New EPA mileage standards

[churp]

My '71 Caddy got 13 mpg no mattter what with her 472 cubes...you could put her thru any test (30 mph or 70) and it wouldn't vary much....to some extent the same with these.

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

wonder if they changed octane of gas?

Octane is not a rating of caloric content or burn-ability. It is only the measure of how much heat is required to ignite the fuel.

[MudBug]

Originally Posted by daq421

Thats gotta hurt the "green ego".. Turns out the Yaris is a waaaay better value in the MPG vs. cost department.
-Peter

I was told by the guy that sold me my Yaris that a lot of people felt that way even before this. Lot's of people coming in wanting to buy a Prius and leaving with a Yaris.

[hystria]

Many of us still got 40mpg US on highway at 70mph. However 30mpg in city/many lights driving looks much more realistic

60mpg city driving for the Prius was simply ridiculous. Hybrids do at most 20% better mileage than the similar normal engine. One exception, the honda Insight, was/is far more than an ordinary hybrid.

[eco]

I just hit 47.2 the other day,try and beat that,I still had half a tank left.
I can get 40mpg with moderate accelaration,and 70-75mph on the road.
So dont let this worry you,if you do the right things to your car,you can acheive this aswell.

[daq421]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

wonder how exactly they did come up with those #'s wonder if they changed octane of gas? origanal test was done on 89 octane mabe they switched to 87 that was recommened by the manf and it hurt the small engines more than the big ones?

No, They just went to more realistic acceleration and cruising speeds.
-Peter