Prius Ralliart

[07outty]

ther may be some hope for the RA as far as MPG goes.

yesterday i drove from marina del rey to san diego........30.1 mpg average

return trip (san diego to manhattan beach) had alot more traffic , so i was in and out of throttle a lot more........28.7 mpg

[CarGuy]

ther may be some hope for the RA as far as MPG goes.

yesterday i drove from marina del rey to san diego........30.1 mpg average

return trip (san diego to manhattan beach) had alot more traffic , so i was in and out of throttle a lot more........28.7 mpg

The on-board computer or you calculated the fuel mileage from filling the tank?

[07outty]

on board computer readings.

it has got to be pretty darned accurate considering........

in order for the car to run properly it will know.

precisely how much fuel the car uses/needs , the speed the car is traveling and the distance it is traveling.

i figure it can do a simple division problem and calculate a fairly accurate MPG.

[Heliart]

those are some great numbers....my MPG indicator has never gone above 24.5mpg.....even a 550 miles trip to Toronto cruising at 75mph I only got 23.9mpg

[07outty]

the trip down , which netted the 30.1.....average speed was 70.2 mph.

i have a works drop-in air filter , UR down pipe and UR big cat convertor.

i am sure those mods helped the motors' efficiency.

[CarGuy]

on board computer readings.

it has got to be pretty darned accurate considering........

in order for the car to run properly it will know.

precisely how much fuel the car uses/needs , the speed the car is traveling and the distance it is traveling.

i figure it can do a simple division problem and calculate a fairly accurate MPG.

In my experience, on-board computers never read accurately. FWIW

[07outty]

i read an article ,back when i first got my outlander , related to the continuous displayed MPG feature.

it stated the reading being displayed , was being calculated using info from the ECU.

if that is the case , the reading would be pretty acurate.

[CarGuy]

i read an article ,back when i first got my outlander , related to the continuous displayed MPG feature.

it stated the reading being displayed , was being calculated using info from the ECU.

if that is the case , the reading would be pretty acurate.

Do the test yourself then and calculate a full tank of fuel against the on-board computer and you'll see.

I handled two fleets of one-year test cars (between 10-20 vehicles) with log books and my opinion is based on that experience, where I was able to compare directly the on-board computer against calculated fuel economy. The on-board always read high.