What's a realistic fuel economy for a Gen 4?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Fuel Economy' started by George W, Apr 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM.

  1. George W

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    I just purchased a 2019 Prius 2 this past week. The first full tank is indicating 55 to 56 miles per gallon in mixed driving, with a total expected range of about 490 MI. Since I'm a Gen 4 newbie, I'm curious if this is typical for a car with 140K. Thank you.
     
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    Google: fuelly 2019 Prius.
     
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    Forget google AI slop, here's real world fuel economy and you can search by sub-model, year and compare your location

    Fuelly.com
    https://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/prius

    The people who have uploaded lots of data regularly tend to have more reliable stats.

    If you are flat ground in a warm climate you will tend to get better results than cold climate with hills and a lead foot.

    For 2019 you are looking on average 4.5-5.0 L/100km
     
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    Dividing 235.2 by either litres per 100 kms or mpg (US) converts it to the other. For example, converting 5 litres per 100 kms:

    235.2/5=47.04.

    kinda cool: at least on my iPhone with Safari, typing the above, as soon as I type the equal sign it auto-completes the outcome.