Not exact matches
Ford vice president of global production development Raj Nair said that hybrids were more significantly
affected by the
testing issue because their
fuel economy numbers are more sensitive to the TRLHP factor in
testing.
But how does our
test model's Sport Package
affect ride and
fuel economy?
Update: Mitsubishi said in a statement to Automobile, that it isn't aware of any U.S. - spec vehicles that are
affected by the
fuel economy testing irregularity.
We haven't
tested a 2013 edition so we can't report on the Hold mode and how it can
affect fuel economy.
In the meantime, several automakers noted the rarity of this crash and argued that the weight of the added structure needed to pass this
test could adversely
affect handling and will undoubtedly lower
fuel economy.
It confirmed that none were
affected by the
fuel economy irregularities and that they complied with EPA
testing procedures.