Thursday, January 31, 2013

Where has all the Gas Mileage Gone?

Wall St Journal was explaining about the differences between EPA fuel mileage and actual fuel mileage.  For instance Ford Fusion was EPA rated at 28 mpg, but Consumer Reports, and owners, reported actual mileage of 24 mpg.
   Talk about puny fuel mileage.  My '99 Cadillac DeVille (V8 boat) could do 32 mpg highway and 27 overall.  Why cannot a teeny weeny econocar with a wimpy motor do better than a full size Caddy with a real engine?  
    Ford could take lessons from Caddy.  I finally replaced the beloved '99 Caddy with a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis.  Last of the Detroit V8 boats.  With exactly the same size engine, the Mercury can only do 23 mpg and has a lot less power than the Caddy had. 

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