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How is "touring" prius different from regular prius?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Troy Heagy, Dec 28, 2013.

  1. Troy Heagy

    Troy Heagy Member

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    (1) Do the G1 and G3 Priuses have any "touring" packages?

    (2) How is the G2 Touring different from the standard G2?

    thanks :D
     
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    The G2 Touring had 16 inch wheels with wider tires, a rear sway bar and different shocks.
    There is no G3 Touring model in the USA. Canada has one but I don't think it has any suspension differences.

    Toyota (TRD) does market an add-on rear bar for the G3 that does make a real change in performance (cost about $250).
     
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    It seems like the wider tires would lower the MPG (more air resistance). Ditto the larger rear spoiler described in wikipedia?
     
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    The larger spoiler may be more efficient than the small one. The spoiler is not about down force but to break the airflow over the roof from the rear of the car giving less drag.
    The wider tyres having more air drag is true, but this is not the only factor.
    In the UK and Europe all gen2 Prius come with 16 inch wheels and 195/55/16 tyres.
    All car tyres now sold in the UK/EU market (even those on new cars) have to display the rolling resistance from a standard test. Going to the next size up 205/55/16 shows that for the same make and type of tyre in the great majority of cases the rolling resistance is lower, and in non does it go up.
    I use 205/55/16 tyres and have shown an improvement of 3 mpg over the 195 section tyres.

    John (Britprius)
     
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