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Even that isn't enough to get more accuracy. Flatland vs mountainous, urban vs rural, windy vs calm, and altitude and humidity are going to have impacts too. Might have to add, does a train cross in front of the motorist at any point, and for how long, and is that period going to be engine on or off?
How in the hell can any test regimen take into account all the variables and give everybody dead-nuts accurate numbers? Should the consumer have to fill out a questionnaire- providing inputs for variables for their specific conditions- before they are granted access to any mpg estimates? Key word being ESTIMATES. Is the test supposed to provide every individual motorist with the exact average mpg they actually get, or is it supposed to provide the consumer comparative information between models?
I don't see the problem with the current system. You look at the number, you consider your own circumstances, you adjust your expectations accordingly.
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