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Old 08-15-2012, 12:29 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ToxicSneakers View Post
With 1800 miles I decided to drive my AT in snow mode replicating the Prius economy methods. What I got was 250 miles at 43.3 MPG, almost all city streets. During this time on the roads I maintained normal traffic flow and speeds, but did modulate throttle at minimum for conditions. Amazing for the car I will be taking to autocross this weekend, and I can't think of any other choice as versatile: Can you?
I have done the same thing. I was able to average 44 MPG on my manual trans at speeds of 0 - 60 MPH on city roads and country backroads using the same hyper-miler egg under the foot driving we use to confirm proper fuel economy for Prius.
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