OT: Hybrid cars

[Micha Feigin]

>> Right now I'm driving a Fiat Panda. It's small and it's efficient,
>but
>> it comes at a price. The engine is tiny, and so is the gas tank (but
>> being a tiny car it's easy to park in the city). The book says that
>it
>> can get 20 km/l intercity, and 12 km/l in the city. From my
>experience
>> I get 18-19 on the highways, and 10-11 in the city. 
>
>So you are not far from the manufacturer's numbers. The car may not be
>perfectly tuned, our petrol may be not as pure as the Italian one,
>etc. And you may be not as good as the professional test drivers.
>
>

I believe that it is impossible to get to the official numbers. Those are either on a completely flat race track with lie friction asfalt, fully tuned car and cruise control or on rollers without air friction.