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Power: 200 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 192 lb-ft @ 1800 rpm
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That's quite unique, maybe that's common for turbo engines, but peak torque being that low should be pretty great for ecomodder drivers. My corolla's engine's peak torque was at 2800 rpm, the 1.6L smaller engine version of the corolla peak torque was at 4800 rpm. It seems like the 1.6 gets a lot worse mpg, but it's also mated to a 3 speed trans, no over driver, no lock up torque converter.
Anyway, take any car that produces 200hp and compare the mpg, I suspect they will all be around 30mpg. A smart driver I'd think could get a lot better mpg out of the small engine than the larger engines though. Like for the era of car I drive, I'd have to have a v6 camry to get around 200hp, and those are rated for 27mpg highway 20mpg city. That's a 2001 car vs 2023.
I'm not sure how the hybrid system would respond to the prius engine creating more power, I assume it would balance out fine. Of course the prius engine is pretty special with it's valve timing, forcing air in would make it run at a higher effective compression ratio, and since the static compression is at 13:1, it could be really easy to go past the ability of the fuel to resist spark knock. I'm not even sure if the delayed intake valve effect would still exist with the engine having boost.