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Old 04-25-2004, 06:41 PM
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My Insight has a cracked windshield so I took the 01 Prius to work. On the trip up I averaged 70.8 mpg for a distance of 515 miles. At a 157% of the EPA hwy estimate that is a better percentage than my 100+ mpg trips in the Insight.
In regards to comfort I perfer the Insight as I can strech out my legs and actually lock my knees. The seats were fine but a little more legroom would be nice.
I used a engine load of either 30-35% or 44-48%. The 30-35% engine load gave better fuel economy but would loose speed quickly on a incline. The 44% range would keep a pretty steady 75 mpg but would climb most hills without slowing below 50. Have fun, Rick
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Old 04-27-2004, 09:29 PM
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The Prius definately seems to do better at higher speeds. I'm still not sure that the 2004 Prius is more fuel efecient than the Prius I, but either way, I definately seem to be able to get the best MPG between 50 and 70 miles per hour.

It seems that under 30 the MPG is invariably low (in the 20s-30s) at best.
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