you overpaid $7500 for a corolla that gets better mpg. it will take you 15 years to make up the difference in price, and your voice will always be annoying. isn't that rad?
The Prius is a criminal in envonmental terms, my 10-year-old 2 litre Rover is much better for every day use. These motors are a con, please don't fall for it
Anyway, I don't belive you; this car may manage that if if wasn't for the extra weight of the batteries and the fact that they need re-charging, also those batteries are wearing out every-time they are used and replacing them isn't cheap, and certainly not 'good' for the environment. Batteries are nasty!
BTW, I can get nearly 50mpg from current 2-litre petrol
it does, the prius is at 99 mpg when it fully uses its secondary electric motor. Of course you don't use gas when driving downhill, but the difference is that you can't drive without gas (99 mpg) at 35mph on flat ground for 3 miles, the prius can.
I drive an 84 Blazer with 6.2L Diesel V8, engine that is more than 4 times bigger than 1.5L Prius one. I should use 4 times more fuel, right? I average 20MPG, Prius is lucky to get 50, hmmm. Green sence;
Prius dumps about 400lb of CO2 per every 1000miles, my Blazer about 1300. 4 times more should be 1600lb and thats on regular diesel, using Biodiesel, that number could be cut in half.
So, liter per liter, my 20+ year old V8 Chevy truck is Greener and more efficient than a Prius!!!
Well is your 84 Blazer 4 x heavier than a prius? (5 tonnes). It doesn't matter about engine capacity as much as each churn of an engine of greater capacity will move the vehicle further down the road.
2007 Civic Hybrid averages out to near 36mpg, no where near its 50 as posted on its sales sticker.
Around this time of the year when it is the nicest, relatively 40 local, 46 highway since it is more of a long-distance driving vehicle compared to the 30mph or slower straight-up electric Prius.
Jetta diesel anyone? It gets 55 mpg unlike the Prius which gets 45. It also doesn't break in the snow like the Prius becuase it has fragile electrical equipment. And as for being green, diesels burn very clean.
yeah youre going downhill. you arnt getting 99.9 miles per gallon because you arnt pressing the gas pedel. my 06 sierra 4 door duramax will get 99.9 mpg going downhill too without pressing the gas pedel. prius usually gets around 46mpg.
i dont think so. i seen you going down hill and when the arrows are going to the generator, then to the battery that means you arnt pushing on the gas pedel. if you were going uphill the battery will go down pretty quick. my friend has a prius and his car has never seen anything better than 46 mpg. we live in the sf bay area so there isnt many hills around here. going up to the valley we go up the altimont pass and his battery drains just in the first 5 minutes of going up the altimont.
Frankie, that's not totally true. When going down hill your internal combution engine is still running, and you are using gas. With the Prius, its not running at all.
with my gasoline vehicals yes, with my diesel no. diesels doesnt use fuel when idling. plus i have a 6 speed manual in my diesel. when im going downhill i push the clutch in and let it roll. either way you arnt really getting 99.9 mpg because youre going down hill. anyway the prius is a good city car but after 10 years its worthless. if youre going to buy a gas saver thats good on the enviroment get a diesel.
maybe you should research a little more before you say that diesels don't use fuel when they idle... when that engine is running it is burning fuel whether you like it or not, only when the engine is off on any vehicle will the fuel consumption be 0. On the prius when the batteries are fully charged and the engine shuts off the fuel consumption goes to zero, only for as long as that engine isn't running. Like my father once told me, only fight a battle if you KNOW your RIGHT
maybe you should research diesel engines. a diesel engine uses compression to run. meaning at idle it uses NO FUEL to run. if a semi truck used fuel at idle then the driver would shut it off. you dont know much about the prius. the prius uses its electric motors in stop and go traffic. at highway speeds it uses both electric and gas motor to move it. you are right about the charging thing. either way the prius is not the answer to saving fuel and the enviroment. diesel is our answer!
once again, what is fueling this compression, it cannot happen on its own or it would be on all the time, you need fuel to create this compression, and while diesels use very minute amounts of fuel to idle (small diesel engines) they are STILL using fuel. think, if they didn't burn fuel, why would anyone ever shut off their diesel vehicles
no, not at all, a diesel engine uses compression to IGNITE the fuel air mix in the cylinder, keeping it simple for you no fuel=no ignition in cylinder=no expantion of gas=no force applyed to pistion down stroke= no rotation of crankshaft=no compression for next stroke=no running engine, got it?
ps. if you dont belive it, the next diesel truck you see idling go suck on the exhaust for 30mins because by your logic no fuel useage=no co2/carbon monoxide right? ;)
Do you actually mean the diesel engine uses NO FUEL when the vehicle is MOVING, SLOWING DOWN and IN GEAR, with the foot OFF the accelerator? A parked up diesel will ALWAYS use fuel to idle. There's gotta be something moving those engine parts around or else perpetual motion.
