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Old 04-24-2006, 03:19 PM
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Default Re: I think Toyota is getting this one right (Camry Hybrid)

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Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
Not in my experience, and not in the experience of anyone I know who has driven both vehicles. I get 7-8 mpg better in a Prius than a HCH, Consumer Reports got 7 mpg better, every publication I've read gets better results in a Prius than a HCH, and "xcel", who has achieved up to 70 mpg using extreme hypermiling techniques in a HCH, got 100+ mpg when doing the same in a Prius.

Now the HCH does have strengths over the Prius, which is why I bought it, but the IMA delivers neither the performance nor the economy of HSD.

ok. i can't argue with what your personal experience is. but, going by the database here i'm simply saying that the mpg results for the hch and prius are relatively comparable. that's all.

do agree that hsd in prius delivers superior performance in the area of acceleration. that's pretty much undisputed.

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