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Originally Posted by jivany
On the topic of fuel consumption ratings, in addition to "city" and "highway" I'd really like to see ratings like: - 7.0L/100km @ 100km/h
- 10.0L/100km @ 120km/h
Actually, get rid of "highway" ratings and just list what the consumption is at various "typical" highway speeds. |
I strongly agree. That would make it so much easier to adapt the ratings to your driving style.
Example, my friend is a speed demon. Recently she bought an Aveo. Apparently the fuel consumption readout on the dash shows that driving at 125-130km/h is more economical than driving at 110km/h. With her driving style, she lucked out: she got a vehicle that is more aerodynamically efficient at "her" speeds than at the speed of normal Alberta highway traffic.
Unfortunately, that just gives her more incentive to drive at dangerous speeds.
Also, she could have been BS'ing me, since I was trying to convince her to change her driving habits.
