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https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...ied-f-150-fuel-economy-tests/1799619001/
Criminal Investigation by DOJ huh? Wow. Have to wonder that since the fudging appears to have been the Road Load parameters that were used to make the calculations, if simply putting the tail gate down or installing a tonneau cover to the truck bed would reduce aero drag enough to compensate for the overly optimistic parameters used to allegedly artificially inflate EPA mpg rating numbers.
On the other hand, it appears Ford did self-police themselves in some fashion here, prior to the news getting out by hiring an independent testing to double check, and also considering that it was Ford employees that raised the red flag in the first place.
Criminal Investigation by DOJ huh? Wow. Have to wonder that since the fudging appears to have been the Road Load parameters that were used to make the calculations, if simply putting the tail gate down or installing a tonneau cover to the truck bed would reduce aero drag enough to compensate for the overly optimistic parameters used to allegedly artificially inflate EPA mpg rating numbers.
On the other hand, it appears Ford did self-police themselves in some fashion here, prior to the news getting out by hiring an independent testing to double check, and also considering that it was Ford employees that raised the red flag in the first place.