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No, that's a crying point for thinking that every vehicle can magically get that number by literally being testing in 100 difference situations. Average / combinations is all you're going to get. Clearly MFG's still try to get as much as possible, they're not stupid and know it's a selling point.
It's not about the testing, it's about the SUV/light truck loophole that's allowed automakers to build larger vehicles that aren't counted for CAFE calculations. Here's one article about it: https://www.distilled.earth/p/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-america
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