EPA updates mpg ratings
02-25-2007, 12:06 PM
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EPA updates mpg ratings
Its about time, the EPA has updated the "model" it uses co compute Fuel
Economy.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
If I look up my 2006 Sonata V6
http://tinyurl.com/2avqfk
When I bought it The EPA said
20 City, 24 Combined, 30 Hwy
The EPA revised it to
18 City, 21 Combined, 27 Hwy
Which actually pretty darned close to what I am getting!
They don't comment on ratings with ethanol blends, around me we have 10%
ethanol which has less energy per gal than pure gasoline.
gerry
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Economy.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
If I look up my 2006 Sonata V6
http://tinyurl.com/2avqfk
When I bought it The EPA said
20 City, 24 Combined, 30 Hwy
The EPA revised it to
18 City, 21 Combined, 27 Hwy
Which actually pretty darned close to what I am getting!
They don't comment on ratings with ethanol blends, around me we have 10%
ethanol which has less energy per gal than pure gasoline.
gerry
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02-25-2007, 02:39 PM
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Re: EPA updates mpg ratings
gerry wrote:
> Its about time, the EPA has updated the "model" it uses co compute Fuel
> Economy.
>
> http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
>
> If I look up my 2006 Sonata V6
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2avqfk
>
> When I bought it The EPA said
>
> 20 City, 24 Combined, 30 Hwy
>
> The EPA revised it to
>
> 18 City, 21 Combined, 27 Hwy
>
> Which actually pretty darned close to what I am getting!
I just checked my 06 4 cylinder, 5 speed and it now lists
21/25/31 rather than
24/28/34 as before.
I'm actually getting much better than the combined, but have only
achieved the highway figure a couple of times. I've averaged almost
exactly 29.5 for the 18,000 miles I've owned the car. Interesting, the
site lists one "individual" result and that was also 29.5, but I'm not
sure how they obtained this result. I'd say the new figures are pretty
close and maybe even just a bit conservative.
I think the highest tank I recorded was 32, and have been above 30 just
a few times.
Matt
> Its about time, the EPA has updated the "model" it uses co compute Fuel
> Economy.
>
> http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
>
> If I look up my 2006 Sonata V6
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2avqfk
>
> When I bought it The EPA said
>
> 20 City, 24 Combined, 30 Hwy
>
> The EPA revised it to
>
> 18 City, 21 Combined, 27 Hwy
>
> Which actually pretty darned close to what I am getting!
I just checked my 06 4 cylinder, 5 speed and it now lists
21/25/31 rather than
24/28/34 as before.
I'm actually getting much better than the combined, but have only
achieved the highway figure a couple of times. I've averaged almost
exactly 29.5 for the 18,000 miles I've owned the car. Interesting, the
site lists one "individual" result and that was also 29.5, but I'm not
sure how they obtained this result. I'd say the new figures are pretty
close and maybe even just a bit conservative.
I think the highest tank I recorded was 32, and have been above 30 just
a few times.
Matt
02-25-2007, 03:52 PM
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Re: EPA updates mpg ratings
"gerry" <gerrrry__net@gogood.com> wrote in message
> The EPA revised it to
>
> 18 City, 21 Combined, 27 Hwy
>
> Which actually pretty darned close to what I am getting!
>
> They don't comment on ratings with ethanol blends, around me we have 10%
> ethanol which has less energy per gal than pure gasoline.
Wow, they are pretty reasonable for a change. I've gotten 27.5 highway. I
get about 23 - 23.5 consistently, but that is with my normal driving leaning
to the highway side of the combined.
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