Making Sense Of the New Canadian Fuel Consumption Rating System

by Bob McHugh on Thursday, October 16th, 2014

“The Government of Canada has finally approved the five-cycle test method, already used in the U.S. since 2008…”

A new fuel consumption rating system kicks in for all 2015 model year new cars and light trucks. The Government of Canada has finally approved the five-cycle test method, already used in the US since 2008. In general, those predicted fuel consumption figures on the EnerGuide label (on every new vehicle) will increase somewhere in the 10 to 20 per cent range, compared to a similar, or even identical, 2014 model year vehicle. (more…)