Isuzu Challenge

[afrasay]

Originally posted by wreckless
2nd place sina Ungas??
si Ungas ba ang nagdrive nun?!

ang galing nila!!
Congrats mga bossing!!

Impossible :D

Di makakalog si Ungas, may problem ang PLDT DSL :D

[boybi]

mag dialup nalang sana muna si ungas.

[frt]

Congrats! Pics? Trophy? Cash prize? libre? :D

[afrasay]

Originally posted by frt
Congrats! Pics? Trophy? Cash prize? libre? :D

Nilibre na kami sa Mongkok sa Rockwell nun nakita mo kami :D

[boybi]

pano naman kami?!?!?!

[x-wind]

Originally posted by RedHorse
Regarding the rules, very strict na po ang isuzu, merong taga DOE, may marhall onboard + load = 200 lbs, AC on, no turning off of engine, all stock nothing must be removed/dismantled.

We opted na rin not to check in our bags, pillows, styrofoam (lalagyan ng daing na bangus tsalap tsalap).

And just to simulate near everyday driving conditions dumaan sa expressway ng madaling araw, dumaan ng palengke at traffic hours, sinalubong ng convoy ng mga pulitiko.

Basta to sum it all, ang manggigil sa silinyador, 2nd place!!!

sayang pwede pala on aircon sana sumali kami ni rsnald..............

[Ungas]

Ha! I'm back!!! Pisteng yawa 'tong DSL! Maghapon akong offline!

Salamat po sa lahat ng bumati. Inaalay ko ang ating pagkapanalo sa buong grupo. Without your support, malamang sa 5th place kami, hehehe. I find the challenge fun and exciting, next challenge isali na lahat iyang pwede isali! I would want to join again next time as a navigator. Di makatwiran yung 13km/L consumption pag ako ang driver, hahaha!

Daming tumabi sa akin that night, tsk tsk tsk... nalimutan lang kunan yung iba pang chix! Andun lahat ng ebidensya sa digicam ni sir toyboxph, kundi dahil sa mga sound advices nilang magkapatid before the run, malamang di namin alam gagawin ni RedHorse. Edgar, here's to you! :D

PS. Edgar, maraming-maraming salamat po sir, sa uulitin! :D

[afrasay]

toyboxph:::PIXS!!!!!!

[RedHorse]

malamang ini-edit pa ni ungas ang for publication he he he

[ian_rex]

any word on the dmax? =>

[Ungas]

Astig yung DMAX! Palibhasa bago pa yung engine, humahataw lampas ng 100km/h sa expressways! Pero maliit pa rin ang consumo ng fuel. I think they consumed around 13-16km/L. Di ko na maalala yung actual consumption nila.

[Jeepcruizerph]

Boss Ungas anong mga tips and tricks...paano kayo naka pagtipid ng crudo?

pa share naman :D

para ma apply na sa mga long drives... ahihihi

[Ungas]

Low rpms, light foot on accelerator pedal. Allow the AT shifter enough momentum to be able to shift at a highr gear at around 1800-2000rpm. Drive at overdrive gear *1500rpm or about 70-80km/h. Let the vehicle flow from its momentum and shift to neutral whenever downhill drives are present. I never allowed RedHosre to stop the vehicle, whenever possible those tires should be rolling all the time.

Pics: Isuzu Challenge pics click here! (you will need an imagestation account to be able to view pics from album)

[5Speed]

galeeeenggggg...hehhehehe


matipid ba talaga yung dmax?

[Ungas]

I suppose so, bago pa kasi yung engine so its hard to prove yet. Engine innards haven't settled in. Most of the units I saw were in their break-in stage of less than 5K readings.

Kahit na mabilis ang takbo nila sa expressways, they manage to consume a little off from our mark. Kaso ang mga ginamit namin sasakyan kasi 3year or older engines kaya mas makonsumo ng konti kahit na hindi mabilis ang takbo.

[rsnald]

from motorista.com.ph - congrats prez and redhorse ;)

ISUZU CHALLENGE

The long road to Dagupan

By Anna Barbara L. Lorenzo, BusinessWorld Reporter

If you're in Batangas on a Saturday morning and you knew there's a cool party waiting for you in Dagupan City that same night, you'd probably be cruising north with blazing speed just to get to the middle of the action right on time.

Winners pose with Isuzu officials at the awarding ceremony in Dagupan.

But participants for the Isuzu customer economy drive (E-drive) challenge last March 27 and 28 had set their priorities early on, and breaking through speed limits was definitely off the list. After all, it was a fuel economy run, not a race against time.

Isuzu Philippines Corp. kicked off this year's series of E-drives to test the fuel efficiency of its vehicles with a 284.2-kilometer route from Sto. Tomas in Batangas to Dagupan City.

