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Top speed and mileage.
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Friends: 3 | I've been in Germany and, while on a trip from Flensburg to Kiel, was astonished that my friend, driving his Mazda 626 (?) at a fairly steady 165-180 kph, was occasionally having to pull over to let yet FASTER drivers get by! Quote:
And ... if I ever have to go 100 mph or faster, I'd rather be in a plane! | |
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Friends: 0 | Does this overheat and hurt the traction battery going 108mph? Just wondering. |
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Friends: 1 | No. You can run at top speed until you run out of gas without hurting anything. |
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Friends: 36 | Wont happen, the Prius engine is limited to about 1000RPM less that the Yaris engine which shares the same internal components, there is a lot of margin for the engine at 100mph. |
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Friends: 0 | Top Gear did this "test". Drove the Prius full out for 10 laps against a BMW M3 and the M3 used less fuel. |
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Friends: 63 | It can be driven so that Prius use 1/10th the fuel than the M5 on the same course. It is not only the driver but also the car. |
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