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MPG Wars - Prius vs VW vs Mini vs Ford vs Honda...

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by zenMachine, Aug 14, 2009.

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    The Toyota Prius, Mini Cooper, Honda Insight, Ford Fusion and VW Jetta TDI were assembled to compete for the best fuel economy in city, highway and back road driving. IL also measured the cost to fuel each vehicle and the amount of CO2 each emitted during the test. The five vehicles were prepped to do battle, but ultimately it wasn't much of a fight.

    The Toyota Prius won every conceivable category by a significant margin with amazingly similar fuel economy between 47 and 48 mpg in all driving tests. The Prius also took on all comers in regards to carbon emissions as the symbol of green motoring spewed .08 fewer pounds of pollutants during the test than the second place Honda Insight. Hit the jump to watch the video...



    MPG Wars: Toyota Prius v VW v Mini v Ford v Honda Fuel Economy... - Business Exchange
     
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    oops. duplicate thread. please ignore/delete/remove. my bad...
     
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