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Old 05-03-2006, 12:56 PM
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Default Re: I test-drove a Camry Hybrid

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Originally Posted by ken1784
http://priuschat.com/index.php?showt...d=210092&st=26
Prius is about 58 mpg at 60 miles per hour and 50 mpg at 70 miles per hour.
You are saying Camry Hybrid has better highway mileage than 2006 HCH and 20% better highway mileage than 2006 Prius.
Are you sure?

Ken@Japan
Sure of what? I am sure the needle indicated at least 60 mpg at 70 miles per hour, and 50 mpg at 75 miles per hour, over a mile or so at each speed. I obviously do not know what real-life mileage would be with sustained travel since I do not yet have the car and only did a very short test-drive, and I do not know the accuracy of the gauge. I never pretended to.

I am not saying it has better highway mileage than a 2006 HCH either because, again, I have not driven it on a real drive, just a quick test-drive. Given Road & Track's results, its mileage is probably slightly worse (they got 38.3 with the Camry and 40.0 with the 2006 HCH).

For the record, I expect to get 35-38 mpg with the TCH, though it will probably be lower for the first tank or two (32ish?). But I also expect to get a car that is much faster, much smoother, and with a greater driving range.

Oh, and please stop comparing real-life MPG to EPA estimates. I got 96% of the EPA estimate with a 2000 Jetta driving extremely leadfooted, and 78% of the EPA estimates driving my 2006 HCH very gently, coasting alot, etc. You simply cannot use a fixed percentage to guess how one car does in real-life compared to another.

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