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11/01/2013
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Ranking Inmetro list cars sold in Brazil that consume less fuel
BY PABLO VALLEJOS
Rio - Hybrid cars with electric motors and gasoline, are more fuel efficient in the city or on the road, the second test with Inmetro vehicles sold in Brazil. The Ford Fusion 2.0 with 16 valves had the best performance, making 16.8 km per liter in city and 16.9 miles per gallon on the highway. Though economical, the car, which costs more than R$ 100 thousand, is out of the possibility of most consumers.
But in the second position appears a popular Renault Clio 1.0 16V flex, which is priced from R$ 24,100. In the test car, with a liter, rolled up in the city and 14.3 km to 15.8 on the road situation.
The Clio 1.0 16V flex Renault's were rated "A" by INMETRO and can be found for R$ 24 000
On the underside of the table were luxury cars such as the Volvo XC60 3.0T Dynamic, Kia Sorento EX2 G17 and Citroën C4 Picasso BVA.
In the fifth edition of the Brazilian Labeling Program Vehicular 2013 were evaluated 327 models from 25 manufacturers. Labels will be applied in 70% of units for sale in the domestic market. The adhesive will ratings "A" (less consumption) to "E" (more consumption).
Chief of the Programs Division Compliance Assessment Inmetro, Gustavo Kuster advises consumers to observe the seal before buying. "With tagging, which assesses the customer cars are cheaper and consume less," he says.
Seal classifies the efficiency of cars
Label National Energy Conservation (Ence) classifies models for energy efficiency in its class and provides other information, such as autonomy in kilometers per liter (km / l) of fuel in the city and on the highway. Furthermore, the CO2 emission of the greenhouse gas emissions is also evaluated.
The stamp, worth mentioning, is similar to the adhesives used in stoves, televisions, refrigerators and air conditioning.
Source: The Day Online
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