mikebontoft
02-01-2009, 02:35 PM
Come on..... everyone knows that you never get the posted CAFE spec MPG, right? and also a lot of you probably know what your MPG was said to be at the dealer (or off of Ford's site maybe), am I right?
SO..... also for those who don't know what CAFE specs are, it's basically this regulation where manufacturers have to meet a certain MPG requirement, or end up having to pay a fine for every car they produce that does not meet CAFE requirements. So of course, the logical thing to do during testing is to run as thin of oil as possible, then run it on a type of dyno machine that measures all this different info and gives an MPG rating; basically "Simulated" Highway and City estimates. That's how they can advertise 30mpg and such.
Now on rare occasion you can actually obtain the advertised MPG, or maybe even surpass it. (I did so with the city driving last night, ended up stopping at almost every light during my 30 min. drive home from work):
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp220/mikebontoft/105_7944.jpg
(it was really 32.6, but I wasted .2 by sitting in my driveway while I took the picture)
NOW...... to the CRAP part of this:
somehow I came across this website talking about the 2009 focus. Ah that's right, I remember, I was looking for my CAFE spec MPG because I was so proud of myself getting 32mpg in the city. Well, I just happened to notice it was a dealership's website that had kind of a focus fan base on it (in a very, very little way). Click HERE (http://www.stevemarshallfordnanaimo.com/nanaimo/ford-focus-excellent-fuel-economy/) for the link, but keep reading first.
It basically goes "Why is the Ford Focus so Great?? Great Gas mileage of course!!"
Now I'll just go ahead and post directly what was said on that page and let you wonder what the hell these guys were thinking:
"The Ford Focus has better fuel economy than the Nissan Versa, Chevy Cobalt LS, Mazda 3 GX and the Nissan Sentra.
The Focus SE is one of the Top 3 vehicles in Average Fuel Economy amongst the competition. Did you know the 2009 Ford Focus gets:
* 50 mpg (highway) and 33 mpg (city)
* 5.7L/100Km (highway) and 8.5L/Km (city)"
Now Ford advertises their MPG rating for both the Focus Sedan and Coupe at 24-35 mpg...... and that's WITH the oh-so-lovely CAFE rating and ultra thin oil, in which I'm going to call "MPG Oil."
Clearly they're trying to get better business, but that's just plain stupid. anyone with half a brain, or even a quarter brain can figure that one out; it's called a search button. I give this dealership half a congratulations for trying to make the Focus MUCH better than it seems. Wait, lemme take that back, cut it in half, and then give it to 'em. [:)]
SO..... also for those who don't know what CAFE specs are, it's basically this regulation where manufacturers have to meet a certain MPG requirement, or end up having to pay a fine for every car they produce that does not meet CAFE requirements. So of course, the logical thing to do during testing is to run as thin of oil as possible, then run it on a type of dyno machine that measures all this different info and gives an MPG rating; basically "Simulated" Highway and City estimates. That's how they can advertise 30mpg and such.
Now on rare occasion you can actually obtain the advertised MPG, or maybe even surpass it. (I did so with the city driving last night, ended up stopping at almost every light during my 30 min. drive home from work):
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp220/mikebontoft/105_7944.jpg
(it was really 32.6, but I wasted .2 by sitting in my driveway while I took the picture)
NOW...... to the CRAP part of this:
somehow I came across this website talking about the 2009 focus. Ah that's right, I remember, I was looking for my CAFE spec MPG because I was so proud of myself getting 32mpg in the city. Well, I just happened to notice it was a dealership's website that had kind of a focus fan base on it (in a very, very little way). Click HERE (http://www.stevemarshallfordnanaimo.com/nanaimo/ford-focus-excellent-fuel-economy/) for the link, but keep reading first.
It basically goes "Why is the Ford Focus so Great?? Great Gas mileage of course!!"
Now I'll just go ahead and post directly what was said on that page and let you wonder what the hell these guys were thinking:
"The Ford Focus has better fuel economy than the Nissan Versa, Chevy Cobalt LS, Mazda 3 GX and the Nissan Sentra.
The Focus SE is one of the Top 3 vehicles in Average Fuel Economy amongst the competition. Did you know the 2009 Ford Focus gets:
* 50 mpg (highway) and 33 mpg (city)
* 5.7L/100Km (highway) and 8.5L/Km (city)"
Now Ford advertises their MPG rating for both the Focus Sedan and Coupe at 24-35 mpg...... and that's WITH the oh-so-lovely CAFE rating and ultra thin oil, in which I'm going to call "MPG Oil."
Clearly they're trying to get better business, but that's just plain stupid. anyone with half a brain, or even a quarter brain can figure that one out; it's called a search button. I give this dealership half a congratulations for trying to make the Focus MUCH better than it seems. Wait, lemme take that back, cut it in half, and then give it to 'em. [:)]