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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 12 MIN

'Real world' fuel economy testing is a crock

from AutoExpert · host John Cadogan

It makes the headlines, and some people do get worked up about it, but this recent epidemic of 'real world' fuel economy testing is actually about as useful as reading tealeaves, or goat's entrails.

It makes the headlines, and some people do get worked up about it, but this recent epidemic of 'real world' fuel economy testing is actually about as useful as reading tealeaves, or goat's entrails.

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It makes the headlines, and some people do get worked up about it, but this recent epidemic of 'real world' fuel economy testing is actually about as useful as reading tealeaves, or goat's entrails.

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