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07-23-2007, 12:52 PM | #1 |
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2008 Impreza & WRX EPA Fuel Economy
The EPA fuel economy ratings are available for the 2008 Impreza and WRX.
Comparing 2008 and 2007 models, new and old ratings, from fueleconomy.gov: 2008 - new ratings [old ratings] 2.5i manual - 20/27 [22/29] 2.5i auto - 20/27 [23/29] WRX manual - 19/24 [21/27] WRX auto - 20/25 [22/27] 2007 - new ratings [window sticker] 2.5i manual - 19/26 [22/29] 2.5i auto - 20/25 [23/28] WRX manual - 18/25 [20/27] WRX auto - 18/23 [21/26]
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07-23-2007, 08:34 PM | #2 |
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I'm confused... I thought they said there was going to be a 10***37; increase in fuel economy. These are closer to a 5% increase... am I missing something?
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07-23-2007, 11:44 PM | #3 |
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Wierd that the auto gets marginally better mileage now.
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07-24-2007, 12:02 AM | #4 |
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I would say gearing plays a large role in the mileage aspect. The new 08 have longer gears (first, 2nd and 3rd) than the 07, which could help in raising the mileage by a bit. The Auto could also have such a situation.
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07-24-2007, 02:17 AM | #5 |
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If they were really concerned about fuel economy they should have dropped a 6 speed into the WRX to allow for some nice highway cruising.
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07-24-2007, 08:51 AM | #6 |
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I have yet to figure out the EPA ratings...I get well over their ratings everywhere I drive. I average 22 in stop and go traffic and almost 30 cruising on the highway.
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07-24-2007, 09:05 AM | #7 |
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I'm driving an 08 Tribeca and I'm averaging 18 in mostly city traffic... I've had it as high as 23.x but the 3.6L just makrs you wanna.....
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07-24-2007, 09:28 AM | #8 |
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07-24-2007, 09:45 AM | #9 |
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Maybe the EPA ratings have changed? I think I remember hearing that the new ratings would be more accurate than past ratings.
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07-24-2007, 12:07 PM | #10 |
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nice.... can't wait for the next domestics P/U - SUV EPA bashing thread...
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07-24-2007, 12:54 PM | #11 | |
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For 2008, the "new ratings" is what we'll see on the window sticker, and is the result of a revised EPA testing method, which is supposed to more closely represent real-world driving conditions. For 2007, the "new ratings" listed are derived from the old ratings (what was on the 07 window stickers) based on a formula. And the "old ratings" listed for the 2008s are likely the same formula, calculated the other way. |
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07-24-2007, 10:15 PM | #12 |
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I thought MPG was suppost to be way better especially with government mandates, but this is a good post, thanks for sharing
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07-25-2007, 01:38 AM | #13 |
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I don't think the proposed increase in CAFE (fleet mpg) standards has passed both houses of Congress yet, though if it does, auto makers have a few years yet to meet the criteria. Either way, it's not something that's going to affect anything for MY2008.
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