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Originally Posted by Kriesel
The TDI can do better than the Prius without aero mods... Maybe not in city traffic for obvious reasons in favor of the hybrid, but over the highway the TDI can get above 50 very consistently. I would imagine this car is near 70mpg.
There are threads on TDIclub with members in the 60mpg range
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No, it can't. Theres plenty of Prius cars in the 60mpg+ range doing mostly highway driving. The diesel is no more efficient than an atkinson cycle gasoline engine.
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