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Not a misprint.  The article was "Fuel Economy--Why Your're Not Getting the MPG You Expect".  The paragraph above the chart said:

"The biggest gaps between claimed and actual miles per gallon are in city driving.  That's because the federal test protocol is far afield of how people really drive. For the vehicles listed below, the shortfall was 35 to 50 percent of claimed mpg."


Here are some of the listings:

Vehicle--------EPAmpg------CRmpg------EPA shortfall

Jeep Liberty.......22...............11...............50%

Honda Civic.......48................26...............46%

Ford Focus........26................17...............35%


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