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Originally Posted by Daox
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.
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No problem although it took awhile to wrap my head around it.
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Originally Posted by Daox
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.
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I'm sure we learned things the Chief designer didn't know. The Prius is really a nice, technical puzzle.
Bob Wilson
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Last edited by bwilson4web; 06-08-2009 at 07:35 PM..
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