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Originally Posted by mg48
After showing the new prius off to my friends and family it was time for a shake down trip before handing it over to my wife to a life of taking the kids to school and trips to the grocery store.
I headed to Tulsa OK from Houston. I ran the CC for the most part. 60mph @ ~50mpg, 65 mph @ ~48mpg, and 70 mph @ ~46 mpg.  I'm happy!
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Nice to know we got
simular results. My drive was from Ft. Worth to Huntsville, AL, 818 mi., mostly on I-20 headed east. However, it was about 70 (F) for most of my route.
BTW, you may want to check: (1) tire pressure and (2) oil-overfill. The Toyota dealer had left the tires 'soft' and the oil overfilled.
The "Prius_Technical_Stuff" group had a discussion about drafting effects and one poster used an air-speed indicator to measure how far back the effect extends. You might Google for web pages about it.
GOOD LUCK!
Bob Wilson