Lately I saw the TV ads about the new Cadillac Hybrid. Wow, Detroit is in deep sh...t and the only thing they come up is to put a hybrid onto a tank. Now that should improve the millage of these cars. The ads small print lists a millage of 12/19 and so I went to their web site to see what is going on. After a lengthy search I finally found this:
... allows for improved fuel economy for city driving as well as highway driving...
which references to this:
... Based on EPA estimated mpg 12 city / 19 highway (2WD) for 2008 Escalade (non-hybrid) ... EPA estimates for Escalade Hybrid not available at this time.
So they are telling us consumer that they spend millions over millions to design, building and marketing this car but they are not able to get an EPA mpg on time. Strange, really strange or maybe they just don't want us to know. How else would we explain the fact that they buried the actual millage so deeply and don't provide the number of the hybrid. But I guess that any customer doesn't care anyhow. The horse power, the luxury and the tank like feeling is way more important for the har-har customer of these cars and these are not only men but also quite a big number of women. Even though we, me and the owners of these cars, are not seeing us that often on the pump it is only because that car has a big gas tank but I am on my way must faster and my valet does not feel so empty.
Happy pumping - Andy