Next gen prius hits 113mpg

[Amplifier]

can i get one yet my H2 lease is up in 9 months?

 

[chuckywang]

No way the oil companies will let a car like that see the light of day.

 

[Syringer]

How come Top Gear uses miles in measurements?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Syringer
How come Top Gear uses miles in measurements?

Cause they are a British show.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Syringer
How come Top Gear uses miles in measurements?

Cause they are a British show.

indeed. Spider boy isn't very bright sometimes

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
No way the oil companies will let a car like that see the light of day.

:roll:

Yes, because the oil companies are in control of Toyota and every other automobile manufacturer in the world.

 

[dguy6789]

You know what they say about if it sounds too good to be true....

Nonetheless, if it is true, this car could become quite impressive.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
is this: Downhill, after engine shutoff, coasting?

cuz i can get 99 mpg in the Tahoe doing that.

Lithiom ion batteries have about 2x the storage capacity of nimh, so that would effectivly double the battery only range.

Is the hybrid tahoe going to use nimh or lithium ion?

But that's only improving the storage capacity of the batteries. They still need to be charged by burning fuel, and I'm wondering how they're burning that fuel more efficiently to get the improved mpg.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
is this: Downhill, after engine shutoff, coasting?

cuz i can get 99 mpg in the Tahoe doing that.

Lithiom ion batteries have about 2x the storage capacity of nimh, so that would effectivly double the battery only range.

Is the hybrid tahoe going to use nimh or lithium ion?

But that's only improving the storage capacity of the batteries. They still need to be charged by burning fuel, and I'm wondering how they're burning that fuel more efficiently to get the improved mpg.

Remember though that the batteries are also charged through means like regenerative braking... Which still isn't free energy, but it is free energy in the sense that it would be wasted in any other automobile.

They really don't give us any information, other than

"The whole electrical system has been redesigned to improve economy"

.....

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Syringer
How come Top Gear uses miles in measurements?

Cause they are a British show.

Actually we've only just started using miles as measurement. Before that we used cups of Tea laid side by side. London is 48239 S.C.O.T.* from Birmingham.

*Standard Cups Of Tea

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Syringer
How come Top Gear uses miles in measurements?

Because, dumbass, we measure using miles.

 

[mrrman]

thats great

 

[J Heartless Slick]

Originally posted by: senseamp
I think UK mpg is different than US mpg.

UK gallon is 20% larger than the US gallon.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

You know, a Kawasaki Ninja 250 gets 74MPG, and only costs $3000 MSRP.

 

[Colt45]

282mpg owns that. it isn't terribly practical though.

 

[TXHokie]

sweet, so we all can give OPEC the finger

 

[franksta]

Originally posted by: deepred98
so...

when they come up with a real solution instead of bandaids i'll buy one

Well said.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: TXHokie
sweet, so we all can give OPEC the finger

No, when all cars get 4x the gas mileage, they'll just charge 4x as much for gas.

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: chuckywang
No way the oil companies will let a car like that see the light of day.

:roll:

Yes, because the oil companies are in control of Toyota and every other automobile manufacturer in the world.

I take off my Robe; put on my Foil hat.

 

[Baked]

113mpg while idling at the red light?

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: thirdeye

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
is this: Downhill, after engine shutoff, coasting?

cuz i can get 99 mpg in the Tahoe doing that.

That is the most retarded statement EVER.

no, it's not. you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Since the gauges only read what you're getting right at that moment, you can skew it. I've been in a friends 325, and the gauge said he was getting 67 mpg, but we were coasting, going downhill, with a heavy tailwind

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
You know, a Kawasaki Ninja 250 gets 74MPG, and only costs $3000 MSRP.

It's also a motorcycle.

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
You know, a Kawasaki Ninja 250 gets 74MPG, and only costs $3000 MSRP.

74 if you ride like an absolute granny...

I get about 50 mpg from my 2005 Ninja 250...but then again it sees 10,000RPM quite frequently..

 

[IAteYourMother]

asdf

 

[Blackjack2000]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: TXHokie
sweet, so we all can give OPEC the finger

No, when all cars get 4x the gas mileage, they'll just charge 4x as much for gas.

Yes, because when they're charging $12 per gallon at the pump no one will start to migrate toward alternative fuel.