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Why don't the turbodiesels do very well in the USA EPA mileage tests? Certainly aren't getting "similar mileage" to a Prius.

2008 Mercedes ML320CDI turbodiesel EPA: 18 mpg city / 24 mpg hwy

2008 Mercedes ML350 gas EPA: 15 mpg / 20 mpg
Episode 4 of this season of Top Gear...They do a mileage race where they have to drive 750+miles on one tank of gas...Clarkson chooses a Jaguar XJ6-TDVI. It supposed to get 35 mpg but he manages to get 53 mpg and he didn't really drive to hypermile it.

May gets 63 mpg out of his subaru forester and hammond gets 80mpg in his Volkswagen polo.
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