mpg ratings old vs new - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

IsaacCarlson · 07-21-2009, 07:00 PM

the old rating for my car is 18/30 the new one is 16/28.
Which one should i go with? i have been using the old just to try and make things more interesting. should i change the rating in the garage?

Frank Lee · 07-21-2009, 08:40 PM

The new ones reward the masses for driving like asses.

The old ones were easily attainable with sensible driving.

cfg83 · 07-21-2009, 08:44 PM

IsaacCarlson -

The consensus on this forum is to use the new MPG rating. Like Frank, I prefer the older MPG rating, but I use the new one.

CarloSW2

tjts1 · 07-22-2009, 01:14 AM

My car by the 'new' rating system supposedly gets 17/23 mpg.
Model 1 Vehicle Characteristics
I got 34.8 mpg on my fill up this afternoon. The new rating system as it has been retroactively applied to old cars is BS.

RandomFact314 · 07-22-2009, 02:48 AM

The original EPA for my dodge neon was idiotic, I think it was like 31mpg instead of 25... There is no way that you can get 31 just driving like the average d-bag