 6.1 liters/100km
Family Cars
1. Honda City- 6.1 liters/100km
2. Proton Inspira 1.8 manual- 6.3 liters/100km
3. Nissan Latio Sedan 1.6- 7.1 liters/100km
Premium Family Cars
1. Toyota Altis 1.8- 5.5 liters/100km
2. Ford Focus 2-liter TDCI Diesel- 5.8 liters/100km
3. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI- 6.3 liters/100km
Luxury Family Cars
1. Mazda6 2.0- 7.4 liters/100km
2. Hyundai Sonata 2.0- 7.5 liters/100km
3. Volvo S40 2.0 Powershift- 7.7 liters/100km
Executive Cars
1. Mercedes-Benz C-Class CGI- 7.2 liters/100km
2. Audi A4 1.8T- 7.4 liters/100km
3. Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0 TSI- 7.9 liters/100km
Premium Executive Cars
1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 200CGI- 5.6 liters/100km
2. Audi A6 TFSI- 7.7 liters/100km
3. BMW 523i- 7.8 liters/100km
Super Saloons
1. Mercedes-Benz S-Class S300L- 9.4 liters/100km
2. Audi A8 3.2 Multitronic- 9.9 liters/100km
3. Porsche Panamera 3.6- 10.9 liters/100km
Sport Coupes/Cabriolets
1. Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4 TSI- 6.3 liters/100km
2. Audi A5 2.0 TFSI- 7.5 liters/100km
3. Peugeot 308 CC- 8.1 liters/100km
Performance Cars
1. Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6- 7.4 liters/100km
2. Audi TT TFSI- 7.7 liters/100km
3. Lotus Elise S- 8.2 liters/100km
Pickup Trucks
1. Isuzu D-Max 2.5- 7.6 liters/100km
2. Ssangyong Actyon Sports 2.0- 8 liters/100km
3. Nissan Navara 2.5- 8.2 liters/100km
Compact MPV
1. Honda Freed- 6.1 liters/100km
2. Toyota Avanza- 7.1 liters/100km
3. Honda Stream RSZ- 7.2 liters/100km
Luxury MPV
1. Hyundai Starex CRDi Diesel- 9.6 liters/100km
2. Mitsubishi Grandis 2.4- 9.7 liters/100km
3. Mazda8 MPV- 9.8 liters/100km
SUV
1. Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel- 7.2 liters/100km
2. Mitsubishi ASX 2.0- 7.6 liters/100km
3. Peugeot 3008 1.6 Turbo- 7.8 liters/100km
Compact Luxury SUV
1. Mazda CX7 2.2- 7.7 liters/100km
2. Volvo XC60 2.0 2WD Powershift- 8.5 liters/100km
3. Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI- 8.6 liters/100km
Luxury SUV
1. Volvo XC90 D5 Diesel- 8.5 liters/100km
2. Porsche Cayenne 3.6 Diesel- 9.3 liters/100km
3. Lexus RX270- 9.5 liters/100km
Supercars
1. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG- 9.3 liters/100km
2. Porsche 911 Carrera PDK- 9.8 liters/100km
3. Porsche 911 GT2- 12.5 liters/100km
Family Hybrids
1. Toyota Prius- 3.9 liters/100km
2. Honda Insight- 4.6 liters/100km
3. Honda Civic Hybrid- 4.6 liters/100km
Luxury Hybrids
1. Lexus RX350 Hybrid- 6.3 liters/100km
2. Porsche Cayenne Hybrid- 8.3 liters/100km
3. Lexus LS460 Hybrid- 9.3 liters/100km
