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8. Passenger Vehicles

1) Target Scope:

Ten or fewer person capacity gasoline, diesel, or LP gas passenger vehicles that have received model designation *1. Two wheel vehicles (including motorcycles with sidecar) and crawlers are excluded.

2) Energy Consumption Efficiency:

A numeric value (km/l) expressed as mileage per liter when driven in 10-15 mode.

3) Category and Target Values:

Category	Standard energy consumption efficiency (km/L)
Vehicle weight (kg)	Gasoline	Diesel	LP gas
Less than 703	21.2	18.9 *	15.9
703 or more and less than 828	18.8	18.9 *	14.1
828 or more and less than 1,016	17.9	18.9 *	13.5
1,016 or more and less than 1,266	16.0	16.2	12.0
1,266 or more and less than 1,516	13.0	13.2	9.8
1,516 or more and less than 1,766	10.5	11.9	7.9
1,766 or more and less than 2,016	8.9	10.8	6.7
2,016 or more and less than 2,266	7.8	9.8	5.9
2,266 or more	6.4	8.7	4.8

* Vehicle weight is less than 1,016kg per category.

4) Target Fiscal Year:

Gasoline passenger vehicles: 2010
Diesel passenger vehicles: 2005
LP gas passenger vehicles: 2010

5) Energy Conservation Effects:

Gasoline passenger vehicles: approximately 23% improvement in efficiency compared to 1995 levels by 2010.
Diesel passenger vehicles: approximately 15% improvement in efficiency compared to 1995 levels by 2005.
LP gas passenger vehicles: approximately11.4% improvement in efficiency compared to 2001 levels by 2010

6) Display Items:

Vehicle name and type, engine type and displacement, vehicle weight, transmission type and number of speeds, fuel system type, other major fuel efficiency improvement measures*2, such as cylinder injection and lean-burn engines, etc., energy consumption efficiency, manufacturer's name, notice for the use of premium gasoline, if necessary.

7) Place of Display:

Catalogues, exhibits

8) Exemption:

Manufacturers or importers that ship fewer than 2,000 vehicles in total are excluded, but display obligations must be met regardless of the number of vehicles shipped.

Vehicles that have received model designations under the Road Trucking Vehicle Law (1951 Law No. 185), article no. 75, item no.1

Basic improvements such as mechanical loss or air resistance reduction, exhaust gas recirculation systems, variable speed change gears, etc.

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