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redpoint5 · 11-06-2018, 12:41 AM

City MPG is most affected by weight and idle fuel consumption. All the stopping and then going takes a lot of energy, and then while stopped, the car is burning fuel needlessly. The test also factors in a cold start, which wastes a lot of fuel.

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