I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75 MPH, WITH THE AIR OFF, I GET 54.SOMETHING. IN TOWN I GET 46-47 MPG. THE CAR HAS 17000 MILES ON IT AND
USES MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL. CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT A PLUG IN HYBRID.

THE WIFE HAS A 2005 CIVIC HYBRID,7000 MILES GETS 39 IN THE CITY 41-43 ON THE ROAD.
PUTTING IN A PHOTOVOLTIC SYSTEM TO POWER THE HOUSE ALSO WANT TO USE IT WHEN I CONVERT THE PRIUS TO A PLUG IN HYBRID.

JERR

My 2004 Prius gets an average of 46.7 mpg!

B. H.

On Prius wife is getting 48mpg in city, no idea on open road, we
don't go any place.

On Lexus RX400h, my car, with 91 octane, 24.6 in city, using 87
octane 21.9 in city. Almost happy with Lexus, very pleased with Prius.

W. K.
Palm Desert, CA

We drive Toyota Prius's. Mine is a 2001, hers is 2003. During the summer and winter when the AC or Heat is running I average 40mpg, she does a little better, 43mpg. In the spring and fall when we don't use AC or heat much our averages are better 45-50mpg. We work 2 jobs each. One job for both of us is 25 miles away, the other is 75 miles away. The closer jobs are about 45 mph range. The further jobs are 65 mph range, with which we get lower mpgs.

Happy Holidays,

B. B. & J. J.

I have a 2004 (Jan) Prius 30,000mi. I admit I am a little lead footed. My worst mileage for a tank was last winter 38MPG. The best was last spring 54MPG. Mostly though its 40 to 45 in winter, 48 to 52 in spring, summer & fall.

Art in the Northeast

Hello,

The gas mileage for our 2004 TOYOTA full loaded prius from the display screen is about 44 miles/gal city
mileage. This is an interesting question for us because I used to calculate gas mileage when I am at
the pump. With the display of TOYOTA, I simply take
down the number it gives us.
Regards,

I have a 2004 Prius, which was bought in November of 2003. I believe it to have been the first Prius on the road in our county. It has made mostly area trips, but did take us to the Outer Banks of NC during the summer of 2004, and to Iowa in the spring of 2005. During the trip home from NC we did reach 60mph for a short time. Otherwise, we average about 46-48 mph in the colder weather and when using AC. During the rest of the year - spring and fall- we average about 49-50 mph. I absolutely love this car. It is fun to drive, has plenty of pep, and is very comfortable. We have had no problems with it, except for the original tires, which were probably cheap. I replaced them after about 25,000 miles. We have had folks follow us home to ask about the car! Now, however, there are several others in our area. We live in NE

P.A.

My wife and I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth TX area, and took delivery on a new Prius just after Thanksgiving. We were fortunate that our dealer, Freeman Toyota of Hurst does not charge an extra "Delivery Fee." This is the finest automobile that we have ever driven. Our trade in, a Mercury Grand Marquis was giving us 15 mpg over all, and had a fatal flaw called a compositie (plastic)intake manifold that cracked, causing coolant to leak, and the engine to run hot--while we scurried to add coolant. The current class action lawsuit against this problem does not cover our 1997 model. For this reason, we chose not to consider this manufacturer's version of a hybrid.

The Prius is awesome. The quality that Toyota puts into the car would compare most favorably with the Lexus. We joke that it's more Lexus than Toyota. Our miles per gallon is an obvious benefit, and this fuel efficient vehicle is our personal statement against foreign oil dependency. We support the technology that Toyota has made available in the Prius, and look forward to more consumers considering both the ecological and financial benefits. Yesterday, a big butt SUV cut me off, and all but took our front end off as he powered by us. I laughed. We had just filled our gas tank, and took a whopping 8 gallons of fuel in the 11.9 galloon gas tank--that was for two weeks driving. The macho SUV probably spends $40 twice each week. Hmmm. Maybe he owns a lot of Exon-Mobil stock--how about those billion dollar quarterly profits. Thanks Toyota, and come on Ethanol!

S.N.

I drive locally, 4-6 50 mile roundtrips a week and 3-5 times a year longer
trips, putting on about 18,000 miles a year. My 2004 Prius averages 44 to
47 mpg.

My 2004 Prius gets 44 mpg fairly consistently, figured by calculator and
actual gas consumed not display mileage. It will vary 2 - 3 mpg if the
accelerator is used aggressively.

R.R.

My husband and I bought a Prius in June, 2005. Most of the driving has been in the city. The car is averaging 45 mpg. I just bought a 2005 Accord Hybrid. I have only driven in the city so far and am averaging 24 mpg.

I drive a 2004 Prius in the snowy state of Maine. The past two winters my tires were in pretty good shape, and the Prius handled fine in snow. It handles the snow a lot like any other front wheel drive sedan would. However, I have only 27000 miles on the car, and the tires are already getting pretty bald.

This is my only complaint about the car so far. It gets about 50 mpg in the winter and 60mpg in the summer on my commute (which is mostly moderate speed, but long enough for the car to really warm up).

J.H.

We were averaging 52 mpg over the summer and through the fall in our 2005 Prius. When colder weather arrived, we fell into the high 40's. I have experienced that the display overestimates mileage by about 3-5%. I calculate every tankful, and this is pretty consistent. Also, I encourage all owners to learn about pulse and glide driving. You can't do it all the time as in this experiment: http://origin.www.toyota.com/
html/hybridsynergyview/2005
/fall/marathon.html
but the concepts can help your mileage. I've done a couple of 60+mpg legs in the last couple of weeks, and look forward to becoming more practiced at it, esp. as warmer weather returns!

C.M.

We own a 2005 Toyota Prius purchased March 2005. The mileage now is 13,300
miles we average 50 miles per gal both on the hwy and town driving. We live
in the mountains of Colorado, so most of our driving is mountain highway
driving.

A.W.

I get around 50 mpg on the road traveling 60 to 66 mph, and average around 42 mpg in the city. I'm pleased with the results.

H.R.

I would like some information about the tires on the 2002 Toyota Prius. I bought the car for my mom a few months ago and she replaced the original tires (17,000miles)as she was told they were won and incorrect. Now, her mechanic is saying that there are only a few tires built for the Prius and they wear out very quickly. Any help on the tires being used on your Prius and experience with wear would be appreciated.

g.j.

My wife drives our 2005 package 5 Prius 35-40 miles each day in city/rural traffic. The computer shows an average of 47-53 mpg, while fill-ups compute at 43-51 mpg (some differences may be accoutable to tempereature and atmospheric pressure at the time of fill). Considering my wife's LEAD FOOT, I believe the car is performing amazingly well. Driving it in town, I have achieved computer readings of 57 mpg, and I believe it could easily exceed 60 mpg in heavy stop-and-go conditions.

Are you kiddin' me? I have never had a car -- I have been driving since 1960 -- that came anywhere as close to its EPA ratings as the Prius!

If you are getting 43 mpg at 70 and are unhappy, trade the Prius and see if 30 mpg feels better in a conventional car!

mac_guy

After 22,000 miles and two and a half years on my 2004 Prius I've been averaging 48 MPG.

About 50% of my mileage is trips of 5 miles or less and the rest are trips of 25 miles or more. I do great on the longer trips, obviously, usually about 55 MPG and the shorter ones are about 45 MPG.

Keeping the tires fully inflated makes a huge difference, as does making sure the oil isn't overfilled. Sometimes I get a "bad" tank of gas a notice that with identical driving conditions the mileage is suddenly off by about 5%.

Cybele

I am very happy with my 2006 Prius!

I.W.

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