50 -52 hand calculated per tank full, driving in power mode using a/c. 3,600 miles driven so far, average about 450 miles per week. About 5% city driving, about 60% rural driving, the rest highway driving with our v.
That is awesome! Can you give us any details? Tire Pressure? Pulse and Glide? PWR mode makes me think that you aren't accelerating slowly. The best I have been able to get is about 46mpg. But I'm usually in the 42-43 range.
Tire presure - 42 psi, we try to do the pulse and glide thing somewhat. My wife drives it the most- 70 miles a day to work and back. She drives more aggressively than I do. We have experimented with the different power modes per tank full and seem to get the best results (mpg) in power mode while getting up to speed quicker.
Thanks Ken! I like the PWR method too! Plus, I feel that I am not pissing off all the drivers behind me. I will have to up my tire pressure. It was 35 when I left the dealer, and then after a month or so, I upped it to 38. We are driving to South Carolina next week. I think I will push it to 42 for the trip.
The biggest reason i can see for such high numbers in this case is long rural road miles. The number of warmups suffered by this vehicle is low compared to a car that only drives short city miles. Rural roads tend to have lower speed limits as well. The driving mode is almost irrelevant for long distance steady state driving unless outside temps are very high and Ac use is high. Then Economic Mode is better.
took dellivery of my new v2 on friday the 13th. i have a 45 mile one way commute... and my trip home from dealer was about 100 miles? anyway, my first week driving...first fill up today was 10 gallons exactly. had 1 pip on gauge. 496 miles on odo. display avg was 50.2 reset at dealer before driving away. i'm running normal mode mostly, factory pressures, and i typically accel to top of green zone, occasionally get into power (red) area but briefly. i drive rural state roads (highway - not interstate) ... and set cruise generally at 55-60. at 60 on flat ground the trip readout on mfd shows about 52 avg. very impressed coming from a chevy blazer. v is same dimension inside--and double the mpg.
what is the power method? what is pulse and glide? Isnt it dangerous to have the tire pressure at 42? I never entured beyond 35 on any car I ve ever owned, I was told it was dangerous in hot climate places like texas. I need all the help I can get, I am only getting 37mpg :/
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What year is your Prius? What's your exact model? That's some great figures your achieving there... Toyota Servicing
