Poor MPG From Prius. Worse From Porsche

[jyl]

Just reviving this threat to note that, with summer weather and 8000 miles on the Prius, we're now getting around 45 MPG. Still all city, cold start, short trips.

[MarkMN]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(John L. @ Jul 18 2007, 04:50 PM) [snapback]481233[/snapback]</div>

Just reviving this threat to note that, with summer weather and 8000 miles on the Prius, we're now getting around 45 MPG. Still all city, cold start, short trips.
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That is typical. In my short trips I get about 47 nowadays, but last winter when you got 36 mpg, I was getting 42 in colder weather (no block heater or anything). On 55mph rural highways though, I get about 56 mpg without hypermiling and driving speed limit.

[JimN]

John & Mark, have you considered blocking the upper grill & increasing the tp?

[jyl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JimN @ Jul 18 2007, 05:05 PM) [snapback]481302[/snapback]</div>

John & Mark, have you considered blocking the upper grill & increasing the tp?
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Car is mostly driven by wife and it is getting hot here - 100F some days - so don't want to block grille, she'd probably overheat it. The AC is running much of the time. Am already running 42 psi all around.