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Cars and Transportation

Examine it! The tricks with manufactures' fuel consumption figures

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October 2, 2013

Carmakers advertize their vehicles with a quoted figure for fuel consumption. But drivers find those stats are often out by 25%. Drive iIt! shows what’s behind the different methods of measurement and looks at the special conditions the tests are carried out under. But who normally drives in laboratory conditions?

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