12:02 pm Tue February 5, 2013  Group questions MPG claims for
turbo engines  Credit Ford Motor Company Ford CEO Alan Mulally
with 3 cyl turbo engine    "In many cases, what we found," says
the group's Director of Auto Testing, Jake Fisher, "while the
EPA numbers did look better than the competitors, the actual
performance in our testing was worse."  Fisher says part of the
issue is the EPA's testing methods for fuel efficiency, which he
says don't match up with the way many people drive a car.  "We
drive the vehicles at a steady 65 miles per hour," he says of
Consumer Reports' tests.  "The EPA cycle is very different. 
There's a lot of variation, accelleration, and deceleration, and
the average speed is actually 48 miles per hour."  The report
could be damaging for Ford Motor Company in particular, which
has placed a big bet on its turbo-charging technology, called
Eco-boost.  The company plans to offer the option of Eco-boost
engines for 90% of its vehicles within the next two years. 
Customers pay about a t