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Originally Posted by coyote
I'm not sure if any of you are as nerdy and analytical as me, and have done this type of measurement, but I found it somewhat enlightening.
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You're underestimating the nerdiness of your fellow board members! While I don't have a hybrid, I do have a lean-burn Civic HX, which was about as fuel efficient as it got back in 97 without buying a Geo Metro. Using an OBD2 ScanGauge and a few different long, empty stretches of road, I did similar test with my own car, then graphed them. I also put in estimates for the Prius for comparison purposes. These are "average" figures, and both vehicles can produce even better numbers in ideal 80 degree weather.
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