I’ll agree that other than it’s traction battery which could maybe fail the Prius is rock solid and reliable and gives great mileage, especially modded...
You could check out an 11-16 Subaru Impreza... my ex’s 2015 base model with the Lineartronic CVT got mid-upper 30s with her driving, and on two lane roads with just DWL, I could coax it over 40mpg, according to its FCD... and it went like an Abrams tank in the snow, despite us never having bought snow tread tires
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My current Ecotec project...

My last Ecotec project...
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