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Originally Posted by rrucker
According to the EPA, the SRT-8 is not subject to the gas guzzler tax. This is likely because fuel economy is calculated by "model type" (i.e., all 300s) not by individual car. Check the EPA website below:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/20964.shtml |
I am no expert, just googling around trying to figure it out.
I don't know how the government does the calculation, but the 21/28mpg on the government website is for the 2.7 liter engine. Not an average of all 300's. The 3.5's mileage is 19/27, and the hemi 17/25.
Maybe the government's website hasn't been updated, or are not the numbers used to calculate the tax. Or as you said, maybe the government is lenient and excepts the best numbers for a model/class type.