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Old 05-07-2012, 12:45 PM   #12 (permalink)
jousai7
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InsertUniqueName - '07 Toyota Yaris sport

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I spoke to a sales rep at a dealer and he explained to me that the MPG tests are skewed. I know every Honda I've ever owned destroyed the numbers. My 2011 fit I cant get below 36. EPA 30. Domestics are allowed to be tested on a conveyor belt that doesn't add any kind of aerodynamics resistance for their posted numbers. Where as imports have to be road tested with all variable included for there's. But a Hyundai is an import..so i'm unsure. But I know better than to believe the EPA numbers. Havent confirmed this information but from my experiences it makes sense.
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