Quote:
Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt Timion
As we know, it's hard to squeeze blood from a highly fuel efficient turnip..
|
yes! exactly what i was going to say
but surely the prius is one of the most efficient turnips out there. yet its graph shows its EPA highway rating (51 mpg) is achieved at around 68 mph - 8 mph higher than the the fireflea's EPA hwy speed.
too bad we don't know what conditions that prius graph was made under for comparison - the site i found it on didn't have any context either.
if any other scangauge equipped people are reading this, do you know what speed gives you your EPA highway rating?
|
I was actually thinking about the same thing recently, only I was thinking how much easier it is to exceed EPA in the Del Sol than it is in the Prius. In the Del Sol, I can achieve ~80% over combined EPA on my daily RT commute. In the Prius, I can only get 50% over.
I suspect that since the automakers have knowledge of what the test routine is for EPA, that perhaps they "tune" the engine and transmission of the high FE models to produce the best EPA results, which helps to sell the high FE models. On the run of the mill FE models and sporty models they tune for driver satisfaction, which is what helps sell the non FE models.
I dunno. Just a theory of mine.