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Old 08-27-2010, 09:57 AM   #16 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
More forgiving to the car manufacturers then, or in easier words: less realistic ?

I'd already be hypermiling

Thanks for calculating the differences.
I found the old epa tests to be pretty accurate for a reasonable driver - eg my wife. She's not a hypermiler, but she does realize there's a connection between the gas pedal and the gas pump.
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