Our prius is a half year old today Have about 8200 klm or 5100 mls. Average life time consumption 16.73 klm /liter or about 39.28 MPG but improving all the time. Tomorrow the car will take it's longest trip. Hope this tank breaks my record which is 19.3 klm /liter or about 45.3 MPG Thanks for all help over this half year Just for comparision previous car has 10.1 klm / liter or about 23.5 MPG so it is quite an improvement. Danny
Must be something wrong. Seriously wrong. Without trying I get 4.5 liters/100 KM. When trying I hit 3.5 litres/100 KM (admittedly with much coasting outside of rush hour traffic with no one behind me). Maybe defective display computer ?
OP lives in a warm climate and may use his AC extensively. He may also drive more aggressively than you.
Hi dpaul I stated real MPG and not computer display which is better. I do live in a warm climate, do not drive aggressively but have a steep altitude change of about 1500 ft with heavy traffic on a 5 mile stretch every morning. I will add that on flat conditions I can get 4.2 -4.3 liters / klm even with four people in the car and A/C on. Of course I do strive to get better and the car is possibly still breaking in.
Wound up breaking my record only slightly being that I drove thru very hilly areas. I finished the tank at 19.6 klm/liters (5.1 l/100 or just over 46 MPG) There were stretches of the trip that were much better
46 MPG is much better. And warm climate has nothing to do with the fuel economy. Or at least it shouldn't affect it that much. I live in Arizona (110+ degrees every day). still averaging 48+ mpg.
