David,
Car & Driver observed 26 mpg, but they also observed this:
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Zero to 30 miles per hour: 2.5
40 miles per hour: 3.5
50 miles per hour: 5.0
60 miles per hour: 6.7
70 miles per hour: 8.7
80 miles per hour: 11.5
90 miles per hour: 14.4
100 miles per hour: 17.6
110 miles per hour: 22.6
120 miles per hour: 29.0
130 miles per hour: 37.2
Street start, 5-60 miles per hour: 7.6
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 miles per hour: 4.0
50-70 miles per hour: 5.1
Standing 1/4-mile: 15.2 sec @ 93 miles per hour
Top speed (governor limited): 131 miles per hour
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I think it's typical for testers to get in
this hybrid and say "Whoa! This is a hybrid?" That kind of response in not conducive to great FE. And... you can drive for "Whoa!", or you can drive the speed limit and not entice the horses and recieve *close* to EPA, as you can see by my results below.