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Originally Posted by Duffman
I dont think the Prius was cheated in any of these, it was cheated in that it was run WOT around the track and the other car was not WOT to keep up cause it was significantly more powerfull.
I dont disagree that the top gear episode was somewhat stupid, the point they were going for was that the driver was the biggest component towards good FE, which it is. But it does also make the case that if you have to run an engine at WOT all the time then it definitely is to small to get optimum FE.
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Wide open throttle is pretty efficient, come on, you're an ecomodder :P
A Prius is extremely efficient even at maximum output, since it essentially has a CVT. The problem is that it was probably really struggling through turns and braking a lot while the M3 shrugged the corners off at the same speed.