Stop me if you have heard this one before, but what do you get when you cross two drivers, 48 States and a 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid?

The answer is a new Guinness World Record for lowest fuel consumption in a gas hybrid vehicle, plus another notch in the belt for the Kia Motors Corporation which continues to rack up great press to go alongside stellar sales.

The two drivers, Wayne Gerdes and Chris Bernius…