Honda Amaze real-world fuel economy tested, explained

The third-generation Honda Amaze builds on to the strengths of the outgoing version, and for all its merits, it is likely to be the bestseller for the brand. Powered by a 90hp, 110Nm, 1,199cc, four-cylinder petrol engine, the Amaze is available with a choice of a 5-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission (CVT). We put the petrol-automatic version to the test to find out its real-world fuel efficiency.

1. Claimed efficiency of 19.46kpl
2. No drive modes or Economy setting
3. Top-spec weighs 986kg

Honda Amaze tested fuel efficiency 

Amaze average fuel efficiency is 13.28kpl 

Honda claims an ARAI-rated fuel efficiency of 19.46kpl for the CVT iteration. In our tests, it delivered an overall average of 13.28kpl, with its city fuel efficiency being 9.94kpl, and highway efficiency being 16.62kpl.

Interestingly, Honda hasn’t included drive modes or an Economy setting to keep a check on fuel consumption. Notably, the CVT works around this engine’s weak bottom-end, extracting the best out of it, and keeps it spinning above 2,000rpm. Sharper accelerator inputs also result in a prominent rubber-band effect wherein the engine revs increase without a corresponding effect on vehicle’s speed. This absence of effortless performance is likely to hamper this 1.2-litre mill’s city fuel efficiency. Another point to note is that ambient temperatures nudged 45 degrees during our city cycle; however, the air-con effectively maintained 22 degrees in the cabin all throughout.

Autocar India’s fuel efficiency testing

Before our real-world fuel efficiency tests, we fill our test cars’ tanks to the brim and maintain tyre pressures based on the manufacturer’s recommendation. These cars are driven in fixed city and highway loops in and around Navi Mumbai, and we maintain certain average speeds. Throughout the tests, there is only one person in each car, running the aircon and other electricals, such as the audio system, indicators and wipers, when required, just like a regular user would. Periodic driver swaps further neutralise variations in driver patterns. At the end of each cycle, we calculate efficiency by filling the tanks to full again.

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