Did you really just ask that? reported mpgs by car manufacturers are estimates based on a set of guidelines set out by the EPA. Run on, essentially, a dynamometer to similate city and highway driving conditions. It's a SIMULATION.if you are getting 37 miles to the gallon, why can't hyundai produce a car that today delivers that mileage? Come on give us an answer?
unfortunately... I'll never get that part of my life back...^ dID You read any of the other bs he's said?
Ummmmm are you that ignorant?
No, it's lab tested.... so it's not even close to a road test.By the way, the numbers that Hyundai, and other companies come up with, are not the absolute most that the car will get. The number is a conservative estimate based on tests in 2 different locations in the USA, each one with a different climate and elevation. When you're outside of those two test areas and scenarios, you can get better or worse mileage.
The EPA lab is in ann arbor, and the lab test is a federally regulated standardized test... Actually, it's usually the car companies that run the test using the standardized method... EPA retests only a few of them for accuracy. But it's regulated by law, so if a car manufacturer artificially inflates numbers, they can get fined by the EPA. So it's usually in the manufacturers' best interest to estimate a bit low. Then they can't get flak from the EPA, and customers are happy that they get MPG > estimates.I thought that I read somewhere that the cars are tested in San Diego and somewhere else, like New England...I'll have to look that up and get back to you. I know that they are also tested in the lab, but I thought it was also in 2 differing cities.
Let me explain it to you with an example using numbers, see it that helps...you think you can accurately tell how many gallons you used on a tank of gas. Thats insane.
