A Thai actress yesterday became "Asia's Smartest FuelSaver" after wining a competition by going the farthest distance with only a litre of fuel use.
Driving 15.648km under the condition of using only a single litre of Shell FuelSave formula, Alicia Ann Laisuthruklai beat 11 other competitors from six countries to be named the Asia's Smartest FuelSaver at the first Shell Ecomarathon in Asia.
The second and third prizes went to two Malaysian competitors - Jason Lai Tsuen Yung who drove 14.912km and Josephine Lee Siok Kin who went 13.232km.
"It's great. I certainly didn't expect to win the competition. I'm glad to represent Thailand and gain reputation for the country," said Ann.
"I will pass on driving tips to save fuel learned from experts at the competition to others through my TV programme as the programme's hostess. And I will apply the tips with my driving and tell people around me to do the same, " she added.
The six contestants came from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, China and Hong Kong. Each country had two representatives to join the competition. Apart from Ann, actor Puri Hiranyapruek also competed as another Thai representative.
The winner will be given a new Toyota car in the country of their residence.
The competition was held on Wednesday at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia as part of the Shell Ecomarathon Asia 2010, and the results were announced yesterday.