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Old 01-13-2010, 12:39 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Sure -- but the new Insight gets a better EPA rating than this car. And so does the Prius. Both are bigger and heavier.

The EPA is not the best FE you can do, but it is a relative comparison.
That's why I asked my original question, which driving mode was used in the EPA test cycle? I am still guessing performance because that mode is *available* to the driver. If I were the EPA, I'd test it in that mode, unless Honda paid me to do a test cycle for each mode.

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