New Prius: Is 50 mpg enough?
10 percent more efficientToyota is beginning to stage media briefings in preparation for its April launch, but really most of the key details are based around one simple stat: MPGs.
According to the EPA, the new Toyota Prius will achieve 49 mpg on the highway and 50 mpg in the city - a number that hypermilers will have little problem increasing.
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Of course, in addition to the increased fuel economy the new Prius will be a bit bigger and faster, while offering a number of other cool new features, such as solar-powered ventilation.
Still, the Prius is the king of hybrid cars because of its fuel economy. With an expected price increase on the new Prius coming, is a 10 percent increase in fuel economy enough?
Labels: fuel economy, Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
posted by Dahcredyns at
6:12 AM
2 Comments:
According to the notebook of the chief engineer (I snapped in detriot), the city mpg is 51 and highway is 49 for 15" wheels.
17" should get 49 mpg city / 46 mpg highway. Still beating the Iconic model by 1 mpg.
http://priuschat.com/forums/attachments/prius-hybrid-news/12692d1231819783-2010-prius-photos-102-them-2010_prius_mpg.jpg
10 percent is not enough. I'd rather have 10 percent less for under $20,000.
I'd bet Toyota could sell significantly more of these hybrids if priced lower, which signals to me that hybrids, even for Toyota and the Prius, are still far from really being cost-effective for automakers.
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