Mitsubishi Motors has announced that they have manipulated «someâ $
fuel economy test data.
A year ago, he agreed to do the same for money - losing Mitsubishi Motors that is struggling from a scandal of faking
fuel economy test data.
Not exact matches
From behind the wheel of our
test unit (an F - 350 SRW King Ranch 4 × 4), the most obvious difference is inside the gauge cluster, where a four - inch information center delivers instant and long - term
fuel economy data, engine temperatures, sensor readouts, four - wheel drive activity, and much more.
DOT shares responsibility for the CAFE program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the
testing program that generates the
fuel economy data and determines the procedures for calculating the
fuel economy values for CAFE.
In addition to manipulating the
fuel economy data, Mitsubishi also admitted to manipulating the equipment used to measure a car's rolling resistance and used a different
testing system from other Japanese automakers.
(Datafiles containing summaries of
test - level
data for individual models, including unadjusted
fuel -
economy ratings, are available for download from the EPA for each model year.)
The Cayenne S V8 even meets ULEV (ultra low - emission vehicle) status and according to preliminary
testing data the estimated EPA
fuel economy values for the new Cayenne S are 14 mpg in the city and 21 on the highway.
We'll be exploring the 2019 Silverado's powertrain more thoroughly in the near future, and we'll be back with a full
test drive review — as well as that crucial
fuel economy, pricing and capability
data — as soon as it becomes available.
The final day of
testing included a long highway
test section returning to the Los Angeles area, during which additional important highway
data was gathered, including
fuel economy, interior comfort, and on - road handling.