[QUOTE 2361635, member: 9609"]Take a look at the article linked in the original post - difficult to do research when the manufacturers are being so misleading with their official figures.[/quote]
Oddly when I've used hire cars I tend to find that I'm within a stones throw of published figures on cars which are <3 years old
. Those cars tend to be abused so aren't likely to offer the best economy a factory vehicle can offer.
If you look at how people drive, most are driving to close to the car in front so have to, over, react to every little speed change they make & makes it hard to read the road ahead properly. They also accelerate to gently or too quickly both of which waste a lot of fuel.
Wasn't there a test last year that showed drivers could save between 10 - 25% of their fuel costs by driving sensibly?
Most drivers, yes. In my Alfa there's a near 10mpg difference between me driving & my OH in urban conditions. Even on a motorway I tend to get better economy out of the car.