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Originally Posted by Phase
Real world numbers with Toyota hybrids are usually higher than epa also. My ex had a Corolla hybrid and it was rated at like 51 city or something and she easily got low 60s average when driving around town. Also got much higher highway than what the epa also said. Meanwhile with Hyundai hybrids, you have to hypermile and have perfect conditions to even get close to the epa.
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Oh it's
totally possible if you drive well enough. My Prius C is rated at 53 city 46 highway yet I regularly got 60 city 55 highway this winter, and 70 city 60 highway now that it's warmed up. And that's with the higher cD of 0.28 that the C has versus the standard Prius. I have no doubt that I or another efficient driver would see the Japanese numbers in regular driving in the US, it's just that the
average driver likely won't. Fuelly reports the average Prius C driver gets 47.6 mpg, which is about 25% lower than what I average.