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48.3mpg for the first 2600 miles

Discussion in 'Prius v Fuel Economy' started by George Flanagin, Jun 8, 2016.

  1. George Flanagin

    George Flanagin Junior Member

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    2016 v, trim level 4. Purchased mid February 2016.

    1100 of the miles were a roundtrip Richmond Virginia to Atlanta Georgia, the rest are round trips from home to work (16 miles per day) and weekend errands. It is not my first Prius (2011 Prius 3), so I had a good idea how to approach driving. My colleague with an office across the hall bought the Privius, and he is getting in the low 50s off the mark.

    I am quite pleased with modest drop in fuel efficiency combined with considerably more space in the car.
     
    #1 George Flanagin, Jun 8, 2016
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  2. tvpierce

    tvpierce Senior Member

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    What MPG were you getting with your 2011?

    My wife's work cars is a Gen 2 (2008). She travels 40K+ miles/year, so fuel economy is an important consideration. We've been thinking about a V as her next vehicle because she needs a bit more luggage space... but the difference in published EPA mileage between the standard Prius and the V is dreadful.

    Thanks in advance for any insight.
     
    #2 tvpierce, Oct 3, 2016
  3. Oldwolf

    Oldwolf Prius Enthusiast

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    Did you do the math or is that what the computer reported?
     
    #3 Oldwolf, Oct 24, 2016
  4. Sooner Al

    Sooner Al Active Member

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    That's great. We also purchased 'v' for the cargo space and the gas mileage. For us the gas mileage was a large step up from our old minivan which got 20-22 MPG. So far around town I have been averaging 47+ MPG manually calculated. The car computer seems to compute a higher gas mileage by 2-3 MPG.

    Ooppss...

    Just noticed this is an old thread from this summer. Is the OP still around?
     
    #4 Sooner Al, Oct 24, 2016
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