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Old 04-01-2010, 11:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
The Atomic Ass
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Prius' MG's and neutral

So here's a question for the techies. As I understand it, one of the MG's in the Prius transaxle stays connected to the wheels while in drive, and if you go over a certain speed without the ICE running... BOOM.

The question is, and specific to the 3rd generation: Does shifting into neutral disconnect the MG's, allowing freewheeling at higher speeds, or no?

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