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?
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.
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. That's really good news MERGED 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
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" MERGED 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
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.
