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290F on MG1! See my 3'000FT climb log

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by marcoshenz, Dec 16, 2020.

  1. marcoshenz

    marcoshenz New Member

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    Hello, my first thread here!
    I live in Brazil, and got my '13 a few weeks ago.

    For the curious and technically interested, I show below a log extract from the climb of one of the steepest that we have in Brazil...
    You can see that the last 300ft were acomplished in less than 3 minutes! At the summit, MG1 peaked at 291F.
    It got me scared, but not to the point of stopping, as from some research before the climb (Mg1 & mg2 temperature??? | PriusChat), it was still a bit far from limit, and no permanent damage is expected...

    The GPS data was all over the place, so I had to clean it a bit. When the line is flat, be aware that data is missing.
    You can see attached the spreadsheet with original data, if interested.

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    Below, a video of the climb (not mine)
     

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  2. Johnny Cakes

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    So what was the MPG for the climb?

    Just kidding -- good to know what the Prius is capable of.
     
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    Welcome to PriusChat!!

    How many km on the vehicle, and has the WS transmission fluid ever been drained and filled?
     
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  4. marcoshenz

    marcoshenz New Member

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    The MPG was certainly bad :D
    Overall, it is not too impressive for US standards, as my unit (not sure if all BR units) has no EGR, and our fuel is E27 (27.5% ethanol)...
    58mpg on long slowish trips ~45mph avg
    47mpg on 60mph avg trips

    140.000km. I don't know if fluid was ever replaced. Thanks for remembering, I will have it checked at next oil change by 28th.
     
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