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Premium vs. Regular fuel fuel economy?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by marcinpisz, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. marcinpisz

    marcinpisz New Member

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    I am just wondering, if using premium fuel in the 2010 improves or decreases fuel economy. While it may be true that 87 octane fuel is actually more energy in the 91 octane fuel, the car might be able to advance its timing to more than compensate for the reduced amount of energy. Has anybody tried hypermiling using premium fuel instead of regular. I am not talking about fuel that is mixed in with ethanol however. I'm also curious if things have changed from the second-generation model. I am not talking about, whether the extra price is justified in terms of cost. I am just wondering if anybody has tried this, and what kind of results they found.
     
    #1 marcinpisz, Oct 24, 2009
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Sigh... Priuschat could have a full time moderator merging posts where the person was too lazy to search for the other dozens of threads on the subject.

    No one has reported better mileage with Premium, some have reported worse. The guys doing hillclimbs, find a Horsepower increase with Premium.
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Oct 24, 2009
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    I had to use premium in my Gen II a couple times where I ran into a gas station that only had premium. I didn't notice any increase in MPG.
     
    #3 triumph1, Oct 27, 2009
  4. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    This one is #3 on my special PriusChat keyboard. Numbers 1 and 2 are for "How long will your battery last?" and "Did you know that Hummers are more efficient than the Prius?"

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    #4 qbee42, Oct 27, 2009
  5. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    no i didnt, but i do know that Hummers are "greener" than Pri's...:rolleyes:
     
    #5 DaveinOlyWA, Oct 27, 2009
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Darn it, now I have to go back and reprogram button #2. :mad:

    Tom
     
    #6 qbee42, Oct 27, 2009
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