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03-06-2007, 07:10 PM
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Friends: 0 |  I was just wondering what should be the optimum speed for driving on the freeway to get the best gas mileage... I was running about 47-50 cruising at 64-65 mph........ Also any tips to get the best city mileage... ? |
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03-06-2007, 07:25 PM
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Friends: 0 | Look up pulse and glide some other sites with info http://www.priusonline.com/index.php http://www.greenhybrid.com/ http://www.hybridcars.com/ |
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03-06-2007, 07:31 PM
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Friends: 8 | On the freeway, slower is better. Following chart is derived from a thread below... http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=1...10092&st=26 Ken@Japan  |
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03-06-2007, 09:13 PM
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Friends: 0 | <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ken1784 @ Mar 6 2007, 04:31 PM) [snapback]401284[/snapback]</div> Quote:
Of course, I'd never drive mine that fast. But even at 65 mph, what could match the mileage. Dave M. | |
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03-06-2007, 11:40 PM
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He is asking the optimum speed on Prius forum. What is your point? Ken@Japan | |
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03-07-2007, 12:27 AM
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My other car gets fantastic mpg at very high speeds. A nice v6 with lots of low end power and good gearing. Horrible mpg in the city however. | |
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03-07-2007, 03:15 AM
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