Let me get this straight: The ultra-hyped hybrid mileage claims made by Toyota and Honda are made possible because of the antiquated EPA testing regime? Furthermore, the "all-important" EPA MPG ratings aren't even realistic? Doesn't the EPA base the CAFE standards on these numbers?
What a freaking mess!
What is funny to me is that the high-profile celebrities rolling around in their Priuses looking down their noses at the rest of us for our "irresponsible gas guzzlers" aren't getting much better milage than my GTP which will pull about 33 MPG on the highway in the real world. As much as I can get upset about the marketing advantage this debacle gives Toyota and Honda, it's nice to see that they are beginning to pay a price for mileage not living up to the EPA rating.
What a freaking mess!
What is funny to me is that the high-profile celebrities rolling around in their Priuses looking down their noses at the rest of us for our "irresponsible gas guzzlers" aren't getting much better milage than my GTP which will pull about 33 MPG on the highway in the real world. As much as I can get upset about the marketing advantage this debacle gives Toyota and Honda, it's nice to see that they are beginning to pay a price for mileage not living up to the EPA rating.