What of real fuel economy figures?
Many readers complain about the difference between published and actual MPG's. Until something better is developed, I think the current Euro test is good and as you always report should only be used for comparisons between models. What is very misleading is for manufacturers to use these figures in their marketing of models. Manufacturers should add 'these figures should only be used for comparison as it is practically impossible to replicate test conditions in real world driving'. I regularly insert my actual MPG based on a full tank on your website and encourage more to do so.
Asked on 14 May 2012 by Michael Goodenough
Answered by
Honest John
Well yes. The official EC tests are only for taxation purposes. If you want to find out what cars really do, go to www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg , which now has around 30,000 submissions of real fuel cnsumprion for around 2,500 cars.
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Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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