Kia Optima Hybrid Sets World Fuel Record
It’s a special day when the new Hybrid from Kia sets a Guinness World Record. The 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid has traveled across the continental United States, piloted by Wayne Gerdes and Chris Bernius.
They drove across our glorious country in a factory-standard car, hitting 7,899 miles recording an average fuel economy of 64.55 miles per gallon. This beat the official EPA highway fuel-economy rating by 61%.
“The team climbed through the formidable Rocky mountain chain and negotiated rush hour traffic in Chicago, New York City and Las Vegas – which makes the Optima Hybrid’s fuel consumption figure all the more impressive,” said Kia’s senior executive vice president Thomas Oh.
After 14 days and 564 miles per day, Optima hybrid used about 5.5 tanks of gas, and traveled around 1,418 miles between fill-ups. The official Guinness World Records title: “Lowest fuel consumption driving through all 48 contiguous U.S. states in a gasoline hybrid car.”
Source: WSJ
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