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Old 06-08-2009, 07:24 PM   #12 (permalink)
bwilson4web
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Yeah, its definitely a different beast. I didn't know that the planetary setup did the entire work of the tranny. I kind of get what you're talking about Bob. Thanks for the explination.
No problem although it took awhile to wrap my head around it.
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It is quite an amazing package over all. I took my first drive this weekend in an 04 Prius, and with the wife driving at a steady 65 mph down the highway, we were getting about 55 mpg. Thats pretty hard to beat. No special driving, just a smooth foot on the accelerator.
I'm sure we learned things the Chief designer didn't know. The Prius is really a nice, technical puzzle.

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