You do realize how insane that sounds, right?
Yes, Mr. Clemens, please run your own steroid screening and then give me the results and we'll go with that.
To be honest? No, I don't. The test procedure that all manufactures MUST use to get their vehicles federalized is a federal law.
You'll never convince me, or likely anyone else here, that having the manufacturers test their own vehicles is the better way to objectively evaluate these vehicles.
I genuinely cannot understand why not.
My
guess is that there is a book sent to the EPA on each model tested from a manufacturer. In that book there is every single test result, room temp, machine make and model, computer program in the vehicles computer, driver name, tire manufacturer, air pressure, mileage of vehicle, type of oil in the engine, etc.
Every possible piece of important information is in there showing that the test was conducted exactly the way it is to be done. There is no way an automaker could "twist" the results.
As for real world results? I expect no less than 28MPG on the highway. If my lowly Silverado can do a 33% increase on the highway to 24 (over the EPA figures) with a 4-speed, then this thing should be at 28 for the 4WD and 29 for the 2WD.
I should'a known.. 
