Is The EPA Going Rate Your Next Vehicle As An Underachiever?

According to EPA assistant administrator Gina McCarthy, the letter grades—from "A+" to "D"—will be assigned on a bell curve, with the median being a "B-." That means most cars will cluster around a "B-," while few will get an "A+" or "D."

Specifically, according to the joint notice of proposed rulemaking by the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 697 of the 2012 model-year vehicles will get a "B-," while 14 will get an "A-." There will be a dozen vehicles that get the lowest mark, "D." (The EPA counts each drivetrain variation within a model separately.)




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Larrybel2000 - 9/7/2010 2:23:03 PM

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Pretty much a repost from CHEWY on 08/30/2010

Joe_Limon - 9/7/2010 7:15:11 PM

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I wonder how this list breaks down vehicles. In my opinion a 30mpg SUV should be rated far higher then a 30mpg compact.