Real World MPG
My 2002 Prius nearing 4,000 miles, purchased last Fall.
Traveling to and from work - - 7 mile one way cold weather trips a tank will see = 36 MPG. I nurse the vehicle trying to improve MPG but these cold morning starts with a cold lunch hour trip and cold start returning home 7 miles 36 MPGis a fact of life. I watch the display and see 36 MPG. -- It is fine I love the vehicle, it is it's nature of design.
If I throw in a few longer trips allowing the vehicle to warm up I can see (per fill-up) 39 - 42 MPG. More warm engine driving up's the MPG.
If I fill up and start into a 150 mile round trip on back roads I see 44-47 MPG. Hay.... leaving the gas station (warm engine) and taking the back roads home (7 miles traveling at 25-35 MPH) I get home with the display at 59.9 MPG.
Took my first New Jersey Parkway (interstate limited access highway) trip to New York City last week and got 46 MPG for the 220 mile + round trip. 98 % highway at 65 mph.
My experience is the type of driving and weather make a big influence short cold (20 F) trips really drop the MPG.
My 99 Toyota V8 Landcruiser in comparison sees 15 MPG in the same cold weather short hop driving and up to 17 on city/highway 15-17 MPG range ... VS ... the Prius 36-47 MPG range.
To say my Prius has been getting 38.5 MPG (average to date by actual gas and miles math) is due to the cold weather we have been having since my purchase and my using the Prius for short/cold weather/hops.
I do love the vehicle!!!
My 2002 Prius nearing 4,000 miles, purchased last Fall.
Traveling to and from work - - 7 mile one way cold weather trips a tank will see = 36 MPG. I nurse the vehicle trying to improve MPG but these cold morning starts with a cold lunch hour trip and cold start returning home 7 miles 36 MPGis a fact of life. I watch the display and see 36 MPG. -- It is fine I love the vehicle, it is it's nature of design.
If I throw in a few longer trips allowing the vehicle to warm up I can see (per fill-up) 39 - 42 MPG. More warm engine driving up's the MPG.
If I fill up and start into a 150 mile round trip on back roads I see 44-47 MPG. Hay.... leaving the gas station (warm engine) and taking the back roads home (7 miles traveling at 25-35 MPH) I get home with the display at 59.9 MPG.
Took my first New Jersey Parkway (interstate limited access highway) trip to New York City last week and got 46 MPG for the 220 mile + round trip. 98 % highway at 65 mph.
My experience is the type of driving and weather make a big influence short cold (20 F) trips really drop the MPG.
My 99 Toyota V8 Landcruiser in comparison sees 15 MPG in the same cold weather short hop driving and up to 17 on city/highway 15-17 MPG range ... VS ... the Prius 36-47 MPG range.
To say my Prius has been getting 38.5 MPG (average to date by actual gas and miles math) is due to the cold weather we have been having since my purchase and my using the Prius for short/cold weather/hops.
I do love the vehicle!!!