It does use diesel, where were you taught it doesn't???my dad works for freightliner ( a semi-truck company if you didn't know) and he is 100% positive that they use diesel when they idle. For explanation there is no way with the law of conservation of energy in affect that that could be possible, it needs some other source of energy, this source of energy is DIESEL FUEL. Compression alone cannot keep a diesel engine turning. Diesel CAN!
my dodge wont make it to the driveway where we live let alone big bear. I live in 60-80 degree weather all year round so 25 is a shock for me. I miss my Chevy i will be getting one after my dodge lemon lawsuit is done
I want a suburban I used to have a trailblazer EXT! OH YEAH it rocked! but my family is getting bigger so the durango was great. Now i will find myself back with a chevy, GMC or cadilliac.
go to home depot and buy the $3 pipe insulation. cut it half lengthwise to make look like C. cover the whole grill. this purpose is to make your engine a lot of heat. im getting around 40mpg on 19-30degrees climate. hope it helps :)
Who cares! I hope it makes you feel good about yourself that you overpaid by $8-10k or so and that you will have a ridiculous bill to pay when your Prius needs its batteries service. I'll take my 18M MPG with 4 wheel drive and 400 HP, thanks.
ok kstompaint i paid 8-10 over what a corolla costs. Sure! Anyway, I have a 2007 Durango SLT and that has more visits to the dealer than my Prius which is a 2007. You are seriously misimformed on how much a prius costs and what the warranty covers like the battery!
why are talking like that?
nayzerie 7 months ago
This is how prius drivers entertain themselves... how sad.
jcadlols 8 months ago
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In this kind of climate you dont buy a Toyota. You buy a BMW X5 2008-2011.
m5dinan 10 months ago
In this kind of climate you dont buy a Toyota. You buy a BMW X5 2008-2011.
m5dinan 10 months ago
your getting 31 mpg uphill shut the fuck up i get 10 miles a gallon on a flat road
quadkid4 11 months ago
Technically in EV mode your not getting 99.9 MPG since your not using any gas
robvlob 11 months ago
you overpaid $7500 for a corolla that gets better mpg. it will take you 15 years to make up the difference in price, and your voice will always be annoying. isn't that rad?
RJL1981 11 months ago
23 F? You say that is cold? Are you wearing clothes or is your family a bunch of hippies? OH NVM! You own a prius.
ryogap76 1 year ago
I get 9 mpg. I dont care. It scares little prius's off the road and I laugh.
Rlnthndr 1 year ago
the batteries are fuckin flat/dead what dp you expect
toyotaprius79 1 year ago
put it on neutral and you won't overcharge your battery.... duh....
haha
awesomeness2571 1 year ago
@awesomeness2571
the B on the shifter is what you use to not overuse your brakes. Overcharging the battery doesn't happen.
danielalien 1 year ago
The Prius is a criminal in envonmental terms, my 10-year-old 2 litre Rover is much better for every day use. These motors are a con, please don't fall for it
Drivingyarns 2 years ago
better for everyday use!? i average 60 mpg on the highway, i doubt you get that in a rover
gremlinextreme101 2 years ago
@gremlinextreme101
I could better that in my Rover 420 diesel!!
Anyway, I don't belive you; this car may manage that if if wasn't for the extra weight of the batteries and the fact that they need re-charging, also those batteries are wearing out every-time they are used and replacing them isn't cheap, and certainly not 'good' for the environment. Batteries are nasty!
