Bad mpg?

[B-train]

Welcome to my 09 Esky 6.2L in town driving on e85

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I wanted a 10 SP for Xmas but they only had 6 SP last year.

How much DOES your right foot weigh?

 

[petethepug]

Funny you should mention that.

 

[swathdiver]

I find it interesting that most normal people driving as they normally do,
tend to get less MpGs / consume more fuel per unit of time compared to the CAFE MpG test scores.

That being the case, why hasn't the test been amended to correlate more closely with how normal people drive?

Because they are terrible drivers. Zooming through traffic, making lane changes every few car lengths and then running towards a red light at ten over the speed limit until the last seconds. They're nuts. Not to mention the swill they fill their tank with and lack of maintenance that kills their fuel efficiency. They rarely pay attention to the air pressure or tire rotations either.

My pickup meets its EPA estimates. My Yukon XL was not rated by the EPA, big fat blanks on the window sticker and no listing for it at FuelEconomy.gov. I emailed the EPA as to why, they had no answer for me.

 

[swathdiver]

Welcome to my 09 Esky 6.2L in town driving on e85

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I wanted a 10 SP for Xmas but they only had 6 SP last year.

Must be related to Wes! @Doubeleive

My wife is back in the 9s again on E85. She loves the new gears and likes the newfound acceleration.

 

[Doubeleive]

Must be related to Wes! @Doubeleive

My wife is back in the 9s again on E85. She loves the new gears and likes the newfound acceleration.

I actually had mine up to 13.4 yesterday taking my daughter to the airport, cleared everything out and didn't floor it except once lol
on the way back I was little more frisky and was down to 12.6, it's down to 11 now and it will be back down to 10 in not too long

 

[Marky Dissod]

Because they are terrible drivers.

Can't argue with that. However ...

Zooming through traffic, making lane changes every few car lengths and then running towards a red light at ten over the speed limit until the last seconds.
They're nuts. Not to mention the swill they fill their tank with and lack of maintenance that kills their fuel efficiency.

This is actually why I'd let cabdrivers and other people who 'drive for a living' submit their MpG records,
and compare those against the CAFE tests.

I've noticed that the 'cheapest no-name' petrol I can find tends to get slightly worse MpGs
compared to petrol priced closer to the local average. Hmmm ...

My pickup meets its EPA estimates.

Your driving meets your vehicle's CAFE estimates.
MY driving, for example, is consistently 2/3rds of the city rating, and 4/5th of the highway rating.

My Yukon XL was not rated by the EPA, big fat blanks on the window sticker and no listing for it at FuelEconomy.gov.
I emailed the EPA as to why, they had no answer for me.

Is it a 2500? If its curb weight is high enough, it doesn't get tested.
My guess is you'd have to extrapolate estimates based on similar vehicles.