An article in USA Today notes that fuel economy ratings (those nice little MPG stickers) have been lowered for most vehicles. No, it's not because car manufacturers are making worse cars; it's just that the standards used before were based on rather silly assumptions like "people don't use air conditioning and don't drive more than about 60 mph". This does support what the guys at Top Gear have been saying for a while now: the Toyota Prius doesn't really meet its 60-mpg claim, and that you can probably get the same (if not better) fuel economy with a good diesel.
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