Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
The only "Official" size class is from a government agency. There is no such thing as official size class from insurance companies or car rental companies or any private entity.
Yet you fail to acknowledge the "official" European class system (that makes massively more sense) simply because it isn't American? You do realize that being American isn't a requirement for something to be regarded as official, right?
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Doesn't matter which formula and/or calculation used to classify size class it will not be correct 100% for all vehicles. And it will not agreed 100% of all people.
Well, you couldn't get much worse than the EPA system here, so.....
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
You can share anyone view, but that doesn't make "Official EPA" size class wrong.
And your relentless support and constant repetition that it is "official" doesn't make it any better a system.
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
I stand with my view, "Official" size class of all vehicles available in US are EPA class. As far as I know all new vehicles for sale in US have "Window Sticker", that sticker identifies the gas mileage of that vehicle and the size class and min&max gas mileage of all vehicles of that class. Is there any document more "Official" than that ?
Well, how many countries, other than the US, use the EPA system? That's like ignoring the metric system because you don't use it either. And I quite honestly didn't expect you to change your mind, we've been down this road enough times that I know that's a lost cause.
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
It is more accurate in discussing if we use the same document, same standard, same measurement from an authorized government agency. It doesn't make sense to say: In my opinion this car A is this class X and that car B is class Y based on blah blah blah, because someone else may disagree and may say car A is class Y and car B is class X, because of this and that ...
Except this site consists of folks from all over the world that don't use EPA, don't use Imperial for measurement, Fahrenheit for temperature or Miles per Hour for speed. You are dealing with a global audience and yet we manage to, on many of these subjects, not only coexist, but have meaningful conversations. Like Imperial is not the only unit of measure, EPA is not the only unit of size class, the obstacle here seems to be for you to acknowledge that fact.