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Consumer Watchdog back; Hyundai backing down

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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Default Consumer Watchdog back; Hyundai backing down

CW is claiming that they've gotten Hyundai to drop their 40mpg claims from their Super Bowl advertising.



About a month and a half ago, a group calling itself “Consumer Watchdog” targeted Hyundai in what we indicated could be a shakedown operation. Their claim: Hyundai is gaming the EPA tests. Or faking them. I’m not sure, really. To get to the bottom of it, I set up a thinly veiled excuse to drive to another state and seduce a gorgeous single mother real-world test of the Elantra’s capabilities. I was satisfied by the results, but the folks at Consumer Watchdog, by contrast, were just getting started…


http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...he-super-bowl/
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by accent_01
CW is claiming that they've gotten Hyundai to drop their 40mpg claims from their Super Bowl advertising.


Ummm then CW is full of sh*t. Fuel economy ratings are verified by the EPA.



Oh and then there's this:



http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/why_differ.shtml
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