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Old 01-30-2019, 01:49 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
..............Also as demonstrated in the 2019 version EPA ratings, the makers get to use their best numbers available in the test even on the worst packages. Case in point the Rebel with higher ride height, big mud tires, and less air dam gets no penality in its EPA rating. Real world it's a good 3 mpg hit.
I did not know this, do you have an article/link explaining the rational behind it?
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