Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi Henning, > I just like the way the e-CVT transmission works, the cleverest thing on a > production car IMO. There was no economical sense for me owning the Prius, > and it is a poor long distance car - at steady speed there is no benefit > from the regeneration technology and then you simply have a car with a 1,5l > Atkinson cycle engine designed for high load efficiency rather than power. > Pretty boring for long trips.... > Frank My wife Kathy drives a Prius; we bought it when she had a one hour commute each way. We have 78,000 miles on it now. For our recent trip to Oklahoma City we drove that instead of the Voyager Van as we didn't have much to carry, and it was just the two of us. I drove most of the way, and averaged 48mpg highway. It was a pleasant drive, about three fourths of the 450 mile trip is four-lane. The Indian Nations tollway has a 75mph speed limit, and the Prius cruised along pretty nicely, and there seemed quite enough power for passing on the two lane roads, though you don't get too much slow moving traffic anywhere in Texas. Even a garbage truck I was following for several miles was doing more than the 65 mph speed limit on the way to Paris, Texas. I guess any car is boring on long trips when you have speed limits, but even on the windy plains of Oklahoma, the car held the road even around the 18 wheelers. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA