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Originally Posted by shaX 07
Mmmk well every car is different, and not every single car can achieve above EPA rating for highway MPG. Most can, but many can't, especially cars these days. Almost all of the new econo cars out there that are rated at 40MPG highway (Cruze, Elantra, Focus) only achieve 40 under the most perfect circumstances. Just go to Fuelly and look up some examples.
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The whole point of having EPA ratings is to have a scientific, repeatable way to compare fuel economy between cars. Of course there are going to be variances in real world mileage depending on how a person drives, that does not mean the EPA results are invalid. At the end of the day, EPA ratings are the best way we have to compare mileage between two cars, and are infinitely more reliable than anecdotal evidence from some websites. There's a reason they give you 3 numbers, even though most manufacturers only like to brag about the highest one.