Honda Civic CVCC's run up 27,686 miles at Motor Speedway in 72-hour high-speed performance test

At continuous full throttle, six 1975 Honda Civic CVCC's rolled up a total of 27,686 miles during a 3-day high speed performance test at Ontario Motor Speedway in California. Twenty-two professional drivers conducted the test under the supervision of Bob Bondurant noted racing driver and operator of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. The six cars made 11,074 laps around the 2V2-mi\e oval, running day and night at an average speed of 84.2 miles per hour.

A Honda Civic CVCC 5-speed recorded the highest average speed of 87.1 miles an hour while rolling up 5,233.2 miles. Miles per gallon over the three-day period ranged from a high of 20.16 for the Honda Civic CVCC 5-speed to 15.89 miles per gallon for the 2-speed Hondamatic. Average miles per gallon for all six cars was a substantial 18.48. That was under all-out racing conditions. It should be noted that under more normal highway driving conditions in EPA lab tests, Hondas got from 28 to 42 mpg.