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Originally Posted by Vman455
The 2018 Prius and Prius Prime had what looked like an intake routed to take in air before the radiator. Closer inspection revealed that it is, in fact, completely blocked inside and taking in warm engine bay air:
I'm not sure why it's routed to that spot. The hood is sealed there with a rubber gasket, so it's not taking in cold air. |
Heat recovery seems to be quite critical in Toyota hybrids, plus since a little amount of air/fuel mixture will always return to the intake manifold during the compression stroke. Then, adding up some heat is likely to prevent it from condensing
