Newport Beach, Newport Coast MPG Real World

[priusblogg]

Newport Beach is ALL stop light to stop light. If you can get through two consecutively call it a great week, so every intersection you get it in the rear end by the City developers: There are lots of hills, many like Newport Coast drive, steep and start from a near standstill.

First Fillup:
416 Miles on OD
Power Mode On 100% of the time.
Wheel Covers Off.
Cons said 45.6mpg
Got more accurately about 42+mpg, which I think under the above circumstances, is very damned good!
Took exactly 10 gallons to fillup. No idea if dealer did this, doubt it.
$2.99 = $30.00
Tires were all 10lbs low! I never checked when taking it from dealer, checked at fill-up and corrected.
A/C on 80% of time. I drive with A/C like a crazy person...
Driving mostly normally, occasionally peetering along in neighborhoods on 100mpg mode, but plenty of hard runs off stop lights.

When I got this car, I figured with my lead foot, if I got 38 I would be happy. I am very impressed.