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Nice! So all we have to do to get contraband through US customs is make a web site and post fabricated stories about efficiency improvements?
EcoModder.com is so busted.
Just a thought: if TopGear.com is going to keep lobbing Prius/Sipster MPG comparos, I hope the credibility of the series isn't flushed by comparing the bunny's "ultimate" fuel economy performance against the Toyota's EPA rating.
I know a Prius owner who demonstrated his lightly aeromodded car is good for 70 mpg US @ 60 mph in summer weather on flat roads. (Either that or 55 mph - I forget - but it doesn't change my point...)
Ideally you'll run a Prius through the same gauntlet you use for the Sipster, since everybody (here) knows most vehicles can either vastly outperform or underperform their rating depending on conditions & how far you diverge from the driving regime the EPA's tests are based on.
EDIT: not defending the Prius specifically, just an apples to apples approach.
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