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I think we will find that the more efficient cars get, the more people that will complain that the EPA numbers are too optimistic. Toyota did a great job of designing their system around the premise that drivers will drive lazy and inefficiently. It is designed to take away the least efficient part of a car moving down the road. Honda's first tries at hybrids, the Insight, Civic and Accord, all had systems to minimize fuel use under light load. It failed because drivers paid no attention to staying in lean burn (or 3 cylinder mode in the Accord's case). Drivers who paid attention got great fuel economy. The rest complained that the manufacturers were being deceptive. Good to hear the C Max can do what the EPA says it can. Drivers just need to adjust the nut behind the wheel a bit.
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