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Roof rack on Prius?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by CrispyQFresh, May 13, 2015.

  1. CrispyQFresh

    CrispyQFresh New Member

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    I just bought a prius and have a roof rack already. I have the yakima circle crossbars. Has anybody put one of these on a prius. What MPG can i expect with a roof rack. Im getting about 53 without one.
     
    #1 CrispyQFresh, May 13, 2015
  2. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    The biggest MPG hit comes with cargo loaded such as roof box cuts me as much as -10 MPG. Just the rack is probably 1-2 MPG but hard too see in data scatter. I have Saris rack which was good for Gen2 but not made anymore.
     
    #2 wjtracy, May 13, 2015
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  3. Bruce Cameron

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    I have used a Rola style roof rack with bike attachements for years and found consistently 0.2 liters per 100km penalty when it's fitted. How that equates into US MPG I couldn't say. In Metric it goes from 5.1/100km to 5.3/100.
     
    #3 Bruce Cameron, Jun 16, 2015
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    Drop in fuel efficiency is going depend a lot on how fast you're driving, highway vs city.
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Jun 16, 2015
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