BTW, I can get nearly 50mpg from current 2-litre petrol
Drivingyarns 2 years ago
@Drivingyarns No you cant. If that was the case, we'd all be driving land rover's. So sad to say, thats not the case lol
alexancia5279 11 months ago
lmao
99mpg.
i can get that in my V8 northstar caddy when i reset the mpg monitor and have my foot off the gas going downhill.
means nothing.
adnamarie 2 years ago
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ripper3200 2 years ago
im just saying that getting 99mpg when your foot is off the throttle is nothing.
i reset my mpg monitor on my V8 and on the hwy i went about 20 miles, got nothing less then 28mpg the whole way.
thats for a northstar v8.
adnamarie 2 years ago
it does, the prius is at 99 mpg when it fully uses its secondary electric motor. Of course you don't use gas when driving downhill, but the difference is that you can't drive without gas (99 mpg) at 35mph on flat ground for 3 miles, the prius can.
gremlinextreme101 2 years ago
I drive an 84 Blazer with 6.2L Diesel V8, engine that is more than 4 times bigger than 1.5L Prius one. I should use 4 times more fuel, right? I average 20MPG, Prius is lucky to get 50, hmmm. Green sence;
Prius dumps about 400lb of CO2 per every 1000miles, my Blazer about 1300. 4 times more should be 1600lb and thats on regular diesel, using Biodiesel, that number could be cut in half.
So, liter per liter, my 20+ year old V8 Chevy truck is Greener and more efficient than a Prius!!!
DonJhonson 3 years ago
Well is your 84 Blazer 4 x heavier than a prius? (5 tonnes). It doesn't matter about engine capacity as much as each churn of an engine of greater capacity will move the vehicle further down the road.
TimpBizkit 2 years ago
MORON
furiouspride 2 years ago
At 0:51, the girl sounds stoned. No offense intended! Lolz.
Toyotaminivans1992 3 years ago
14 mpg, my truck gets 7 what is the difference
FordsSuck95 3 years ago
32 is bad MPG for you?!?! WTF my car gets 17 MPG and thats considered good by my standards.
BrianRabil 3 years ago
2007 Civic Hybrid averages out to near 36mpg, no where near its 50 as posted on its sales sticker.
Around this time of the year when it is the nicest, relatively 40 local, 46 highway since it is more of a long-distance driving vehicle compared to the 30mph or slower straight-up electric Prius.
no1choice 3 years ago
Jetta diesel anyone? It gets 55 mpg unlike the Prius which gets 45. It also doesn't break in the snow like the Prius becuase it has fragile electrical equipment. And as for being green, diesels burn very clean.
oneshotkill324 3 years ago
And you still have to pay a shitload for it?
tubeyou443 3 years ago
Cheaper than a prius mate ;)
WTCHME 3 years ago
I meant the diesel
it doesnt get exceptional gas milage, and you pay more for the gas.
tubeyou443 3 years ago
yeah youre going downhill. you arnt getting 99.9 miles per gallon because you arnt pressing the gas pedel. my 06 sierra 4 door duramax will get 99.9 mpg going downhill too without pressing the gas pedel. prius usually gets around 46mpg.
frankiej510 3 years ago 3
we were going up hill there in the video
Katebell1977 3 years ago
i dont think so. i seen you going down hill and when the arrows are going to the generator, then to the battery that means you arnt pushing on the gas pedel. if you were going uphill the battery will go down pretty quick. my friend has a prius and his car has never seen anything better than 46 mpg. we live in the sf bay area so there isnt many hills around here. going up to the valley we go up the altimont pass and his battery drains just in the first 5 minutes of going up the altimont.
frankiej510 3 years ago
Frankie, that's not totally true. When going down hill your internal combution engine is still running, and you are using gas. With the Prius, its not running at all.
remaxfla 3 years ago
with my gasoline vehicals yes, with my diesel no. diesels doesnt use fuel when idling. plus i have a 6 speed manual in my diesel. when im going downhill i push the clutch in and let it roll. either way you arnt really getting 99.9 mpg because youre going down hill. anyway the prius is a good city car but after 10 years its worthless. if youre going to buy a gas saver thats good on the enviroment get a diesel.
frankiej510 3 years ago
.... Of course they do.
otherwise I could leave a diesel golf in a shed and come back 20 years later with it running.
