Those cars were averaging about four a minute; not enough to produce traffic complications when the test came.
The 1993 cars averaged 28 miles per gallon compared with 20.8 gallons for light utility vehicles.
In this sort of mixed-use driving, including the aforementioned fully laden trip, the car averaged almost 39mpg.
Both domestic and foreign-made cars sold in the United States must average 27.5 miles per gallon.
Out of the lab and on streets and highways, however, cars and trucks averaged 20.4 miles a gallon in the 2002 model year, the lowest point since 1980.
The car was only averaging thirty miles an hour.
Practically any car could average thirtyfive.
Cars brought in averaged at 15.8 MPG while the new cars that were bought as a replacement averaged at 24.9 MPG.
Practically any car could average thirty-five.
To be certified by international authorities as setting an official record, a car must average a record speed over a measured mile in both directions, making both passes within an hour.