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Toyota Prius Fuel Economy Pros and Cons

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09/22/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member574 Its terrific - over 50 mpg usually
09/22/08	2006 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member401
09/19/08	2006 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons A member in Minnesota, United States Goes without saying
09/19/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1105 Well over 40 MPG city/highway average
09/18/08	2003 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons A member in Indiana, United States Over 365 days, through 4 seasons, I consistently average 44 mpg. Pretty hard to beat!
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09/18/08	2008 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1926 Industry-leading fuel economy. Since April, 2008, when I bought the car, I have been averaging 4.9l/100km, the equivalent of 48 mpg US, 58 mpg IMP.
09/18/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons A member in California, United States The fuel economy is below the stated manufacturers perfomance. Real world use is averaging about 43 mixed driving.
09/18/08	2008 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1995 Best fuel economy available at the time I purchased, and I was getting immediate results.
09/18/08	2008 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member2262 47mpg city what not to like
09/18/08	2008 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1613
09/18/08	2005 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons A member in California, United States

09/18/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member526 Usually does around 50MPG (UK) mixed busy city & motorway driving in the winter, 55-60 in the summer, and up to 70MPG at on quiet roads.
09/17/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member570 During the summer it averages around 60
09/17/08	2004 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member498 Its fantastic!
09/17/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1347 Greediness: overall mileage/gal since day 1 is 47.2, and we hope for more
09/17/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member884
09/01/08	2003 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member2563 It has been consistently in the mid 40 to low 50 mpg range
08/17/08	2005 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member2523 high milage, engine cuts off when stopped at traffic light.
05/22/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1248 My 18,000 mile average mpg is 50.3 in a range of 41.3 to 62.3.
05/17/08	2005 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons jeromep Best fuel economy out there
05/16/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1689 Particularly appreciated in Canada, where fuel costs are significantly higher than in the U.S.
05/16/08	2005 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1677 Have had this vehicle since 5/05 and saw an average of 55 mpg. For the past year it has dropped to 52 mpg but we feel that maybe because of amount of ethinol now mixed in gas.
05/15/08	2006 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member671
05/15/08	2005 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member1249 Excellent fuel economy.
05/15/08	2007 Toyota Prius Pros and Cons Member652 We bought the car for daily commuting (~50 miles r/t) and are consistently getting 50+ MPG. With gas at $4 / gallon this makes a huge difference in our monthly costs.