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Three-quarters of Australia’s new cars use more fuel than advertised lab rating, testing shows (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is that really surprising? The ratings are in ideal conditions when people do not drive like that.

I remember an offhand comment Jeremy Clarkson made on Top Gear where you look at the city driving number, the worst L/100K, as that is what you should expect when driving on a highway when it is suppose to be most efficient.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I remember when Clarkson drove a BMW 5 series and a Prius around the test track flat-out, and they consumed similar amounts of fuel. Their labels showed the Prius was meant to use much less.

The only time my 2015 X-Trail got the advertised mileage was when I descended a mountain.

[–] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

It was a Prius being driven as fast as it could go for 10 laps around the Top gear test track. Being followed at the same speed by an E9x M3.

Entertaining yes. Scientific... Hrm

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Regulators are creating a Rat Race of fraudulent testing and claims of compliance.

This is going to be DieselGate all over again.

[–] Tau@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

I get the claimed figures on both my car and van so it's not like hitting them is impossible, but it is highly dependent on how and where you drive. Many people drive with the smoothness and ability to look ahead of a myopic orangutan (e.g. accelerate hard, immediately jump to brakes, back to acceleration, repeat) but even with a bit of care there's only so much you can do if your driving involves a lot of short trips and stop start traffic.