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Old 10-01-2012, 12:06 PM   #177 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
You really have to see this thing in person. It's INSANELY BIG and gets 25% better fuel use than its non-hybrid brother.
Round here, you get 20% over and the system calls you a hypermiler. The factory just went and got 25%. Sure, they didn't cure cancer or anything, but for a factory to rethink things for a 25% jump is almost as hard.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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