J1082_198901 FUEL ECONOMY MEASUREMENT ROAD TEST PROCEDURE

This procedure incorporates driving cycles that produce fuel consumption data relating to Urban, Suburban, and Interstate driving patterns and is intended to be used to determine the relative fuel economy among vehicles and driving patterns under warmed-up conditions on test tracks, suitable roads or chassis dynamometers.¹ The urban driving cycle forms the basis of a Cold-Start Test Procedure described in SAE J1256.