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Old 08-31-2021, 03:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
High Altitude Hybrid
 
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Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

Prius - '06 Toyota Prius
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
I agree, engine size is nearly irrelevant because so many other factors play into it. The engine and gearing is matched to the vehicle and intended use.
I never said that engine size is nearly irrelevant because it isn't. Take your 7L sports car you mentioned. How on earth do you gear it so it runs at close to the most efficient load as you cruise along the highway? You can't, it's impossible, unless we're talking about 100mph highways. Will the car still get better fuel mileage than the large infenstation of SUV's and CUV's because it's going to be more areodynamic. But show me a 7L sports car that gets as good of mileage as a Prius.
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