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Originally Posted by Ecky
Pretty sure part of it is due to lower idle RPM. Want to say these trucks idle at 5-600rpm, Prius engine idles at 1000rpm. My Insight burns about 0.2 gph with its 3 cylinder, which needs to idle at 900rpm minimum to not rattle your teeth out - and without the hybrid system smoothing out it's still a very rough idle.
Twice the cylinders and marginally larger cylinders, but half the RPM, still twice the fuel consumption.
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Makes sense. I've almost forgot how smooth my mustang was at idle (around 750) compared to my Prius. On the bright side the cvt and start stop make it a smooth ride.