12/30/98 Fuel Economy Test Car List Reports The ZIP'd versions of these files are named ??TCL.ZIP, e.g., 93TCL.ZIP. Following are notes about the files included in the ZIP's as well as definitions of abbreviations that are used in the reports. This information is provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Mobile Sources, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (734-214-4200). =================================================== Instructions for viewing/printing the Test Car List/Report files using a word processor, such as WordPerfect or MS Word These files after being unZIP'd have file names such as 96TCL.TXT or 96TCL.RPT. They are plain ASCII (DOS) text files, but they are 132 columns wide and have page breaks and a heading at the top of each page. Thus, you need to change certain settings in your word processing software to format them for proper viewing/printing. 1) Paper Size = Landscape 11 x 8 1/2" 2) Font = Courier (or any monospaced font) 3) Font Size = 8 point 4) Margins = as small as you can make them, e.g., 1/4" for top, bottom, left, and right margins. ================================================================= For 1998 and later model years, the Test Car List Report in report format is not being provided as the files in comma-delimited and spreadsheet format in the downloadable data files areas provide the user flexibility of handling and printing out the data. ================================================================= DEFINITION OF REPORT ABBREVIATIONS An explanation of abbreviations used in the Fuel Economy Guide and Test Car List reports published by EPA follows: Car Line Name and Vehicle ID (Guide and Test Car List) These are manufacturer-determined descriptors. * Test type 31 data = fuel economy data # Test type 32 data = analytical data Engine Description (Guide and Test Car List) (GUZZLER) -- Gas Guzzler (POLICE) -- Police vehicle (MPFI), (MPI*) -- Multipoint fuel injection (SPFI) -- Single-point fuel injection (FFS) -- Feedback fuel system (TURBO), (TRBO), (TC*) -- Turbocharger (S-CHARGE), (SC*) -- Supercharger (DIESEL), (DSL) -- Diesel (ROTARY) -- Rotary engine (VARIABLE) -- Variable displacement engine (NO-CAT) -- No catalytic converter (OHC) -- Overhead camshaft (OHV) -- Overhead valves (16-VALVE) -- 16-valves (305) -- 305 cubic inch displacement (307) -- 307 cubic inch displacement (M-ENG) -- One of two 5.8L Ford truck engines (W-ENG) -- One of two 5.8L Ford truck engines (GM-BUICK) -- Engine produced by GM-Buick Motor Division (GM-CHEV) -- Engine produced by GM-Chevrolet Motor Division (GM-OLDS) -- Engine produced by GM-Oldsmobile Motor Division (GM-PONT) -- Engine prodcued by GM-Pontiac Motor Division Any other descriptors not listed here are those submitted by manufacturers to augment engine information and may not always be self-explanatory. Transmission Descriptors (Guide and Test Car List) First Character -- OD (Overdrive Code) M -- Manual 1 -- No gear ratio < 1.0 A -- Automatic 2 -- High gear ratio < 1.0 L -- Lockup/automatic S -- Semiautomatic Second Character -- Number of forward speeds V -- Fully variable gear ratios Third Character -- (optional, Guide only) C -- Creeper Drive System (Guide and Test Car List) FWD -- Front-wheel drive RWD -- Rear-wheel drive 4WD -- Four-wheel drive Transmission Description (Guide and Test Car List) EMS -- Engine management system SIL -- Shift indicator light on instrument panel CLKUP -- Computer-controlled continuously variable lockup VLKUP -- Continuously variable, user-selectable lockup nLKUP -- User-selectable lockup with n (2 through 9) lockup ranges CMODE -- Computer controlled multimode transmission VMODE -- User-selectable continuously variable transmission nMODE -- Multimode, user-selectable transmission** n = number of gear ranges (2 through 9) DC/FW or FW -- Declutching and freewheeling ** An automatic transmission that has an operator-selectable feature that changes transmission parameters such as gear ratios or automatic transmission shift speed calibrations; e.g.: transmissions with "power" and "economy" modes. Fuel System (Guide and Test Car List) FI -- Fuel injection 1 -- 1-barrel carburetor 2 -- 2-barrel carburetor 3 -- 3-barrel carburetor 4 -- 4-barrel carburetor Fuel Type (Guide) P -- Premium unleaded gasoline R -- Regular unleaded gasoline D -- Diesel fuel Control System (Test Car List) AIR -- Air Injection EM -- Engine Modification FI -- Fuel Injection THM -- Thermal Reactor CAT -- Catalyst TUR, TC -- Turbocharger EGR -- Exhaust Gas Recycle NON -- None PMP -- Air Pump PLS, PAIR -- Pulsating Air System OXD, OC -- Oxidation Catalyst RED -- Reduction Catalyst 3WY, TWC -- Three-way Catalyst CLS -- Closed Loop 3CL -- Three-way Catalyst + Closed Loop CAI -- Closed Loop Air Injection OTR -- Other CD29 C:\WP50\Abbrev-2.DOC 10/17/90