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Originally Posted by vskid3
I don't know how people get less than 40mpg out of a Prius on the highway. Even when I have the cruise set to 80 or a bit more (yes, I'm the Prius driver usually passing people :P ), I still get mid-40s. Short trips around town I can see getting less than 40mpg, especially in extreme temperatures.
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In ND where I'm from, it's fairly common to be going 85 (my wife is a lead foot, I don't go that fast) and have people go past who are obviously doing 10+ mph more than us. Granted it's usually lifted 4WD pickups, not prii, but I have seen hybrids and econoboxes do it too. Of course this is also the land of the flat and straight, about 75% of the east-west drive through the state is absolutely flat, and if you stop at Dickinson it's more like 90%