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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by alfon, Aug 4, 2011.

  1. alfon

    alfon Senior Member

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    Gross Vehicle Weight: 3,800 lbs / certified Dept. of Transportation Oregon truck scales

    Passengers: 3 adults with luggage etc.

    Trip: Seaside Oregon to San Francisco Ca and back.

    Filled up at Seaside Oregon gas station and trip began.

    Returned 4 days later and filled up at same gas staton.

    Distance traveled: 1,483.1 Miles
    Fuel used: 27.328 gallons ( reg gas with 10% Ethanol) Cal and OR gas)

    MPG Calculated: 54.270

    Route to San Francisco / Hwy 26 to Interstate 5
    Route to Seaside Hwy 101

    Speed 72 MPH to city speeds

    AC on about 30 % of the time

    Tires: Michelin Energy Saver / 195 X65X 15 with 44 PSI of Nitrogen
    in each tire, (42,000 miles on tires) at least another 20,000 left.

    Oil: Mobil One (0 W 20) filled with only 4 quarts of oil so not to
    over fill.

    Impressed with the MPG and overall handling of our Prius

    I believe that no other vehicle you can buy in the U.S. today
    can compare with the Prius for now....

    alfon
     
    #1 alfon, Aug 4, 2011
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  2. Michgal007

    Michgal007 Senior Member

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    Nice. Post some photos of your trip. :)
     
    #2 Michgal007, Aug 4, 2011
  3. olyprius

    olyprius Member

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    I'm impressed that you went as far as hitting a truck scale to measure the weight of your Prius. Is that a free service there or here in California? Bravo! :clap2:
     
    #3 olyprius, Aug 4, 2011
  4. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Can't beat that.
     
    #4 usbseawolf2000, Aug 4, 2011
  5. GSW

    GSW PRIUS POWER

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    Cool! Great mileage with 3 adults and luggage. My next tires are going to be the Michelin ES/AS (if I can find them).
     
    #5 GSW, Aug 4, 2011
  6. rogerv

    rogerv Senior Member

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    What mpg did the onboard computer register for the trip?
     
    #6 rogerv, Aug 4, 2011
  7. mad-dog-one

    mad-dog-one Prius Enthusiast

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    That's great mileage, especially for 72 MPH. If you slowed down to 50 MPH, you might need to change the gas, with the oil, every 10,000 miles. ;)
     
    #7 mad-dog-one, Aug 4, 2011
  8. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    isn't the oil supposed to only be at 3.5 quarts?... just sayin...

    good mileage for having that much cargo...
     
    #8 V8Cobrakid, Aug 4, 2011
  9. ksstathead

    ksstathead Active Member

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    3.5 for your gen2, but 4 for gen3 (gen3 spec is 4.4 qts).
     
    #9 ksstathead, Aug 4, 2011
  10. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    106 ;)

    Tom
     
    #10 qbee42, Aug 4, 2011
  11. alfon

    alfon Senior Member

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    The onboard computer registered 57.1 mpg for the last 2,700 miles.

    I did not reset before I left but MPG guage is consistently off
    about 2.5 to 3.5 mpg.

    alfon
     
    #11 alfon, Aug 4, 2011
  12. alfon

    alfon Senior Member

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    Its free, at least here in Oregon, just drive up on the scale and read the weight posted over head.

    alfon
     
    #12 alfon, Aug 6, 2011
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