Jags said:
jdemaris said:
It means that original 80 MPG uses British gallons, and when that same figure it conveted to US gallons, ti's only 67.
67 miles/gallon(US) = 80.4 miles/gallon(UK) and 3.5 liters/100 km
I believe that is EXACTLY what BG was sayin'
That car in the USA with USA gallons should test out at 67 mpg.
No. That 67 MPG USA is miles-per-US gallon with the British Test Cycle, NOT the EPA test. The EPA test always shows less. It is NOT equal to the British Test.
Pretty simple math. Ford projects 80 MPG with the British test cycle and with the larger UK gallons. The same equals 67 US gallons, just by math. No adjustment has been posted to change that high British Test Cycle number - down to the EPA number.
67 MPG (with US gallons) adjusted to the US EPA figures comes to around 60 MPG.
Some of this makes me laugh bit since there have been problems for years when US people see European mileage projectiions and think we here in the US are getting ripped off. Yes, we don't get the true economy cars many do in Europe, but much is hyped due to bad conversions. Different test cycles and larger gallons in the UK and Canada. Next time you see a Canadian brag that a full size diesel Chevy pickup truck is getting 27 MPG, that's why. 27 MPG in Canada is only 22 MPG in the USA - with the same truck when tested exactly the same.