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stevey_frac · 06-27-2009, 09:03 AM

Ok, so this is a bit of a hypothetical, because i'm not going to replace the Cobalt for hopefully another 500k kms, but, I got wondering the other day, and my conclusion wasn't that favorable to the Prius. I've seen a lot of reviews where the driver gets around 5.0 to 5.2 L / 100km on the highway. That's like... .3 L / 100 km better then what I regularly get on my cobalt. Which is peanuts. That being said, I beat the EPA in my cobalt, and i see no reason why I wouldn't beat the EPA in a Prius. I don't know.

I'd still buy a Prius for the 'gadget cool stuff' factor... but i'm not entirely sure I'd do much better on the highway.

Thoughts? Am i missing something here?

-Steve

06-27-2009, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
stevey_frac EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cambridge, ON Posts: 240 Jalilah - '07 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 90 day: 40.57 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Would I really do that much better in a Prius? Ok, so this is a bit of a hypothetical, because i'm not going to replace the Cobalt for hopefully another 500k kms, but, I got wondering the other day, and my conclusion wasn't that favorable to the Prius. I've seen a lot of reviews where the driver gets around 5.0 to 5.2 L / 100km on the highway. That's like... .3 L / 100 km better then what I regularly get on my cobalt. Which is peanuts. That being said, I beat the EPA in my cobalt, and i see no reason why I wouldn't beat the EPA in a Prius. I don't know. I'd still buy a Prius for the 'gadget cool stuff' factor... but i'm not entirely sure I'd do much better on the highway. Thoughts? Am i missing something here? -Steve __________________