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1 EPA Estimates to Fall
2 New Dealer Sticker
3 2008 Paris Motor Show
- 3.1 Concept cars
- 3.2 Production cars

EPA Estimates to Fall

Be forewarned: Fuel economy estimates on new car stickers are about to fall. Drivers have complained that the miles per gallon they get from their cars are actually much smaller than the numbers posted in the car windows. The EPA says it’s adopting new testing procedures that will reduce the mileage estimates on most 2008 vehicles.

New Dealer Sticker

As of September 1, 2007, dealerships across the nation will have to implement a new Monroney window sticker design that is touted to be more informative. It will now include such things as NHTSA crash test rating, and real-world gas mileage (12-percent drop in city driving and 8-percent on the highway. While Hybrids will see a gas mileage deficit of 20-percent). This redesign is further important as it will herald the arrival of more stringent safety regulations, which, as of the aforementioned date, will now require all automakers to have side-curtain airbags in half their vehicles weighing under 8,500 lbs. By 2009, all vehicles must have side-curtain protection.[1]