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Old 10-31-2014, 02:02 PM   #24 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Cobb View Post
Both the insight and prius work best to use gas to accelerate and load the engine to a point. Then coast to a stop with minor use of the electric system to extend coasting. With the gen 1 insight with lean burn you use lean burn while coasting to extend coasting and not use ima for triple digit mpg. Those who post that typically do not exceed 50 mph, P&G a lot.
Maybe that's true if you never exceed 50 mph, but not if you drive in an at least semi-reasonable fashion, with some consideration for other people on the road.

Like Cobb, I've also noticed that the people who ride my bumper on the straights seem to wind up quite a ways back on the curves.
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