Prius in mountains?

[Jennjay]

I'm currently up in the north GA mountains. I flew up here because of great airline rates and rented a car ( Volvo cross country wagon) . I've only seen one Prius here. I guess my question is, how well do our Prii do up and down the mountain trails? Some of the trails I've gone up and down were "fun" rides in the Volvo. Remember, I'm used to flat Florida driving
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[richard schumacher]

Perfectly well, but be prepared for the engine to roar going up *and* down. Shift into "B" for long downhill runs. Remember to shift back to "D" for uphills and flats.

[hv74656]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jennjay @ Oct 13 2006, 09:59 PM) [snapback]332562[/snapback]</div>

I'm currently up in the north GA mountains. I flew up here because of great airline rates and rented a car ( Volvo cross country wagon) . I've only seen one Prius here. I guess my question is, how well do our Prii do up and down the mountain trails? Some of the trails I've gone up and down were "fun" rides in the Volvo. Remember, I'm used to flat Florida driving
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The Prius does great in the mountains. I know because I was just driving through them on Wed and Thurs. My lowest mileage was 46 MPG and my highest was 51 MPG. However, after driving through the mountains in thunderstorms and fog, thank god I live in Florida and don't have to deal with that all the time.

[silentak1]

Depends on how much load (lbs) you have in the car. The *fastest* I could get up to was 50mph while climbing 9945ft (Tioga Pass, CA). I was alone with a few bags.

[hdrygas]

I have been in the Rockies and the Cascades and never a problem. A few folks with really steep climbs in the Rockies have used up the battery back up and had to climb with just the ICE with some slow down. I have not seen that as yet and have been over some fairly steep long passes out west.

[Jennjay]

Thanks everyone, It was just something I needed to know.

[kn6vv]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jennjay @ Oct 15 2006, 02:17 PM) [snapback]333085[/snapback]</div>

Thanks everyone, It was just something I needed to know.
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Here in Colorado I'm only minutes from the Rocky Mt National Park. I have had the car up to Trail Ridge Road which has a peak elevation of just under 12,200 feet and it drives no different than any other car up there. I have seen other Prius up there with no problems as well. As others on PC have mentioned, you should use the "B" mode to preserve the brakes on the steeper descents and your battery level will be full green from all the regenerative braking. Your consumption screen will be solid yellow showing 100+ miles/gallon except some of the bars may be blank with lots of regenerative green cars on it for those 5 minute segments where your ICE does not run!!!

Tom KN6VV

[sl7vk]

I get up Parleys Canyon (a 3500 ft climb in 16 miles) faster in my Prius then in My Subaru Outback. No problems at all.

[wtfjr]

DR Jay
I see that you did the leather upgrade.
Where & how much ?
I also sent you a pm on this.
Thanks Bill in FL

[dmarcus123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jennjay @ Oct 13 2006, 09:59 PM) [snapback]332562[/snapback]</div>

I'm currently up in the north GA mountains. I flew up here because of great airline rates and rented a car ( Volvo cross country wagon) . I've only seen one Prius here. I guess my question is, how well do our Prii do up and down the mountain trails? Some of the trails I've gone up and down were "fun" rides in the Volvo. Remember, I'm used to flat Florida driving
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I was in those mountains today, and also last weekend. My Pri went up, and it went down, both happily. Got about 46 mpg both weekends. Glad you enjoyed N Georgia.