It was the longest leg yet for the Isuzu E-drive, but that alone did not make the trip a worthy challenge. It was also the toughest test so far for the best-skilled driver and navigator who can run the route with the least fuel consumed, with new rules surrounding the event.

The gas tank of every vehicle was filled to the brim at the Total Gas Station in Sto. Tomas, and sealed with a tamper-proof sticker to ensure nobody messes up with the fuel. The driver and navigator, together with a marshal whose job is to ensure the participants stick to the rules of the game, then sets off to test the fuel economy of their Isuzu vehicle.

The temptation to slam on the accelerator and zoom through South Super Hi-way just before cars from who-knows-where congests the road to Metro Manila must have been a tough one to resist. The same goes for the length of EDSA, which was yet to be dominated by bully bus drivers at dawn. Early birds also missed the usual jam on the north diversion road.

Isuzu Philippines chose relatively easy routes for the challengers in its previous economy runs. But this time, the team decided to spike up the challenge and give participants the feel of reality driving while being ultimately conscious about their fuel consumption.

Shortly after taking the exit on Sta. Ines in Pampanga, participants already had to snake through the slow moving traffic, what with the two-lane provincial roads. They also had to run at a snail's pace while making their way through the busy streets in towns of Pampanga, Tarlac and Pangasinan.

"We went to market places, over bridges, ups and downs, through rice fields and all possible traffic conditions. We want the route to be as realistic and as close to normal driving conditions as possible. We also set stricter parameters closer to normal driving conditions with the air-conditioning on, the lights on, and there was also a maximum time limit," said Myrna Gonzales, Isuzu marketing communications assistant manager.

The trip to Dagupan from Batangas would usually take an average of six hours, but since participants are encouraged to slow down than speed up on a fuel economy run, they were given as much as eight hours to finish the run.

At the end of the day, Isuzu Philippines celebrated with a blast the awarding of three teams from each vehicle category who consumed the least amount of fuel after running 284.2 kilometers.

Smooth driving
With their four-year-old Fuego 4x2, driver Michael Gutierrez and navigator Patrick Gutierrez went home with their third fuel efficiency trophy for consuming only 12.29 liters of fuel throughout the trip. The duo's 23.1245 kilometer per liter fuel efficiency was a big lead over Odilon and Elmira Reyes, who landed second, and William Chua and Mario Velaso, who landed third.

Michael said the secret to fuel efficiency is smooth driving.

"With this exercise, I learned how to be conscious with my driving. Nagbago ako ng driving style, kahit outside the event [I changed my driving style, even outside the event]," he said.

Driver Badez Timbang and navigator Joel Zobel bagged the top prize for the D-Max 4x2 category for burning only 17.188 liters in the trip, which translates to running 16.5348 kilometers for every liter. The teams of Roel Andaya and Destry Lachaona, and Manuel Macalintal and Blesilda Macalintal landed on second and third places, respectively.

Driver David Aquino and navigator Zata Aquino's 16.755-liter consumption from Batangas to Dagupan City primed them up for the Trooper 4x2 category. Their vehicle registered a fuel efficiency of 16.9419 kilometers per liter. Coming in far second and third places were the teams of Edgar Castro and Jonathan Lim, and Carlos de Guzman and Damien Paton. Both teams consumed more than 21 liters for the trip.

Crosswind driver Ronald Aguto and navigator Roy Aguto snatched first place for using up only 12.668 liters, and showing a fuel efficiency of 22.4345 kilometers per liter. Under the same category, Ricardo Artajos and Wawin Gomez placed second, while Rolando Andaya and Josie Andaya placed third.

Isuzu Philippines had promised not to stop challenging the efficiency of their vehicles.

"We always try very hard to raise the standards of diesel technology and bring to the market innovative vehicles," said Ken Takashima, Isuzu Philippines senior vice-president for sales and marketing.

The conclusion of the first leg of the E-drive does not mean the exercise had met its dead-end since motoring enthusiasts can expect more economy runs from Isuzu Philippines in the months to come. It is, after all, the only way to find an answer to its "How far can you go?" challenge.

Originally published in BusinessWorld newspaper's March 31, 2004 issue

[Ungas]

Nice catch rsnald! Any news yet when the column will be published in our local daily?

Ganda ng ngiti ni toyboxph sa pic ah!

[RedHorse]

Mukhang nagustuhan ng writer yong mga sinabi ni toyboxph sa interview.

[Ungas]

O nga, iba ngiti nung nag interview eh! Kahit na maingay nagkaintindihan pa rin sila.

[Ungas]

Check out Motoring Section of Manila Bulletin today (04/02/2004). Sikat nanaman sila toyboxph!