Honest Performance Specs Law Needed

When you have nothing better to do, read about the Brantly. You will see
the manufacturer gives honest specifications for this marvelous machine.
Example: Hover ceiling 3525 feet at maximum gross weight at 59 degrees F at
standard atmospheric pressure.

On the contrary, Chrysler will quote the gas mileage of their cars with it
all stripped with the spare tire removed, an empty gas tank, tires pumped
up to double rated pressure and a lone pip-squeak driver behind the wheel
driving downhill with a tailwind.

How about some honest specs with the car maxed out with passengers, gas,
and cargo and a full roof rack? They're not going to do this voluntarily
because it would make their cars look like a lumber wagon in acceleration
and cornering, not to mention a petrol swine. Its going to take a Federal
Law to give them religion and square with us on the window sticker.

 

I've been getting the Chrysler EPA mileage specs for some years on
several different Chrysler models.
Easy on that right foot will get the EPA for you as well.

 

The numbers are still good for comparison since all the car companies use the
same tricks to get their numbers up. The real blame is with the government
agency that allows this to happen. I can say that my T&C highway numbers are
right on the money. The city number is way optimistic. I've never been able
to come close to the city number.

 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/mpg.htm

See:

"Bluewater Network Petition"

on that page.

Note also that the last highway appropriations bill requires EPA to change
the formula, see:

http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=41165

Ted