Disappointed in Prius ('08) waiting for '10

[rmckay3919]

I purchased my 08 2 weeks ago and am averaging 53.0 the 1st 1,000 miles. I am a happy camper!

[Zack]

Originally Posted by john1701a

What do you consider impressive?

I'm quite curious, knowing that diesel MPG will be lower due to the new emission requirements. So everyone's basis of comparison has to be re-examined.

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Impressive would be something in range of the 55 - 57 MPG (around 4 l/100km).
rmckay3919 is just reporting 53 MPG on brand new Prius. That means it's doable and I am sure that Toyota will achieve that with new Prius design in 2010.
My brother in Europe is driving French Peugeot with diesel engine for last 3 years with regular 55-56 MPG consumtion with no hybrid, no extra electric power, it is full time drive, manual and so on. That car is about same size as Prius. They have Mazdas Toyotas, Kia, VW, Hunday, Audi, Mercedes ... you name it in gasoline or diesel versions.
Yes, they got into saving on gas much earlier than we are here. Why, gasoline there is almost twice as much as it is here so they had to!

[rkskeet]

Hey Zack: Get it right!! It's VW for Volkswagen NOT WV
Good Luck in 2010 - Maybe you will come around to some logic on fuel effeciency by then!!! Until then, hope you enjoy spending lots of money on gas!!!!

[Zack]

Originally Posted by rkskeet

Hey Zack: Get it right!! It's VW for Volkswagen NOT WV

Sorry, fixed it ...

[hackIT]

Call me 'easy to please', but getting 3 times the mpg's was immediately impressive to me.

[TonyPSchaefer]

Zack,
If you should happen to still be even a little on the fence, take a quick glance at my mileage chart via the link in my signature. You'll see that I didn't even break above 50mpg for several month. These days I'm disappointed when I see 50mpg or lower in the dead of winter and I'm expecting more than ten tanks above 60mpg this summer.

Just saying...

[nissanaltimacrazyhorse]

i decieded the same thing today, but in no means do i think the 08 is not impressive if you drive it like some of these people on this forum do you will average 50 mpg no problem.

[Zack]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

Zack,
If you should happen to still be even a little on the fence, take a quick glance at my mileage chart via the link in my signature. You'll see that I didn't even break above 50mpg for several month. These days I'm disappointed when I see 50mpg or lower in the dead of winter and I'm expecting more than ten tanks above 60mpg this summer.

Just saying...

I managed to find your chart. Now this is whole science! i hope Toyota pays you for such precise data collection.
Anyway, I am wondering what kind of driving is involved to get 58 or 62 MPG? It looks like 60 let alone 55 MPG is no problem for you at all!
i wish I am closer (I am in Toronto) so I could take you for lunch somewhere and you show me the drive.

[Prius 07]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

Zack,
If you should happen to still be even a little on the fence, take a quick glance at my mileage chart via the link in my signature. You'll see that I didn't even break above 50mpg for several month. These days I'm disappointed when I see 50mpg or lower in the dead of winter and I'm expecting more than ten tanks above 60mpg this summer.

Just saying...

Zack, I second what Tony wrote and look it my MPG below. My last 7 tanks were all >60MPG and you know how cool / cold it has been in Toronto. BTW more than 2x MPG (your own numbers) is very impressive - how much gas would you be saving in a year? One last thing your comparison to diesel - did you actually achieve those MPG numbers or are they posted numbers and if as I believe the later is the case will you be able to achieve it?

[kevinwhite]

Originally Posted by Zack

Impressive would be something in range of the 55 - 57 MPG (around 4 l/100km).
rmckay3919 is just reporting 53 MPG on brand new Prius. That means it's doable and I am sure that Toyota will achieve that with new Prius design in 2010.
My brother in Europe is driving French Peugeot with diesel engine for last 3 years with regular 55-56 MPG consumtion with no hybrid, no extra electric power, it is full time drive, manual and so on. That car is about same size as Prius. They have Mazdas Toyotas, Kia, VW, Hunday, Audi, Mercedes ... you name it in gasoline or diesel versions.
Yes, they got into saving on gas much earlier than we are here. Why, gasoline there is almost twice as much as it is here so they had to!

Be careful when quoting consumption in MPG from Europe (specifically the UK) the English (Imperial) gallon is 1.2 times the size of the US gallon. The litres are the same of course.

For example 50MPG in the US would be equivalent to 60MPG in the UK.

kevin