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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
I'd put up a gen. 1 Insight against a Prius C on the highway any day.
An old Insight would still trounce it - at lean burn speeds (up to ~50 mph / 80 kph).
Still will be very interesting to see what the new Toyota can do though.
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Agree ...
Initial Data looks like the Prius C has too many weight and aerodynamic disadvantages compared to the Gen-1 Insight ... looks to have too large of a gap for the ICE to be able to make up the difference compared to the Lean Burn Window... outside of lean burn of course is a very different animal.
Still like you I also look forward to seeing what they do come up with ... and I fully expect it to have significantly better stop and go efficiency than the OEM Gen-1 Insight... and the additional seats might be useful for some people ... not me ... but maybe someone else.
I think this is a good direction to go in ... and I'm glad Toyota is doing it
