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Old 10-19-2011, 01:03 PM   #21 (permalink)
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The EPA is really high to begin with. 15% over EPA is not impressive compared to a lot of users here.
It is impressive, as you're not 15% over EPA, but 15% over the New European Driving Cycle / NEDC, wich is far less realistic and thus a lot harder to beat than the US EPA cycle.

PaleMelanesian once computed that new-EPA is 85% of the less realistic NEDC.
That'd put you at around 25% over EPA.


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Old 10-19-2011, 01:15 PM   #22 (permalink)
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It is impressive, as you're not 15% over EPA, but 15% over the New European Driving Cycle / NEDC, wich is far less realistic and thus a lot harder to beat than the US EPA cycle.

PaleMelanesian once computed that new-EPA is 85% of the less realistic NEDC.
That'd put you at around 25% over EPA.
Thats encouraging. Thanks.

The thread about Igor is up if you're interested. Nothing special compared to you all here. I'm really impressed with everybodys acheivement.


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