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1000 mile/tank

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by tihsad, Oct 8, 2012.

  1. tihsad

    tihsad Junior Member

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    This is crazy and somebody probably has done it somewhere, but i found this korean guy completed a 1000 mile a tank.

    1609.1km / 999.85 miles

    3.0L/100km / 78.40 MPG

    average speed 43kmh / 26.71 MPH

    filled up 50.469 Liters
    = 13.33 Gal
    = @ 2038 korean won/L = 102,855 korean won
    = @1110.45 won = $1 (smallest denomination for paper money "bill" is 1,000 won in korea)
    = $92.62
    = $6.95 a Gal

    i can't save the picture (because the forum disabled the use of right click, and im too lazy to bring pics). he has like 15+ pictures of his journey.

    here is the link...

    hope it works

    http://cafe.naver.com/priusmind/29571
     
    #1 tihsad, Oct 8, 2012
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    tihsad Junior Member

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    the link doesnt work... i will try to bring some pictures tomorrow
     
    #2 tihsad, Oct 8, 2012
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    While that is well beyond my current ability and patience, it is still quite short of the 1889 miles on a single tank of a GenII:New World Record - 1619 miles per tank.

    (Note that the Japanese GenII tank is about one-third larger than American GenII/III tanks.)

    Here is a collection of links to previous records. But I don't recall Ken posting any tank records for GenIII.
     
    #3 fuzzy1, Oct 8, 2012
  4. markabele

    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    If I had a 13.5 gallon tank I might be able to do a 1000 mile tank, but alas I don't. But next spring on a 11.9 gallon tank I will make an attempt for a 900 mile tank.
     
    #4 markabele, Oct 11, 2012
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    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    You can do like the Japanese supermilers. Lift the car on the gas cap side with a jack so you can reduce any air bubbles in tank then fill it up to the top of the filler neck. LOL

    Don't do it![​IMG]
     
    #5 F8L, Oct 11, 2012
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    Dammit. Asia always gotta beat us at everything.
     
    #6 sLick415, Oct 11, 2012
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    ken1784 SuperMID designer

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    #7 ken1784, Oct 11, 2012
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    No they don't my friend. No, they don't. :)

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    #8 fotomoto, Oct 11, 2012
  9. markabele

    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    Um...that's comparing apples and oranges. Pretty sure they could dominate you in whatever Volt competition you could come up with as well.
     
    #9 markabele, Oct 12, 2012
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