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Originally Posted by Phase
Wasnt that with the larger wheel trim? Wayne at clean mpg tested the Ioniq blue and said the epa crossover was 59 mpg at 68 miles per hour.
I get about 50 mpg at 80 miles per hour. I’d be sad to get 38. If there’s no cross winds, I get about 43 mpg at 90
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MOTORTREND didn't say if it was the larger wheels, or 15" Hybrid Blue Aero, wheels, with 195/65 R 15s, which have been mentioned elsewhere, along with the 'Aero wiper blades' on the SEL model.
As to Wayne's numbers, someone needs to perform independent verification of his claims.
EPA values are meaningless to us. We don't drive on a dynamometer.
And I have no idea how often a car's 'guess-o-meter' samples, refreshes, and can accurately portray actual instantaneous mpg at a given speed.
Only a complete energy balance can tell us what a vehicle is doing.