1st surf trip results

So, against the advice of the brilliant minds at the Toyota dealership, I installed a roof mounted rack on my Prius, and this weekend was my first opportunity to give it the true test. I loaded up 3 surfboards on the roof, 3 people in the car, and another 150 or so pounds of gear. With all that hanging out in the breeze, after 330 miles I read 39.2 MPG, and after 700 miles I was sitting at 38.2 MPG. Sure, this is much lower than the 47+ MPG I got last time i made the exact same trip without racks on the car, but it blows my old Subaru Outback out of the water, and that's with nothing on it! Put some form drag on the Outback and see what MPG you get, nowhere near 38! I'd use 14 Gallons in the Subaru at just under 300 miles.

Final result: success! Prius still dominates any other car with a load on its ultra-aerodynamics! WEEHW!

 

I used the Thule system cause I already had all the attachments from my other car, but Yakima also has an identical system, but with round crossbars.