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Performance Plus Package MPG

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Vas25tl, Aug 27, 2016.

  1. Vas25tl

    Vas25tl Member

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    For all of you performance plus package owners out there, how's your MPG's? This is our 4th Prius and my wife gets about 40-42MPG in it (doing 75-80 on the hwy 85% of the time), is this normal?

    I anticipated it to be a bit lower but didn't think it would be that low. I think it has to do with the tires goo, they're Pirelli's and I hate them, going to probably swap them out for a LRR Michelin fairly soon, but need to source a winter set first.

    Anyway, what's your MPG on your Performance Plus? Here's a pic of mine, we've had it for about 4 months now and love it. The solar roof is a very very neat thing. This should definitely last us until the Tesla 3 finally comes sometime in 2018, can't wait :)


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    #1 Vas25tl, Aug 27, 2016
  2. prev93

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    I have a 2010 II. I never get below 48 mpg even in the wintertime. I just got gas and the computer mpg was 58.9. That's about 56 or 57 calculated mpg. I'm not being judgemental here, but is it possible to slow down just a bit? 75-80mph is a pretty fast average on any highway. If you spend the rest of the time running errands with a lot of short trips, then mileage will suffer as well. Just a thought.
     
    #2 prev93, Aug 27, 2016
  3. Vas25tl

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    Trust me I get it, I constantly averaged 50+ in our previous Pri's, but there's no slowing down for her :)

    41 is still good, just surprised it's that much worse in the performance plus over the 5's we've had in the past. I do think a lot of it is falling on the tires, not a fan of those.
     
    #3 Vas25tl, Sep 1, 2016
  4. LDB

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    Tell her drive legal speeds and see how much better it is. That plus the wheels/tires that are probably not mpg friendly has to be costing several mpg.
     
    #4 LDB, Sep 1, 2016
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