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Old 09-08-2009, 12:57 AM   #19 (permalink)
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"The new tests which affect all 2008 models give a much more realistic rating with highway speeds of 80mph and acceleration of 8mph per second."

8MPH/S means that all cars have a 0-60 time of less than 8 seconds... I don't think this is true at all... If the EPA is testing this way, EVERYONE should be able to BEAT EPA estimates easily. Hell, I could always beat the old numbers, and I never thought of myself as an "efficient" driver, until recently.
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