Real World MPG Numbers

Good post, F. You might want to re-post that over in the thread: "What I Don't Like About The 2016 Gen4."

Are the black plastic tech boxes up by your rear-view mirror rattling too?

 

With my finger tapping on then test yes.

LG-H901 ?

 

Well, back to the "MPG" subject. I zeroed out the ODO gas mileage number... (Hold the "Trip" button in for a second.)

But within a couple minutes, it was right back to 64. I'll celebrate with a chocolate shake.

 

My first fuel up in my new 2016 Prius 4:

Miles: 601.6 Gallons: 9.870
Fuel Economy (calculated) = 60.95 mpg

Compared to my only stat from the 2016 Prius Eco 2:

Miles: 666.9 Gallons: 10.645
Fuel Economy (calculated) = 62.65 mpg

Not much of a difference for the heavier, more tech laden 4. Neither has a spare tire. And I haven't checked tire pressures on either car, so I don't know if they're low, high or correct.

 

that great mileage !

 

With my new 4, if I'm just driving around town past warmup distance (~8 miles) and going to several destinations I can easily break in to the 70's.
One time even came home with 84.9 mpg.

 

I think our new GEN4's are beating the EPA figures somewhat. My window sticker said to expect 54/50 mpg...
I don't think I've ever gone below 58 on each tankful.

For me personally, I only look at the gas mileage after I fill up with a whole tank (and hand calculated.) The short-trip (computer-generated) mpg figures are kind of meaningless to me, and don't float my boat.

Let's see, the next time I fuel up will sometime in July...

 

I'd agree, and it's a pleasant surprise. I strongly suspect the warm-up behaviour, seems much revised from third gen.

 

Each of my last 3 tanks was a new personal best.

I have yet to crack 60 for a full tank, but came ever so close. Last one got me 598 miles with10.1 gallons.

I definitely chickened out!

Since I have not changed my driving habits since I picked up the car, I am ever to see if this trend continues for much longer.

 

No way you can do that with a Gen3...you stop and it goes easily in the mid-40s...even at good temps.
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Don't mean to brake eggs in your basket, but the temps have been increasing steadily in your table - higher temps mean better fuel economy. I can get relatively easily mid-50s mpg with my Gen3 when the temp is about or more than 15C/60F.
Check this post out.
Still the Gen4 delivers a clearly better fuel consumption across the board and probably quite easily compared to the Gen3 from what I am reading here in the forum.

 

The one thing in back of my mind, with this big jump in warm-up mpg: are they overtaxing the battery? Doing a "Honda"?

Time will tell. I hope not.

 

Toyota has improved NiMH modules with every generation so I doubt they are abusing the batteries. Rather, they are using capacity that the new modules can handle easily.

Bob Wilson

 

I like the 199 MPG driven zero miles.

 

Not at all, that was exactly my point.

Some of the delta between my lower quartile numbers and the 60 - 65 mpg drivers' is surely explain by my driving style and 17" wheels, but I am heartened to seeing 60+ on the gauge for some individual trips now. Who knows what the summer will bring?

Not sure what "Warm-up MPG" is, however. One thing I have noticed is that it now takes far fewer miles to reach a trip average of 50+ MPG from a cold start in the AM. My car had been taking 15 miles +/- on the highway to reach a trip average of 50MPG-- now it is taking about half that.

Is that what is meant by "Warm-up MPG"?

 

I have more information on the "buzz" that was in my Prius 4.
It is now fixed by the dealer and they sent me a service ticket:
"Buzzing noise in left of dash in corner near A Pillar and windshield during normal driving.
Reason: Air duct not insulated.
Solution: Insulated Air duct"




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More info on the first fuelup of my Prius 4....

I'm going on a road trip tomorrow so I checked the tire pressure.

The dealership had them at:

32 PSI Front
30 PSI Rear

Wth??!

The door tag recommends 36 PSI Front/35 PSI Rear.

Since the car was driven with severely under inflated tires the 61 mpg is really remarkable!


My first fuel up in my new 2016 Prius 4:
Miles: 601.6 Gallons: 9.870
Fuel Economy (calculated) = 60.95 mpg

 

WOW! You need at least 10 more psi in those bad boys! Well.... I would anyways...

 

Ditto, don't trust anyone with your tire pressure. I drove home a 2011 after delivery and it had 25 PSI cold in the tires. I was weaving all over the place on the interstate. My wife said I was a terrible driver.

That was dangerous folks. 42 is the answer to all questions in the universe.

Carry a tire gage and check it before you start the engine as well as the Earl level.

 

I'm playing conservative on my tire pressures for now.

I set them to

38 PSI Front
37 PSI Rear

I want to see how that affects comfort and ride before I go up any higher.

 

Noticed a lot of folks have LG-H901s. Great phone or a carrier special deal?