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First Prius - a "V"

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by dz302, Nov 7, 2011.

  1. dz302

    dz302 Prius Rookie

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    I took delivery of my Prius V today, my first hybrid. I have only driven it about 60 miles or so which means I have a lot to learn. I practice "semi" hypermiling in my Scion xB and get much better than the EPA rating on the sticker, but from what I have read so far, I may need to adjust my thinking just a bit to get my best from the Prius.

    I will be here a lot ( I love forums ) so I look forward to lots of good ideas, advice, and exchanges of information.

    Thanks for the forum.

    Jim
     
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  2. Paradox

    Paradox Prius Enthusiast / Moderator
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    Congratulations on the purchase, enjoy the car. And as an fyi, it's a v (lower case) :)
     
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  3. dz302

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    Thanks....and I didn't realize the lower case. :)
     
    #3 dz302, Nov 7, 2011
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    Paradox Prius Enthusiast / Moderator
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    Yeah, we're just trying to keep confusion to a minimum at this point. For 2010 the Prius had models in Roman Numerals II, III, IV and V. Then for 2011 because of the v coming out down the pipeline they went with numbered models 2, 3, 4 and 5. So the lower case is how Toyota actually lists it and it avoids 2010 Prius V confusions (or at least avoids adding to the confusion) lol.
     
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    Congrats!:cheer2:
     
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    Even Toyota has apparently changed their mind on this or not everybody got the memo, because some of their earlier documentation used the capital V.
     
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  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Congrats and welcome!
     
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    Isn't the 'v' on the tailgate an uppercase looking v ?? That could be confusing! :D

    Good think they didn't call the trim a Prius v V :)
     
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    It's stylized, what do you expect? Technically, it's a Prius v lol
     
    #10 Tideland Prius, Nov 7, 2011
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    I'm so confused :confused:

    :D
     
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    Paradox, that avatar is really cool.
     
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    Isn't the European 7-seats tag, Prius+, better?
     
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  14. dz302

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    122 miles since filling up (dealer), the computer says my average is 54.9 mpg. I know it's optimistic but it must still be close to 50 mpg. I have driven about 60% city and 40% highway. First fill up in a few hundred miles.
     
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yes and it was considered.

    I just realised that I have a grammatical error in the last post lol.
     
    #15 Tideland Prius, Nov 8, 2011
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