So I drove from LA to Zion Nat. Park.

burritos · 10-23-2006, 09:12 PM

Back and forth I got about 48 mpg. Not bad considering I was going 80-90 mph most of the time. There are some parts in the desert which must have some big ass tail wind. I'd be going mph and incredulously look at the mfd showing 99.9 mpg, and this would be 5-10 min blocks of time. No it wasn't downhill either. There was also a 20 minute block when coming south on the 15 before san bernadino where there'd be a small downhill grade and I got 99.9 mpg most of the time.

tripp · 10-23-2006, 10:03 PM

I bet it was wind. Going up to Billings, MT from Denver I got about 48 each way with a fierce cross wind blowing much of the time and the AC on (this was in late July and WY and MT were having highs just over 100 degs).

I think that I'd have done somewhat better but the bloody wind was aweful. Judging by the way the grass was blowing I'd guess the wind was at least 20 kts gusting up to 30 or more at times. I was pretty disgusted with 48 mpg but I guess that's pretty good given the conditions.

silentak1 · 10-24-2006, 11:59 PM

Gosh, don't you love the mileage RANGE of the Prius? I can go from LA to Sequioa National Park and make it to Yosemite with still spare gas! Love this car.

10-23-2006, 09:12 PM	#1
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,980 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Back and forth I got about 48 mpg. Not bad considering I was going 80-90 mph most of the time. There are some parts in the desert which must have some big ass tail wind. I'd be going mph and incredulously look at the mfd showing 99.9 mpg, and this would be 5-10 min blocks of time. No it wasn't downhill either. There was also a 20 minute block when coming south on the 15 before san bernadino where there'd be a small downhill grade and I got 99.9 mpg most of the time. __________________ “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest” Denis Diderot

10-23-2006, 10:03 PM	#2
tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,900 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	I bet it was wind. Going up to Billings, MT from Denver I got about 48 each way with a fierce cross wind blowing much of the time and the AC on (this was in late July and WY and MT were having highs just over 100 degs). I think that I'd have done somewhat better but the bloody wind was aweful. Judging by the way the grass was blowing I'd guess the wind was at least 20 kts gusting up to 30 or more at times. I was pretty disgusted with 48 mpg but I guess that's pretty good given the conditions. __________________ Cheers, Tripp 2005 Silver Pkg 3, OEM Block Heater, Coastal Tech EV mod, BT Tech Chassis Stiffener, hell damned infernal reverse beep disabled Boulder Real Estate Howay the Toon! "Sometimes when you aim for the stars, you hit the moon." -- Ian Holloway

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silentak1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 547 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Gosh, don't you love the mileage RANGE of the Prius? I can go from LA to Sequioa National Park and make it to Yosemite with still spare gas! Love this car.