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Originally Posted by McSwell
I'm trying to decide whether it makes sense for me to get a Prius, and I think it comes down to the gas mileage I would get with it, vs. the mileage I would get with another small car, likely a Corolla.
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So my question: because I get higher than average mpg on my Corolla, am I likely to get higher than 48 mpg on a Prius? Or are all you Prius owners such careful drivers that you would also get 36-38 mpg on a Corolla? Or is this an impossible question to answer?
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The Prius is a mid-sized car and significantly larger than a Corolla. There's no apples-to-apples comparison for Prius, like a Civic, Escape, or Highlander.
You'll probably get more like 50MPG, over the lifetime of the car. If you look at Prius owners in the database, with the most mileage, they average over 50MPG.