Originally Posted by
lexusis350
O so the Prius might not have any advantage with the new tests. Toyota has a design flaw, should not have electric turn off/on. Honda's hybrid will benefit more than Toyota since it uses gas all the time when Prius will use electric only at low speeds.
no, what i am saying is that it really doesnt matter what the EPA says, what people get is what people will get.
what i am trying to get people to think about is the fact that the city MPG rating mostly is so high due to the fact that it is running on electric at low speeds for the most part, once rapid acceleration and varying speeds as well as ac or other real world condtions are introduced that the prius will probably need to use the gas engine, and therefore more gas.
in short: i feel the old test favored the prius's design. the new test will probably recreate what most people will actually see.