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Dave Plowman (News)
 
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In article ,
T i m wrote:
This is the mag that said the Prius did 26mpg, according to the senile
one, when everyone else gets 60 plus. 100s of reports say 60mpg plus
but this says 26mpg. Wow, now they really are worth taking notice of,
aren't they. Duh!


Real world, 54 (UK) mpg .. (source: Prius forum) fantastic.


There are two owner reports on the Prius in the article. Both like their
cars of course. One living in Feltham, which is a suburb of London,
doesn't give a figure but admits it's nothing like the claimed combined
65.7mpg. Nor would it be expected to be so given those tests are for
comparison between conventional vehicles and not a guarantee of what
you'll get in practice as everyone who drives a car knows.

The other owner is in rural Hampshire but claims 60 mpg.

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