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Daox · 10-24-2013, 09:31 AM

I'm quite sure some OEMs are 'gaming' the EPA ratings much more than others. There are cars known to get above epa ratings (VW TDIs for example), and cars that get consistently below (kia / hyundai).

10-24-2013, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
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