[Stan]

Pretty interesting website actually: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

The real reason I bring it up is that while looking for the official EPA fuel economy figures for my Golf ('02 TDi 5-sp), I noticed that they have a "new" and an "old" procedure. To see it, click on the "Compare to Official EPA Window Sticker MPG" link (opens new JavaScript window).

In other words, how will this new procedure impact the 35 mpg requirement being phased in? My Golf was credited with a combined 45 mpg under the "old" EPA standard (and actually got that or better right from new). According to the "new" standard it should only have gotten about 38 mpg. Does that mean that the "new" 35 mpg standard is really 42 mpg by the "old" standard?

Also, does that mean that the old fleet average of 26 mpg was really 19 mpg under the new standard? If so, that implies the new standard of 35 mpg will raise fleet standards not by 9 mpg (35-26=9), but by 16 mpg (35-19=16).

Kind of a sneaky way to go about it...but I'm okay with that!