acdii Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Valid argument. One thing to note which makes me feel the EPA ratings on these are bogus, both the Cmax and Fusion have 47 across the board, yet the Coefficient of drag is higher on the Cmax than the Fusion. It is also higher than the Prius V, weighs more, and has more HP, so how can it get 5 MPG more than the Prius V? Is it because with a fully charged battery, and since the test is short, is it gamed to use the battery during the test to tweak the numbers? I really do believe Ford took advantage of the EPA testing and built the car around the test to get maximum MPG out of the test, but not in RW! If the car really could get 47 MPG, there would be many more people reporting numbers above and beyond the sticker. Great example would be the Prius V, its sticker is 42, and the real world so far is 42.5, 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted March 6, 2013 I believe in the EPA tests the dyno is supposedly setup to factor in the effects of air resistance in those cylces as speed increases & decreasesThat is true, but its not a very long test. Wonder how they would do if the test ran several hundred miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites