Translator Reviews ( Japanese → English )

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Japanese

計測方法は、箱根という場所であるため山坂道での計測なので、スタートとゴールは同一地点にして高低差はゼロとし、走行方法は、他の交通の流れに合わせながら、可能であればエコランを意識して走行した。

およそ40分程度の走行であったが、ディーゼルの2WDモデルは平均燃費計の値で20km/リットルに届きそうな19km/リットル台の数字を記録。信号の少ない平坦路の走行であれば、20km/リットルを超えるのは容易な印象を受けた。

English

The measurement was done in the following way: As Hakone is located in a mountain, the start point and the goal point were set to be the same point so that the difference of height should be zero, and the the driver drove smoothly following the traffic, trying to run economically to the extent possible.

After the drive of around 40 minutes, the Diesel 2WD model recorded the average mileage of 19km+α/liter, which almost reaches to 20km/liter. I was impressed that it might have reached 20km/liter if it would have run on a more even road with less signals.