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Superior Honda Fuel Efficiency Honda has been the leader in fuel economy with an average of over 30 mpg, even as Honda cars increased in size and performance. Honda's reputation for fuel efficiency is well established, from the very first models that made their debut in the early '70s to today's class-leading gasoline-electric hybrid, the Honda Insight. Honda's goals for fuel economy are to decrease both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions while maintaining real-world driveability and long-term reliability. Honda's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) has consistently been one of the best in the industry and well above the federal standard (27.5 mpg). Honda continues to pursue improvements, and demonstrates this through their next-generation variable valve timing and lift electronic control (VTEC) engines scheduled to go into production for the Japan market in the latter half of 2000. This new generation of Honda VTEC engines features a highly advanced valve timing and lift system along with a new clean-burn combustion system for reduced emissions, greater fuel efficiency and increased power.
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