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Vios On Steroids

Months ago, my Toyota Vios charged the ¼ mile quicker with the simple addition of Broquet and I promised to report whether this power hike causes a corresponding increase in fuel consumption. After all, it is common knowledge that you need more fuel to make more power and I most definitely had more power!

Since my first Honda GL years ago, I have been diligently recording my fuel consumption. I find the benefits many fold. It gives me a good indication on the running condition of my car. If the consumption figures start to drop, there is a problem.

For me, it's either one of two reasons. You see, when my work starts to pile up and deadlines loom, I tend to rush from place to place; I accelerate harder and the car responds by rapidly pulling down the fuel gauge. The other symptom of higher fuel consumption is probably an impending car problem. So it's either going to be me or my car going off to the doctor to get our blood pressures checked!

With my new VIOS things are no different where fuel recording is concerned. Years of experimenting have showed me that there are a plethora of factors that can affect fuel consumption, like stress. Yes, the human factor. Every time my parents use the car, chances are that the tank of gas will last me 5% less!


I notice that driving habits play a big part. My parents accelerate hard even when the traffic light in front is red, only to step even harder on the brakes, closer to the light. Regular servicing and tyre pressure paly an equally important role. With the modern tubeless tyres, have a 5 psi drop in pressure and the tyre looks pretty much the same but you are going to loose 8% in mileage

THE BROQUET TEST

Armed with detailed fuel consumption records, I tried my level best to run the most objective fuel consumption test ever. It started off with eliminating as many variables as possible which might cause inconsistency. The tyre pressure on my Vios was checked with each petrol top up and I made sure that only 95 octane was consumed.

I was able to run five tanks of petrol after the installation of Broquet so I tabulated five tanks prior to using it.

From the table, I have omitted the 6th tank because it clearly shows that doing ¼ mile testing has a drastic effect on fuel consumption, increasing it by nearly 20%. The first five tanks turn in an average of 13.02 km/l. After Broquet was installed, the next five readings averaged 14.34 km/l. The difference , 1.32 km more per litre of petrol, works out to about 10% improvement in fuel consumption.


Not bad considering that my VIOS is more zippy too!

For more information, visit www.broquet.com.sg or contact Universal Consultants at 6743 1166.