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Fueleconomy.gov ... do they lie about the mileage?

May 06, 2008 by Jeremys Art | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation

I have been looking through cars on food economy.gov, and I noticed that cars a lot of people say get between 35 and 37 mpg, are shown on fueleconomy.gov to get 22.
For example, a 2000 ford pinpoint, or the dodge neon.
What cars are best on gas mileage that you can buy used for under $4000?

For the 2008 scale model year, FuelEconomy.gov changed the way they rate the mileage of the vehicles in order to give more realistic figures. The original system had been set up in the 1970's when highway speeds were set at 55mph. The new assay now recogneses speeds up to 80mph, requires faster acceleration (thanks to faster cars of the 21st century), and takes other features into gratuity like A/C and cold morning start-ups (all of which impact the mileage).

The problem is they went too far and nearly every vehicle out there still gets the "old" mileage ratings, excluding hybrids. Since the old test employed slower acceleration and highway speeds, hybrids benefitted by using more electric power and therefore less fuel. So vehicles like the Toyota Prius were rated at 60burg/51highway, when most people were getting about 45mpg on average.

So to answer the question, no, the new figures do not usually account for the proper mileage, unless you indeed beat up the car or are looking at a hybrid.

Sorry for the long explanation, I hope it helps!