Savvy makes national fuel economy record teamcar - Proton Holdings Bhd’s Savvy compact car made it into the Malaysia Book of Records for travelling 1,614km journey through West Malaysia on 1.75 tanks of petrol, setting a fuel economy record for a standard showroom vehicle above 1,000cc.

Fitted with a 40-litre capacity fuel tank, the Savvy used 68.08 litres of fuel – about RM130.71 at the pump – or an average fuel consumption of 4.22 litres per 100km. The car travelled through all 11 states on the Peninsula in all road conditions.

In a statement on Sept 19, Proton said the one-year-old Savvy was designed to be fuel economical while being both dynamic and practical. The record-making feat, it added, also showed the durability of the car.

The company’s media and public relations executive Gary Lee said: “It’s a practical demonstration of what the car is capable of. It was also timely to demonstrate to our customers the car is fuel economical.”

“In general all the cars in that category, small compact city cars, target fuel economy as one of their main criteria. But, by doing this we can show what the car can do instead of talking about it,” he added.  ¶ 5:17 PM