2012 Prius Two -vs- 2013 Prius c

Hey guys, it might seem a bit weird for a first post after lurking on Prius Chat for the past 6 months without saying a word but I would like to hear from those of you who have been able to compare firsthand between the regular prius and the prius C. The reason I'm asking is because I literally fell in love with the 2013 C when comparing it's performance AND fuel efficiency to my own regular 2012.

My girlfriend just got her C yesterday and she doesn't know anything about pulse and glide or about using the road to your advantage when trying to get the best MPG score with a prius. Although I consider myself to be far from a pro, I do put a lot of attention to the way I drive the Prii to get the best scores. So where I'm getting at is this : she got an easy 65 MPG (3,6L/100km for us canadians) while I, using the driving techniques, barely get the same score... I'm officially jealous!! Also, I've noticed that her battery doesn't charge/discharge as much as my own. And finally, she seems to be able to easily accelerate in all electric for a longer period of time than me.

Am I the only one to have noticed this? Is it normal that my battery constantly fluctuate and that my acceleration is a lot slower? As I said I'm not entirely a newbie but now I am starting to question my knowledge of the Prii. I know the C is lighter and all but hey, aren't all Prius supposed to follow a certain efficiency ratio that's relatively similar?

Anyway Thanks in advance for your own experience comparing the Prius to the Prius C and for any help you can get me!

 

It would be strange, I have had mine for only 7 months or so. Also the comparison can't be 100% accurate since it's neither the same year or model but hell the difference is humongous! Also, when I got mine the temperatures were dropping and, as some may know, winters in Canada (Quebec in my case), are pretty evil on the prii's performance. But right now with the same conditions, she still equals my performance easily without effort damn

 

Very good idea to try driving the cars with the same settings and conditions to see what might be going on.

About the driving style, well... I'm considered to be the defensive, slow and considered driver of the couple. My girlfriend is usually more aggressive behind the wheel lol the Prius might change her the way it did me and then she'll beat me even more !

I'll keep you posted tho! I won't go down on the fuel efficiency war without a fight

 

Indeed, michinnom, I find it hard to be consistent. I can do really good on some of my trips just to knock down my score with a few bad days. I am getting better at getting consistently good scores but there is definitely room for improvement. Heck, I'll even endure 35°C/95°F to get a more efficient trip even though I have a very bad tolerance to heat!

Then again, I was really impressed with the C. I rode with my girlfriend four times since she had it and it just seems like the car is more zippy in EV and drains the battery at a much slower rate. As I've said, my gf doesn't pay much attention to the way the car works for now although she is quite curious about learning all the tips and tricks that PriusChat has to offer. So she won't pay attention to the proportion of EV use or anything like that and still, she got great scores.

Oh well, anyway , I still need to find time to try out Quattro's idea!

 

Really? I always thought using the AC was a detriment to fuel economy. I usually try to use it sparingly because of that belief. Are you telling me I can put the settings to winter time bliss without an ill effect on consumption?! That would be pretty awesome.

 

Well that's good to know, thank you for the tip!