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Originally Posted by White Shadow
Almost 40? Wow, that's not bad at all. I didn't consider that the rating might be lower than real-life figures.
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rikdrt1 is right, very few cars get better than rated fuel economy - hence the infamous disclaimer "your mileage may vary"
I get about 10mph above EPA in the Accent, but the BMWs are guzzlers. I'd guess that in the case of the twins it's due to how the tests are set up; probably they end up revving the engine more than people are actually doing in daily driving or something like that. Maybe someone who knows more about how EPA ratings are derived can chime in.