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Old Posted Feb 20, 2019, 3:47 AM
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Originally Posted by whatnext View Post
The difference certainly does add up. Compare the Toyota Camry to the RAV4

Camry: City 29, H'way 41 mpg
RAV4: City 23, H'way 30 mpg

https://www.thecarconnection.com/car...yota_rav4_2018
The EPA methodology used to quote fuel economy is flawed. Check out any of the car enthusiast sites for details. It tends to understate fuel economy of small vehicles and manual transmissions while overstating it for trucks, SUV's, AWD and traditional (not dual clutch) automatic transmissions.
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