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Old 01-26-2014, 10:01 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Wow thats not very impressive. I am borrowing a friends Ford Torus wagon with 3.0L V6.
I did basic modifications to my driving techniques, never going over speed limit,coasting when possible, no fast acceleration and minimal braking.
On a 29 mile round trip of mixed driving, I got a trip ave. of 36mpg and over 40mpg HWY. according to the android app torque. I have not driven the car enough to verify those numbers.
I guess that it really depends on the car into which the Prius engine was installed. Maybe 30-40 is a large improvement.
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