[MetroMPG]

I can see the argument in providing "aspirational" numbers.

On the other hand, the numbers were so difficult to get with 'normal' driving (never mind aggressive driving) that they made a number of auto journalists angry, who constantly complained that they were "fairy tale" figures that had no basis in reality.

People who got mad at the numbers or believed what the press said would also not bother trying.

Seems to me a better result would have been somewhere between the old 2-cycle tests and the current 5-cycle numbers.