2010 MPG Stats - Post Them Here

'MPG elite' and 2010 owner is not synonymous.

 

it would be cool to see what people who had gen2 as well got in gen2 over the same route....

 

How about someone who has owned 3 generations?

Initially, I get the impression of 4 MPG improvement with the 2010 over my 2004. But with the temperature only at 61 yesterday and just 54 today... plus this Prius obviously not broken in yet... along with the design enhancements I'll experience in the winter, it could be quite a bit more.

 

I'll have to pull out a real camera for these pics, like John used!


I agree with John's assessment. My initial MPGs are much like what I would be getting in my '07. Why is this an improvement? Here's why:

1. My '07 is "broken in" -- engine, tires and driver. I know how to drive it to max MPGs. The 2010 is all new.
2. My 2010 is a Prius V with 17" wheels and brand new 215/45 R17 low profile performance tires. A 2010 with 15" wheels should get much better mileage.
3. The 2010 has an Eco button that controls the A/C so that it will minimize draw on the battery.
4. The 2010 has a larger ICE, so highway mileage is noticeably better.

Today, I drove 163 miles. It was a mix of city, suburban and highway driving. It wasn't hot, but it was in the 60s and low 70s. Good MPG weather, but not great. It also was raining for a portion of the day.

Still, I averaged 62.5 MPG for the day. That doesn't equate to a full tank at 62.5, but it should be relatively easy for me to get a 60+ tank with a head start like this!!

 

After 524 miles and the tank meter at 1/4 full I finally decided to fill it up. To my surprise it took only 7.6 gallons which is 68.95MPG.

This included one 100 mile trip to the mountains up 5,000 feet. Another 100 mile trip mainly on the freeway and the rest playing around and experimenting in the different modes.

 

The temperature finally warmed up.

56.2 MPG is my average now after 216 miles.

I thought of resetting my Trip-B meter shortly after leaving work. Those 16.6 miles resulted in an amazing 68.1 MPG.
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I am getting average 54 mpg. Although my 07 Prius got 53 mpg most of the time so for me it is not a huge jump, except for features.

 

I have been averaging about 56 MPG in mixed driving. In a 20 mile stretch in town today I averaged 75 MPG with moderate hypermiling techniques.

 

Trip to Reno Nevada and back to Seaside Oregon we averaged,
52.7 MPG for well over 1,400 miles. Speeds were 60-70 MPH with ac on a good part of the time, and used cruise control at least 85 % of the time mostly in eco-mode.

2010 Prius III with Navi.

Alfon

 

I expect a stock G3 to beat a stock G2 in two conditions: driving over 70 mph, and in the cold.

I personally rarely drive over 70 mph, and the cold weather hit can be corrected with radiator blocking and EBH, so from my perspective the fuel economy improvements taht Toyota has engineered this time around do not advance my agenda. In fact, a part of me rather sadly views the G3 as Toyota's answer to the new US EPA test cycle.

Of course, people who drive like the new EPA test cycle will benefit.

 

Why wouldn't you think the Engine & PSD changes would result in an improvement for regular highway driving?

I never drive over 70 MPH, yet my MPG is up dramatically.
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I would luv to see your stats with the A/C going because its more representative of actual useage during the summer months of the desert area users.

Most of the messages on this thread have been real world scenarios which is great because most of us don't do much hyper-miling .

 

Have you finished your third tank yet ?

I'll be interested in your *cumulative* results sometime in the fall. Or better yet, live up to your SMTD pretensions, and pipe down until you have a 12 month comparison. In the meantime I'll put much greater stock in the limited experience but attempt to control variables data of Bob Wilson.

 

Halfway through first tank.

100 mile-no traffic drive back from dealer, plus some weekend errands, and a final 40 mile no traffic round trip resulted in about 52 mpg. Freeways speeds between 65-75 mph. 95% driven in normal mode with AC on.

This morning I reset Trip A, turned off AC (wasn't needed) and got 63 mpg on a typical commute to work. I didn't really have to work too hard to do this, but I was paying attention to driving technique, and trying to coast much more than I normally would.

With wife in the car, I will probably not do any hypermiling type stuff, and expect to get about 50 mpg. When I'm commuting by myself, it looks like I can stretch the mpg up a bit without too much work.

Hopefully when the car breaks in these figures will go up a bit, too. I might inflate the tires a bit more, too, I assume they are at standard PSI right now.

 

Can anybody tell me what it will do mpg wise with only the driver at 70 mph on a relatively flat interstate with the cruise set at 70 mph with A/C and without A/C. Thanks