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As we watched in horror, our so-called good mileage figure
was shattered by journalists and owners alike. For example, in our
category, the formidable duo of
Vernon B. Sarne (Rev
Magazine) and Jeff Reyes managed to sip just 3.4 liters, translating to
a figure of 26.01 kilometers per liter. James Deakin and Tito Hermoso,
both from C! Magazine, who were ill that day, managed to go through
the distance eating up just 4.4 liters—and they had air conditioning on
the entire time!
Though we didn’t win the Isuzu Challenge, we did learn some
lessons, especially in the area of doing an economy run using a
diesel engine coupled with an automatic transmission. For the
motioncars team, who are more familiar with gasoline-powered vehicles, the vehicle Eco-Challenged
proved to be a very tough adjustment
process indeed. With the help of activities such as these, Isuzu gave
owners a chance to test the capabilities of their vehicles, and that in
itself makes this entire event a winner.
Editor’s note: the rest of the day was filled with other activities, which
are best experienced rather than read about. The Team Black (including
the motioncars.com duo) tried
their best, but unfortunately, were defeated in all the events except
the Flag Capture, where a food-coloring-free Jason Ang saved the day.
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2002 Isuzu Challenge
Winners |
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Placing |
Driver /
Navigator |
Fuel Used (liters) |
Kilometers per Liter |
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Category: Isuzu Fuego |
| 1st |
Carlos de Guzman /
Romeo de Guzman |
2.699 |
33.20 |
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2nd |
Angelito Cruz /
Arnuel Cruz |
3.418 |
26.14 |
| 3rd |
Ryan Gudani /
Paul Impernal |
3.475 |
25.78 |
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Category: Isuzu Trooper |
| 1st |
Wilfredo de Luna /
Joel Papa |
2.907 |
30.82 |
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2nd |
Ina Bautista /
Tonichi Bautista |
3.259 |
27.49 |
| 3rd |
Boogie Lastimoso /
DJ Sanchez |
4.936 |
18.15 |
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Category: Isuzu Crosswind M/T |
| 1st |
Dino Directo /
Giby Yalung |
2.456 |
36.48 |
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2nd |
Aris Ilagan /
Lyle Parreno |
2.952 |
30.35 |
| 3rd |
Eduardo Bulatao /
Ernesto Laureano |
3.142 |
28.51 |
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Category: Isuzu Crosswind A/T |
| 1st |
Vernon Sarne /
Jeff Reyes |
3.444 |
26.07 |
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2nd |
Ray Domingo /
Virginia Domingo |
3.584 |
25 |
| 3rd |
Jose Dizon /
Oscar Nuke |
3.766 |
23.79 |
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Ulysses Ang /
Jason Ang |
4.531 |
19.44 |
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Jason shows his
disgust with Uly's fuel-efficiency performance behind the wheel.
That's 25,000 pesos down the drain for these two. |
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The car that could
have been. This two-tone blue and silver Crosswind XTO was
motioncars.com's trusty vehicle during the Eco-Drive. of course,
with the amount of bull bars, overfenders, stepboards and the
like, it's no wonder fuel mileage went down. Or more likely,
it was our technique, too. |
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Take it from the
masters: Vernon Sarne of Rev Magazine and Jeff
Reyes of Philippine Star (2nd and 3rd from the left) flash their best
smiles as they pose with Isuzu Philippines' Hiroshi Ishino (left)
and Consumer Union of the Philippines Executive Director Angelo
Ocampo (right). |
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