WTCHME 3 years ago
maybe you should research a little more before you say that diesels don't use fuel when they idle... when that engine is running it is burning fuel whether you like it or not, only when the engine is off on any vehicle will the fuel consumption be 0. On the prius when the batteries are fully charged and the engine shuts off the fuel consumption goes to zero, only for as long as that engine isn't running. Like my father once told me, only fight a battle if you KNOW your RIGHT
carroll2 3 years ago
maybe you should research diesel engines. a diesel engine uses compression to run. meaning at idle it uses NO FUEL to run. if a semi truck used fuel at idle then the driver would shut it off. you dont know much about the prius. the prius uses its electric motors in stop and go traffic. at highway speeds it uses both electric and gas motor to move it. you are right about the charging thing. either way the prius is not the answer to saving fuel and the enviroment. diesel is our answer!
frankiej510 3 years ago
once again, what is fueling this compression, it cannot happen on its own or it would be on all the time, you need fuel to create this compression, and while diesels use very minute amounts of fuel to idle (small diesel engines) they are STILL using fuel. think, if they didn't burn fuel, why would anyone ever shut off their diesel vehicles
carroll2 3 years ago
again its the compression that keeps the diesel motor running. NOT THE DIESEL FUEL! alot of semi drivers dont shut their truck off. think about it.
frankiej510 3 years ago
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jonkmw 2 years ago
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no, not at all, a diesel engine uses compression to IGNITE the fuel air mix in the cylinder, keeping it simple for you no fuel=no ignition in cylinder=no expantion of gas=no force applyed to pistion down stroke= no rotation of crankshaft=no compression for next stroke=no running engine, got it?
ps. if you dont belive it, the next diesel truck you see idling go suck on the exhaust for 30mins because by your logic no fuel useage=no co2/carbon monoxide right? ;)
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Beaverinzone25 2 years ago
Do you actually mean the diesel engine uses NO FUEL when the vehicle is MOVING, SLOWING DOWN and IN GEAR, with the foot OFF the accelerator? A parked up diesel will ALWAYS use fuel to idle. There's gotta be something moving those engine parts around or else perpetual motion.
TimpBizkit 2 years ago
not really, sense the engine is connected to the wheels. when the wheel turn as you go downhill you could keep it going with little to no fuel.
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It does use diesel, where were you taught it doesn't???my dad works for freightliner ( a semi-truck company if you didn't know) and he is 100% positive that they use diesel when they idle. For explanation there is no way with the law of conservation of energy in affect that that could be possible, it needs some other source of energy, this source of energy is DIESEL FUEL. Compression alone cannot keep a diesel engine turning. Diesel CAN!
Beaverinzone25 2 years ago
How is 25 degrees cold outside. I would love to have that now. U should have drove your dodge even though i hate both. Chevy all the way!!!
ArEsZuEs 4 years ago
my dodge wont make it to the driveway where we live let alone big bear. I live in 60-80 degree weather all year round so 25 is a shock for me. I miss my Chevy i will be getting one after my dodge lemon lawsuit is done
Katebell1977 4 years ago
Nice what kind of Chevy. Yeah i live in chicago so 25 in the winter is a blessing. Compared to when it was -8 outside and -26 with wind chill.
ArEsZuEs 4 years ago
I want a suburban I used to have a trailblazer EXT! OH YEAH it rocked! but my family is getting bigger so the durango was great. Now i will find myself back with a chevy, GMC or cadilliac.
Katebell1977 4 years ago
Very nice. The Truck that i want really bad is Silverado.
ArEsZuEs 4 years ago
you used chains?
but why?? whats wrong with studded tires?
danielalien 4 years ago
California we have to use chains even with snow tires if the snow if heavy.
Katebell1977 4 years ago
lol, i tell you.. here in north norway there is ten times as much snow, and only the big rigs use chains.. studded ftw!!!
danielalien 4 years ago
go to home depot and buy the $3 pipe insulation. cut it half lengthwise to make look like C. cover the whole grill. this purpose is to make your engine a lot of heat. im getting around 40mpg on 19-30degrees climate. hope it helps :)
T4R06 4 years ago
That sounds like a good idea, as long as you remember to remove the insulation in warmer weather so the engine doesn't overheat.
TimpBizkit 2 years ago
Great video. Is that the OEM Integrity tire?
usbseawolf2000 4 years ago
its the original tire that came on the car. The car is still pretty new :)
Katebell1977 4 years ago
Who cares! I hope it makes you feel good about yourself that you overpaid by $8-10k or so and that you will have a ridiculous bill to pay when your Prius needs its batteries service. I'll take my 18M MPG with 4 wheel drive and 400 HP, thanks.
kstompaint 4 years ago 2
ok kstompaint i paid 8-10 over what a corolla costs. Sure! Anyway, I have a 2007 Durango SLT and that has more visits to the dealer than my Prius which is a 2007. You are seriously misimformed on how much a prius costs and what the warranty covers like the battery!
Katebell1977 4 years ago