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Old 01-25-2016, 05:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
Although I know EPA tests take into account A/C usage (NEDC do not), they're still done indoors so I can't imaging the different windscreen showing up in official testing(?).
Toyota would be required to provide the aerodynamic loading (plus the rolling resistance) for the dynamometer to simulate actual on road loading during the EPA dyno testing.The rear axles wouldn't be spinning,so there'd be a fudge factor to compensate for that.
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