Anyone getting the posted 61 city here

CheapChic · 03-21-2007, 05:42 PM

I am just curious how to get this.

PS anyone know the optimal highway speed i can drive and get good mpg

**TonyPSchaefer** · 03-21-2007, 05:45 PM

I exceed 60MPG in the summer months. Check the Mileage link in my signature.

**efusco** · 03-21-2007, 05:47 PM

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I am just curious how to get this.

PS anyone know the optimal highway speed i can drive and get good mpg [/b]

Sure, I can commonly get 65-70mpg under ideal city conditions. I use pulse and glide, anticipatory driving and any number of techniques. I have a lot of experience and practice. I use 42psi in front and 40psi in back.

There is no such thing as an "optimal highway speed". Go the speed limit, anticipate stops and slow-downs, don't tailgate and you'll do quite well.

CheapChic · 03-21-2007, 06:13 PM

Are the tires hard at that psi..

i was going to go to 40/38 tomorrow

**efusco** · 03-21-2007, 07:15 PM

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Are the tires hard at that psi..

i was going to go to 40/38 tomorrow [/b]

I dunno, a little. I'm used to it and don't mind it.

brick · 03-21-2007, 07:22 PM

I've started to break 60mpg under city/rural conditions now that morning temps have started to rise above freezing. All it really takes is moderate temps and a moderate driving style, which means smooth accelerations and doing your best to look ahead so that you don't throw energy away through braking. Just focus on driving smooooothly.

If you run very short trips (the car needs to warm up before running optimally) you will have trouble managing 60mpg by no fault of your own.

I'm running tire pressures in that range and don't find it too harsh. Corners pretty well, too.

FireEngineer · 03-21-2007, 07:54 PM

I'm at 64.8 MPG right now. Last year the over 60 tanks started in May and went to November. In the big city driving all the time, unless we have a Prius meet-up. What Evan and Brick said, and if their are a lot of short trips an engine block heater would help, even in the summer.

Wayne

micheal · 03-21-2007, 08:23 PM

A lot of depends on your city layout and trip, less to do with your speed.

Warmer months here in Lubbock can easily net 60mpg. The lights are timed pretty well so you can go quite a ways without stopping and the flatness allows for anticipating. I have driven in some cities were the lights are extremely short (hard to anticipate) or deliberate set up where you have stop every few blocks.

If you are lucky with a more pleasant easy cruise at lower speeds (45 or less), then I don't think much is needed to hit 61. A less forgiving commute will probably require pulse and glide or more than just anticipating.

Anticipating and coasting up to stoplights, trying to find the best route and trying to be aware of traffic flow can really help that city mileage. I don't notice much a difference between the different psi. We run at 42/40 or 40/38.

philmcneal · 04-06-2007, 07:13 AM

i think i'm the only one that runs its tires between the 50 psi mark

im almost getting 60... 4L/100km is like around 57mpg? i cheat and use the block heater to avoid stage 1 warmup

adam1991 · 04-06-2007, 08:52 AM

37.5, baby.

The effect of the block heater shouldn't be nearly what you'd think, because of the Prius design of pumping hot coolant into a vacuum bottle to keep it hot overnight. Even without a block heater, the hot coolant pumping back into the system makes the system much warmer than it would otherwise be.

03-21-2007, 08:23 PM	#8
micheal I feel pretty, oh so pretty. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 818 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	A lot of depends on your city layout and trip, less to do with your speed. Warmer months here in Lubbock can easily net 60mpg. The lights are timed pretty well so you can go quite a ways without stopping and the flatness allows for anticipating. I have driven in some cities were the lights are extremely short (hard to anticipate) or deliberate set up where you have stop every few blocks. If you are lucky with a more pleasant easy cruise at lower speeds (45 or less), then I don't think much is needed to hit 61. A less forgiving commute will probably require pulse and glide or more than just anticipating. Anticipating and coasting up to stoplights, trying to find the best route and trying to be aware of traffic flow can really help that city mileage. I don't notice much a difference between the different psi. We run at 42/40 or 40/38. __________________ "Miren al pepino. sus suaves movimientos tal como mantequilla en un chango pelon." ("Watch the cucumber. Oh, how smooth his motion like butter on a ... bald monkey.")

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03-21-2007, 05:42 PM	#1
CheapChic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 40 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I am just curious how to get this. PS anyone know the optimal highway speed i can drive and get good mpg

03-21-2007, 05:45 PM	#2
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,328 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 14	I exceed 60MPG in the summer months. Check the Mileage link in my signature.

03-21-2007, 06:13 PM	#4
CheapChic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 40 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Are the tires hard at that psi.. i was going to go to 40/38 tomorrow

03-21-2007, 07:22 PM	#6
brick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 689 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've started to break 60mpg under city/rural conditions now that morning temps have started to rise above freezing. All it really takes is moderate temps and a moderate driving style, which means smooth accelerations and doing your best to look ahead so that you don't throw energy away through braking. Just focus on driving smooooothly. If you run very short trips (the car needs to warm up before running optimally) you will have trouble managing 60mpg by no fault of your own. I'm running tire pressures in that range and don't find it too harsh. Corners pretty well, too.

03-21-2007, 07:54 PM	#7
FireEngineer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW-Side of Chicago, IL Posts: 786 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	I'm at 64.8 MPG right now. Last year the over 60 tanks started in May and went to November. In the big city driving all the time, unless we have a Prius meet-up. What Evan and Brick said, and if their are a lot of short trips an engine block heater would help, even in the summer. Wayne

04-06-2007, 07:13 AM	#9
philmcneal Taxi! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnaby B.C Posts: 236 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	i think i'm the only one that runs its tires between the 50 psi mark im almost getting 60... 4L/100km is like around 57mpg? i cheat and use the block heater to avoid stage 1 warmup

04-06-2007, 08:52 AM	#10
adam1991 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 220 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	37.5, baby. The effect of the block heater shouldn't be nearly what you'd think, because of the Prius design of pumping hot coolant into a vacuum bottle to keep it hot overnight. Even without a block heater, the hot coolant pumping back into the system makes the system much warmer than it would otherwise be.