This site recalculates the fuel mileage rating as it will be in 2008. It works for vehicles back in the 90s to new ones. Amazingly, it hit my 3 vehicles almost exactly except I can get a little better on the highway.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp

 

Wow, they are pretty accurate as to all the vehicles I've owned.

Nice find.

 

I agree right on the money.

 

I checked three of my vehicles and two that I have records for that I since sold.
They were closest on my Tracker, but the old EPA was closer on all the vehicles.
And since I live in mountain/high desert and run blend gas year round (thanks, California) I get worse mileage than most should.

It looks like they just took the EPA figures and dropped them by a sliding percentage.

Chris

 

12 - 16 mph for a 5.4 sounds about right, but ouch. Ford is going to have to do something.....hybrid F-150 anyone? I wouldn't buy a FFV seeing they get maybe 9-10 MPG on ethanol.

I guess ill be getting an Edge sooner than I thought

 

I have an 05 Screw and 2000 Expedition, and both get a lot better than their numbers.

 

I actually get slightly better than the old EPA estimate in my '99 Dakota V6 5 speed. It's rated for 16/22mpg, and I've averaged 22.1 and 22.3 on my last two fill-ups, at about 90% highway driving. Then again, the land in south AR is completely flat, so that probably helps me out, too. Good to know I'm getting better than what my truck is rated for.

 

I'm right around the new EPA estimates. I've averaged 14.2 when it was real cold out. My last tank the temperatures were in the 40's and I average 15mpg. I check the averages for my 2005 Tacoma I just sold and it was way off.

 

i guess v-10 f-350s don't count.

 

way off on my focus ST... they say the new epa hyway is 28, but I have gotten 36 mpg before and I get 35 mpg regularly. My truck does better than the new estimates too.

 

Its closer...

I get 10-12 city, 14-16 hwy.

 

I checked my vehicles and all three of mine are a hair better than the old estimates.

What's with the new estimates? Did they get a NHRA drag driver to test them?

 

I was wondering the same thing, my truck is getting better gas mileage than both of their figures riding on some heavy @$$ 37" tires.

 

Intersting that the 4.6 was worse than the 5.4 on gas?

 

My cousin said his 4.6 burns more gas than my 5.4.