I should have been more clear about the bottom line: It is up to the consumer to demand that car companies provide real world test results; EPA and NHTSA have t

I should have been more clear about the bottom line: It is up to the consumer to demand that car companies provide real world test results; EPA and NHTSA have to provide the format for these tests so that the tests can be compared. This is almost certainly coming; provided that Reagan-style deregulation does not come back into vogue. >Yes, that's the kind of thinking that got other manufacturers in trouble already. Surely such a thing would not happen at our company... I've seen this mentality in practice and it always puzzles me. "Reality Distortion Field" - every organization has one, the bigger you get, the stronger it is.