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many countries already implemented engine size cap and uae is already planning to do the standardization in early 2017 and start rating cars as per fuel efficiency. I assume the idea behind this act must be to say bye bye to nasty gas guzzlers in coming years.

Yes, I agree. We are killing the planet. But when you have a look around and see how unnecessary most of the vehicles here are, huge unnecessary 4x4s that never leave the Tarmac, big v8 passenger cars that never see a race track or get the chance to go over 120, you soon realise that it will take a lot to make people change their ways. I'd guess most people here could survive with a little 1.0 city car like a Polo or a Fiesta but hey, where's the fun in that?

Well for fuel saving, here are a few tips: if you don't mind the UAE heat, then at below 80 kph open the car windows and turn off the AC, above 80 kph roll up the windows and use your car's AC (research air resistance and drag for the science behind it) make sure your car's spark plugs are in A1 condition or use advance NGK or any other brands titanium tipped laser plugs make sure the car's air filter is clean or upgrade your car's air filter system upgrade your car's exhaust system, make sure you don't use a noisy one or you will get fined i think its around AED 200 use a good engine lubricant make sure that your tyre pressure is correct, lower tyre pressure uses more fuel if you can, then don't use car body kits as it changes the aerodynamics of the car and increase air resistance do not over accelerate, getting to 120 kph quickly means using more fuel. (drive safe) stay around 110kph and you will be surprised at how much fuel you can save by just going 10 kph slower. Most important - Make sure your next car is a hybrid Hope this helps

With sea level to rise by 6 feet by year 2100 due to greenhouse gases, i think it's time to act more responsibly. Our generation has already done enough damage to this planet and i think we should leave a good legacy for the next generation. Having said that, love that engine revving. Its awesome, but it's time to change our ways.

Hi Gaurav, as I suspected it is true that your vehicle is fitted with slightly smaller height tire that might be resulting in this speed discrepancy. Your tire size: 255/60R17 29.0x10R17 29.0" Stock tire size: 245/65R17 29.5x9.7R17 29.5" However this half inch must be causing lack of 2 kms plus the over-reading by default. My car over reads by 4-5 kms anyways.