What's a typical MPG for a Toyota Prius?

Answer 1

It really does depend on a lot of different factors, such as the type of driving you do, how much air you have in the tires, how you drive and accelerate, etc. I have owned a Toyota hybrid of one kind or the other since April 2002 and have seen the full gamut of different miles per gallon. With my 2004, however, which is mechanically very similar to the current Prius, I generally average around 49mpg over the whole tank. During that tank I will see highs as good as 57mpg and lows as bad as 43mpg. If I do a lot of errand running with real short trips and no chance to really warm up the engine, then I average in the low frame. If I am commuting in stop and go traffic, I average around the high end. On a long trip I average 49-50mpg consistently. You will NOT get that as a brand new owner probably, but as you get used to driving the car, your mileage continues to climb. I have a friend with a 2006, and he averages in the middle 50's, but he only uses it for commuting, not for trips or errands. Hope that this helps.

When you compare the Saturn (and other available hybrids, for that matter) and the Prius in a fair comparison (including the reliablity factor), I think that, despite what others would have you believe, the Prius will stand on its own. It also is difficult to get over $30K in price unless you load it up with every single option (plus some) that is available from the dealer, and I am not sure they are going to drive the price over $30K even then. They are dealing on Prius just like every other car now - the short supply is over with.

As far as waiting for an all electric or hydrogen-fueled car, well, I would just suggest you not hold your breath for too long while waiting. They may well be availble in the next decade, but they will be extremely expensive and there is no infrastructure to support them. How many gas stations do you know that have either hydrogen fueling or places to plug your all-electric car? Just keep that in the back of your mind.

The Prius is NOT the perfect answer, but it will do the job quite well until something better comes along.

Answer 2

The Toyota Prius averages 45-50 mpg in real-world driving. BETTER THAN EVERY GM HYBRID.

The batteries don't have to be replaced for 100,000 miles or about ten years. If the battery goes out before that Toyota's warranty will cover it.

Answer 3

I should note that using premium (high octane) fuel has been known to cause engine misfire codes and a resulting check engine light.

For maximum mileage: Oil level should be between add and right below full(never over) and should be 5W30, Tires should be inflated somewhere between the Toyota spec of 35 front 33 rear and the max cold rating on the tire itself with 42/40 and 40/38 being common. Note that the fronts must be 2 psi higher than the rears so you will need a good accurate dial or digital pressure Gage as the pencil type ones aren't accurate enough and you will need to check the pressure often.

Answer 4

the fuel economy depends on the driver if you acc slow and smooth and let car build up speed slowly you will get 45 to 50 if you acc hard on take off and pass other cars with acc to floor it will get no better than a toyota yaris which would still be 35 to 40 when they test these cars for fuel economy they drive them in town they drive them on highway and then they let them idle and take a average of the 3 driving conditions ok when the prius idles the gas motor shuts off so it burns no fuel thats why you sticker says 60mpg it is not a real fuel reading but try to find 1 better and all the other hybrids is toyotas old technology that they bought for a large price so toyota hybrid will always be 5 years ahead of everyone else.

Answer 5

hov1's answer is accurate. My Prius gets about 48 mpg and that seems to be right around the average. The less you use the internal combustion engine (by accelerating slowly and not going too fast on freeways), the better mileage you will get.

Answer 6

On average my mother's gets a little over 45. I should add that my mother got her prius for 27,000$ with every single option available from the navigation system to the leather interior to the trunk mounted medikit etc,etc,etc. The prius is also a midsize vehicle and always gets much higher ratings than ANYTHING GM has ever made.

Answer 7

it depends how well you drive, mine gets about 56 MPG average, but i know people who also haev te prius and get 40 MPG. You get better mileage if you accelerate on the highway, and get up to full speed as past as you can. Then your electric engine gets charged, and MPG is much better.

Answer 8

The best I've gotten is 52.4 mpg. The lowest I've ever gotten was 38.5. My average is 48-50mpg. I've also found that using premium helps my mileage, but since the gas tank is only 10 gallons, it's still inexpensive, even with the crazy gas prices we have.

Answer 9

less wind resistance brake regen runs on battery in city,and engine on hyway no im not doing your homework 4 you

Answer 10

About 45, Its not worth it after you consider the cost of new batteries. A GM mild hybrid still gets a 20-30 percent better fuel economy and will cost you much less. Just go to your Saturn dealer and see what they have to offer.