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That doesn't fucking surprise me one god damn bit! Fucking current administration...
It isn't just the current administration. It's been like that for at least a couple decades. A lot of this BS didn't just start January 2009 and become effective retroactively.
theres gotta be a way to modify your car to get the most gas mileage, unless its a hybrid. its all about fuel air mixtiure. It cant have anything to due with compression. NHRA cars get 800 horsepower per cylinder, its all in the fuel. these bastards are holding out on us. And dont bother with that hydrogen crap, I built my own hydrogen generator and it doesnt boost performance at all, it just kills your battery.
Don't get me started on how much energy ethanol wastes!!!
There are at least five things that factor in here.
First, VW used to sell the same (or similar?) Passat as is sold in Europe here in the US. But it didn't sell very well. It was too expensive and too small in the mid-size sedan segment. So they came up with a larger version with a better price point; and of course the size effects the mileage. [Americans are not nearly so concerned with mileage as Europeans are.]
Second, the way the US' EPA calculates mileage is different than the way the European equivalent does it. "The cycle is different," he said. The driving course and rigor set in the dynamometer is different. The fuel types used are different. The EPA estimates for diesel mileage tend to be lower than reality. For example, while the EPA says the Passat is 44 mpg, the Consumer Reports number comes in at 51 mpg.
"The number for the combined US cycle for the US Passat is 35 mpg, whereas the same powertrain in a European Passat gets 61.2 mpg on the Euro cycle."Third, a US gallon (3.79 L) is less than an Imperial gallon (4.546 L).
Fourth, the US government doesn't stipulate to an automobile company what vehicles they can and cannot sell, other than setting the regulations for things like emissions, with which the manufacturers are required to comply.
Fifth, dealers are independent from VW and are not always aware of certain aspects of the auto business.
NHRA cars get 800 horsepower per cylinder, its all in the fuel. these bastards are holding out on us. And dont bother with that hydrogen crap, I built my own hydrogen generator and it doesnt boost performance at all, it just kills your battery.
theres gotta be a way to modify your car to get the most gas mileage, unless its a hybrid. its all about fuel air mixtiure.
I think we can solve this right here, there are some crafty folk on this forum, lets give it a go
they are also going through 8-12 gals per 1/4 mile run