35.5 mpg by 2016? Meet the Super 99 today!

2010 BMW 335d, North America?s most fuel efficient performance sedan, starts at $43,950 while rated at 27 mpg combined per the EPA and 36 combined per CAFE'. With the DOT/EPA?s recent announcement that the US light duty fleet will need to achieve 35.5 mpg by 2016, we were offered the opportunity to see what this actually means to the American consumer. While most CleanMPG?ers know CAFɒ standards are based on unadjusted pre-1985 Fuel Economy ratings which vastly overstate Fuel Economy ratings displayed and required on every new automobile sold within the US, how does the US automobile fleet actually fare?