Camry Hybrid Vs Prius

[b777]

I own a 2007 Camry Hybrid and a 2007 Prius Touring #6 and today in the Camry without the A/C on I was able to get 46 MPG without trying. Normally, the Camry gets 36-38 with the A/C, but I was really pleased with the 46. For some reason, the Prius has been stuck at 46-48 MPG. It seems in the Prius when coasting that the brakes are on compared to the Camry which feels like a regular car coast. Any one else seem to feel that the brakes are dragging in a coast in the Prius?

[Tideland Prius]

Could be the way the electric motors are tuned (if they are tunable lol.) i.e. how much resistance to provide.

[Devil's Advocate]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Sep 13 2007, 10:50 PM) [snapback]512357[/snapback]</div>

Could be the way the electric motors are tuned (if they are tunable lol.) i.e. how much resistance to provide.
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Resistance is futile!

[usbseawolf2000]

Check your tire pressure for Prius. You should feel less drag with Prius as it has skinner tires and it is more aerodynamic. BTW, do you have OEM rim/tire?

[fairclge]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kinsale @ Sep 14 2007, 01:02 AM) [snapback]512346[/snapback]</div>

I own a 2007 Camry Hybrid and a 2007 Prius Touring #6 and today in the Camry without the A/C on I was able to get 46 MPG without trying. Normally, the Camry gets 36-38 with the A/C, but I was really pleased with the 46. For some reason, the Prius has been stuck at 46-48 MPG. It seems in the Prius when coasting that the brakes are on compared to the Camry which feels like a regular car coast. Any one else seem to feel that the brakes are dragging in a coast in the Prius?
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with your foot off the gas pedal in the prius the electric motor regenerates lost power ie. drag..
also make sure you are in "D" and not "B"

[fairclge]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kinsale @ Sep 14 2007, 01:02 AM) [snapback]512346[/snapback]</div>

I own a 2007 Camry Hybrid and a 2007 Prius Touring #6 and today in the Camry without the A/C on I was able to get 46 MPG without trying. Normally, the Camry gets 36-38 with the A/C, but I was really pleased with the 46. For some reason, the Prius has been stuck at 46-48 MPG. It seems in the Prius when coasting that the brakes are on compared to the Camry which feels like a regular car coast. Any one else seem to feel that the brakes are dragging in a coast in the Prius?
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with your foot off the gas pedal in the prius the electric motor regenerates lost power ie. drag..
also make sure you are in "D" and not "B"

[JackDodge]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kinsale @ Sep 14 2007, 01:02 AM) [snapback]512346[/snapback]</div>

I own a 2007 Camry Hybrid and a 2007 Prius Touring #6 and today in the Camry without the A/C on I was able to get 46 MPG without trying. Normally, the Camry gets 36-38 with the A/C, but I was really pleased with the 46. For some reason, the Prius has been stuck at 46-48 MPG. It seems in the Prius when coasting that the brakes are on compared to the Camry which feels like a regular car coast. Any one else seem to feel that the brakes are dragging in a coast in the Prius?
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I like the Camry fine and would buy one if it wasn't for the fact that the backseats don't fold down so that I can get 2X4X8s and 2X6X8s in to it the way I can with my Prius. Yes, as a matter of fact, I do have to be able to do that often since I do a lot of home improvement projects that require lumber. I'd seriously think about trading in my Prius if they made the Rav4 as small as it used to be and came up with a hybrid version that got the mileage that the HyCam gets.

[hobbit]

Nice, but there's 70+ in the Prius if you really want it.
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[n8kwx]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kinsale @ Sep 14 2007, 12:02 AM) [snapback]512346[/snapback]</div>

I own a 2007 Camry Hybrid and a 2007 Prius Touring #6 and today in the Camry without the A/C on I was able to get 46 MPG without trying. Normally, the Camry gets 36-38 with the A/C, but I was really pleased with the 46. For some reason, the Prius has been stuck at 46-48 MPG. It seems in the Prius when coasting that the brakes are on compared to the Camry which feels like a regular car coast. Any one else seem to feel that the brakes are dragging in a coast in the Prius?
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There similarities in how to hypermile both cars are much greater than the differences. It's all in the driver and the drive.

If you can get 46 in a Camry, the same driving would net you 60+ in a Prius.

There are routes where I can hit 60-70 MPG in my Camry (there AND back). But before I get too smug, I know that I would be pushing a hundred if I was driving a Prius. And at LEAST 5 MPG in a hummer

[Per]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ Sep 14 2007, 01:23 PM) [snapback]512639[/snapback]</div>

I like the Camry fine and would buy one if it wasn't for the fact that the backseats don't fold down so that I can get 2X4X8s and 2X6X8s in to it the way I can with my Prius. Yes, as a matter of fact, I do have to be able to do that often since I do a lot of home improvement projects that require lumber. I'd seriously think about trading in my Prius if they made the Rav4 as small as it used to be and came up with a hybrid version that got the mileage that the HyCam gets.
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Actually, the seats in the Camry do fold down. The problem is the pass-through is not very big due to the blower/vent system for the traction battery.