Originally Posted by ziggy23
Huh? Prius owners never get close to the sticker MPG? I get 50 - 52 MPG average every tank of gas. Mostly Highway driving and the roads are flat. City I can get a little more. If there are hills then my mileage drops.
I just drove to Las Vegas and averaged 50.5 MPG round trip from Los Angeles so I would say that the Prius delivers close to the advertised MPG. I drove between 70 and 80 miles per hour depending on traffic conditions.
I don't drive my Prius hard but I don't drive like a little old lady either. It's a game that you need to play with the accellerator. No need to punch the gas off the line or have your foot on the gas when you know you have a stop up ahead.
With a slight change in driving style you can definitely come close to the 60/51 that Toyota advertises.
yes and you've just proved my point. you have to drive like a granny to get anywhere near the advertised mpg.
this is direct from my old neighbor who had the 1st gen prius which he sold for the 2nd gen. not sure which state you're in but if you drove to vegas from LA you'd be going through some serious mountain ranges. I find it hard to believe (not impossible but not likely) that you were able to get 50mpg.
but again this isn't my own speculation but from another owner.