The EPA has given us a taste of the new, supposedly more realistic mileage figures, that will be adopted with 2008 vehicles by showing what current models would get under the new standard. Remember, a 20% drop in mileage in a car that gets 50 mpg will look like more than a car that gets 15 mpg.
A Toyota Prius currently rated city/highway - 60/51 will be 48/45
At the other end of the spectrum....
A 4WD Ford F-150 currently 15/18 will be 12/16
Check out this handy tool to see what your car would have been rated at if it had a 2008 EPA sticker. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm
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