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Is 40 the New 30 for People and Auto Mileage?

Huff Post -- For years we've been hearing about the surprising vim and vigor of people who hit age milestones like 4, which once meant the downhill slide had begun. Now 40 is being touted as the new 30. We wondered if this milestone for people was true for mileage per gallon in cars. Is 40 miles per gallon (mpg) the new 30?

Could this be the de facto standard for a new crop of vigorous, green machines that promise to cart our gracefully aging selves around while taking baby sips of fuel or electrons?

My colleague, Dan Karnowsky, and I kicked the tires and asked the manufacturers during the two press preview days at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show that opens Friday, November 30 and runs through December 9.

The second day started off with the Green Car of the Year award going to the promising 2013 Ford

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Submitted Dec 03, 2012 By: angel4me

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iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:65,033 Points:206,000 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 12:13:34 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse time will tell
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,955 Points:669,240 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 12:10:33 AM Ignore bston Report Abuse All they care about is MPGs; not safety.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,282 Points:641,755 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2012 9:11:51 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse At 4 you still have your whole like ahead of you. What's news about this? Perhaps someone needs an editor as well as 'spell check'? [Edited by: KAR120CSII at 12/3/2012 10:15:18 PM EST]
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jamofsocal All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:981 Points:250,395 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2012 1:43:09 AM Ignore jamofsocal Report Abuse It makes sense to always expect the bar to be raised. But there are physical laws that cannot be broken. We will hit a limit at some point.
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