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Old 05-29-2009, 10:30 AM   #21 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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For mileage, remember that both the new Insight and new Prius have an "eco" button, that was NOT used for the EPA tests. Push that button and a normal driver gets an automatic improvement in mileage.

The cruise control on the Insight is a smart unit, that has some FE programming built in to it. Delayed and reduced throttle reaction to hills, allowing more speed variation before doing anything, and some other stuff I don't remember.


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