Cars and Trucks Hit New Mileage High in 2007
The current mileage standards — not the potential standards for 2020 — have been eclipsed by automakers in 2007. The mandates are 27.5 miles per gallon for cars and 22.2 mpg for light trucks. The industry-wide fleet average for 2007 was 31.2 mpg for cars and 23.1 mpg for light trucks.
Six automakers were hit with fines for falling below those marks, but most fines were thanks to high-end luxury cars. Honda topped all automakers with Toyota close behind. GM and Ford weren’t shabby either, but need to work on truck mileage. Below is a list of the top six automakers and their respective average mileages.
- General Motors Corp.: 29.9 mpg for domestic cars, 31.9 mpg for imported vehicles and 22.6 mpg for light trucks
- Ford Motor Co.: 29 mpg for domestically produced cars, 29.9 mpg for imported cars and 22.2 mpg for light trucks
- DaimlerChrysler: 28.6 mpg for domestic vehicles, 24.7 mpg for imported vehicles and 22.6 mpg for light trucks
- Toyota Motor Corp.: 31.6 mpg for domestically produced cars, 38.5 mpg for imported cars (largely thanks to Prius hybrids) and 23.9 mpg for light trucks
- Honda Motor Co.: 33.5 mpg for domestically produced cars, 39.6 mpg for imports, and 25 mpg for light trucks
- Nissan Motor Co.: 34 mpg for domestically produced cars, 25.6 for imported cars and 22.9 mpg for light trucks
Automakers Set Record for Mileage (The Detroit News)
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Which 6 got punished?
Lamboghini, Ferrari, Maserati?
So, the Gas Guzzler tax, is it the same as the fine?
The automaker gets a huge fine, and the buyer gets hit with the gas guzzler tax?
How does all that work.
I don't get it. The numbers should be weighted by the sales volume numbers.
If a company sells 100 units of 15mpg truck with V6 or V8 and 1 unit of 25mpg truck with 4 cylinder engine, the company still gets 20mpg rating. But the reality is close to 15mpg. Those numbers are misleading.
Looking at the gas milege numbers and the cost per gallon for gas it's obvious why Toyota and Honda are doing so well in the sales numbers and GM and Ford continue to struggle.
It may be true that the Ford F150 doesn't get the miles that the Toyo or GM does. It may also be true that the Ford is built more rugged and weighs significantly more (probably needed for the better structural strength). Look at the "Silver Creek video in youtube'. The GMs and in partic the Toyos will not take the punnishment of a Ford. Check out the video and industries where need ruggedness. I guess you have to balance out what you want. Miles versus durability.
TT,
Let's face it, how many consumer, not workers, by percentage that buys a pick-up really give those punishment to their trucks?
J
I guess it begs the question then why even buy a truck, and in particular a gas hog which they all comparitively are. Why not buy something like a Ridge line that gets reeasonable mileage and will do all or most of a pickup. This maybe other than pull a trvel trailer. But I guess if you do that then you are not worried about mileage. Even at that and looking at the video I would question whether I want to stress the body work on a Toyota pulling a trailer.
Why buy a truck to pull a trailer? How often do we go "camping"?
Exactly. Why buy a truck unless you really need one otherwise people shouln't bitch about the mini differences in mileage. If they are so concerned buy something that will get good mileage and still do the light stuff. How many times does a truck get loaded up to even close its max. Not very often even for rugged terain vehicles. Buy and pull a utility trailer for all the few times a person really needs a gas guzzler. At the same time people shouldn't wine and snibble about Fords because of their mileage. If seriously need a truck (for other than feeling of security in driving a truck over car) they are still much more durable for what a truck is meant for.