Hey mimi, what's the avg speed u drive to achieve that mpg?

 

Hm, not exactly what I was expecting. I thought Hondas usually do better than they are rated? If so, I guess the EPA rating in the U.S. would be something like 50 mpg. As I mentioned, the new Gen 4 Prius (and Prius C) are supposed to be rated at least 55 mpg. So I guess you would give up some mpg for a more useful car, not a bad trade-off!

In my Prius C, while it is rated 50 mpg combined, we are averaging more like 60--65 mpg. Keep the eco mode on all the time which limits the throttle, drive the speed limit. But other than that don't baby it r put much effort in other than maintaining the speed.

 

To be honest, I don't set out to achieve a high mpg, as I said a little earlier in the thread, I do a lot of highway driving but my apt is in the middle of Tokyo so there's quite a bit of traffic too. I think my mpg rating is as fair as you're going to get.
To answer your question though, about 70mph highway and city driving is a stop/start affair!!

 

There is def a difference in mpg from the speed, but don't forget terrain, aggressiveness of acceleration, the load in the vehicle, etc. On flat terrain you will avg. the same mpg each time but hills make a huge difference. In Denver I get 45 mpg on the way to work and 75 mpg on the way back. Same route, same driving!

 

Such an awesome car! So lucky your already driving one

 

Congratulations on owning hybrid GK. Do you mind checking the service manual & find out (in Japan at least), the service or replacement interval for these components:

- Li-Ion battery pack (not the normal car battery)
- Spark plug (4x plugs I assume)
- DCT (auto transmission) oil?
- Fuel filter (this one I assume is the as previous fit - an integrated unit with pump and filter all-in-one).
- Any other 'unusual' components that require servicing for a hybrid - I don't know as I don't own a hybrid before but is interested in one.

The above are what I can think of as usual potentially expensive maintenance components, which can render the fuel savings of any hybrid useless. I had a GD/CVT once and was happy except for some of its comparatively more expensive replaceables, such as the all-in-one fuel filter and CVT transmission fluid, example.

Thank you in advanced for your response.