Fuel "mileage" for thought
Thoughts on fuel mileage:
I am glad to see that on the 2015 Genesis there is an option to manually reset the mileage computer. This option may have been available on models before 2015 but the 2011 Equus that I had previously would only keep track of mileage from refill to refill, (auto reset). The auto reset mode may have some advantage, but what it may be eludes me. As far as I'm concerned the only mileage calculation that has any value is the MPG that accumulates day in and day out, year in and year out. That way you take in to account all the types of roads, speeds, seasonal temperature changes and other natural variables that occur in the course of driving the vehicle. From a practical standpoint any cars MPG is pretty much fixed by that particular cars set of specifications, weight, engine size, etc. For a given car the MPG will remain pretty much constant once it is broken in unless there is some kind of mechanical malfunction. Any malfunctions that do occur are usually easily detected by the average driver especially with all the computerized feedback that is provided in our modern cars. Barring any mechanical malfunctions the MPG difference in identical cars is always do to how and where the car is driven.
I added the comments above from a previous post to this reply since they refer directly to MPG.
As far as I am concerned about what I get on my 2015 3.8L Genesis I'll go along with the "being a happy guy with 25 MPG overall" and the "these are not the car's for you if you are concerned with fuel mileage".
As far as car companies designing there MPG computers to favor showing better than actual results I would have to think that there are so many reviewers, pundits, and other auto enthusiasts that would just love to find a company guilty of this behavior that they certainly wouldn't do it intentionally. Let me know if I am being too naïve.
I think we should be thankful that these cars are designed to work and run satisfactorily on regular fuel.
GM built the Cobalt primarily for fuel economy, we can see where that got us.