Fuel Economy

[jmharn]

Does anybody notice that the 2008 yaris mpg ratings are lowered from 34/39 to
29/35? (mpg, that is)

I asked my dealer, and he mentioned that it has something todo with the government's policy to conduct the test has changed in 08...anyone second that?

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by jmharn

Does anybody notice that the 2008 yaris mpg ratings are lowered from 34/39 to
29/35? (mpg, that is)

I asked my dealer, and he mentioned that it has something todo with the government's policy to conduct the test has changed in 08...anyone second that?

The EPA changed the way they do the test to reflect the way people are actually driving rather than how they are supposed to be driving, starting with the 2008 model year.

http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/ratings2008.shtml