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Old 08-13-2020, 12:04 AM   #299 (permalink)
hayden55
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
With all the other tricks Toyota has thrown at squeezing ever more efficiency from the Prius, I'm a little surprised they don't have some kind of vane in the intake to pull cold OR warm air depending on power demand.


Or maybe there's too much thermal inertia to make that approach responsive enough when the driver calls for "FULL STEAM AHEAD" from the engine room?
Don't worry. Toyota just read that and put it on the list of possibilities. GM too.
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