94 MPG

Blah blah blah... Same rumors going around 10 years ago.

 

i think this is why the gen IV has been delayed. mazda has no chance. this is going to knock the socks off the industry. channeling bob klutz.

 

Not surprising, Toyota, which has an r&d budget bigger than the annual net incomes of GM and Ford combined, will get to 40 km/l, or roughly 94 mpg, faster than its pint-sized rival.

According to a report in this week’s Nihon Keizai newspaper, the fourth-generation Toyota Prius gasoline-electric hybrid, due this winter, will be first achieving the milestone.
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Link.

 

ahhh--my heart be still! LOVE it!!! Butt he price?????

 

here is the article:

Toyota, Mazda bet against each other in quest for 94 mpg

 

what does 94 mpg on the japanese test equal on the spa? 20% increase would be 60 mpg, and price is supposed to be the same.

 

Byline is Tokyo, so we can assume a Japanese Mileage test.
Current Prius does 89.4 MPG on Japanese tests.
Japanese ratings call Prius world's most efficient car, 89.4 mpg (US)!

 

oh, what a disappointment.

 

well poop

 

Yes, I suppose you should go take the "for sale" sign back out of the window of your 2008 prius five now.

 

exactly.

 

HAHAHA--I am sure the newer gen Pri get better mileage than mine-----

no sign yet--patient I am

 

That's the old rating system. JC08 rating is 76.7 MPG.

 

it is 10-15 cycle and article implies JC08

The OP 40km/l is in JC08.

Irregardless hybrid Mazda3 gets better ratings then Gen3, and even with current Gen3 based hybrid they will up when they release diesel version

 

"Irregardless" red flag! Let not this bastardization of English become an everyday part of the vernacular. Sorry, a pet peeve raised its head.

 

so what are we looking at here? what is the gen III 50 mpg mean in relationship to this 94mpg?

 

EPA 50 = JC08 76.7
JC08 94 =EPA 61.2
(if it scales liniar, b/c Aqua did not)

 

big IF.

 

“In its three generations, Prius MPG has improved on average by about 10%, each generation. The challenge to continue to improve at this rate—to beat your own record—becomes very difficult, but makes it all the more motivating. We are very motivated to beat our record.”
—Satoshi Ogiso

I have faith they will do it. Engineers can be quite competitive when they want . Especially if the younger generation wants bragging rights.