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Old 05-21-2015, 10:33 AM   #10 (permalink)
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90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
It has to be a Prius? Or would a 2nd gen Insight be acceptable too?
See "Criteria" in post 1: there ain't no $4000 2nd gen Insights around!

Although I have seen more than a few Civic hybrid CVT's in that range.

But I'm just not a big fan of Honda's CVT IMA hybrid approach. (I'm not at all enamoured with my parents' 2009 Civic hybrid.)

I want true EV mode, and true ICE-off, 1-pedal pulse & glide ability. It's time to play with a Prius.
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