Former Prius Drivers, what's your fuel economy comparison?

[trev]

I am thinking of changing my 2010 Prius for a CT200h but am a little concerned by the mileage drop. Would you former Prius drivers please post your Prius' average fuel economy and what you are getting now in the CT?

Thanks and regards, Peter

Hi I just change my prius last week for a 200h , it seems to use more fuel, however my wife is still driving her 2010 prius I will do a full tank comparison on our next fill and get back to you

[nahtanoj]

I get ~ 44mpg

[corrado_mr2]

CT owner for close to a year now and I've gone through all 4 seasons so this reply might be of value to you. Using the "pulse and glide" technique all the way. 95% city driving, daily commute 20 miles. Real-world fuel consumption:


Summer (warmest days, but no AC) - 53 mpg; Winter (cold snap 0F with heater, seats heated) - 39 mpg.


1 year average: 49 mpg computer indicated (about 47 mpg real-world)


Never owned a Prius but considering it's lower drag 0.26 (vs 0.29) skinnier standard 15in tires, and 100lb weight advantage, it will be slightly better in fuel thirst, but is it worth the 4-5 mpg improvement?

Also, check out fuelly.com. The mass average is as realistic as you can get in real-world driving. Ignore the 2012 model year as they've only seen winter (lower) mpgs. The CT is pretty close to the Prius.

[DinSoFLA]

I went from 2008 Prius to a 2012 CT. In the Prius, I got about 44 on average. I have been very impressed with my CT, I'm averaging 41.3. In fairness, I live in South FLA, it's very flat. I recently took a 200 mile drive on a 2 lane, flat highway and could only run about 65mph but I averaged 46.1!
I'm a Prius fan but love my CT. I do think the Prius has more storage space in the back tho.

[trev]

I just had my first fill 35 liters fuel and I got 706 kilometers ....20 kms per liter (not sure what this is in MPG) also its summer here and I had the air con running most of the time ...Still waiting to check the wife's prius as a comparison

[SageBrush]

I can compare to a 2nd Gen Prius I have been driving since 2004. CTh highway is 5 - 10% lower fuel economy. It would be more if I drove faster than the 60-70 mph range I usually stay in. I'm not sure about city yet because I have only driven in the winter so far and trip length changes results considerably.


Lifetime mpg is 53.3. I do not call myself a hypermiler, but my wife disagrees
All in all the CTh is much closer to my Prius' fuel economy than I had thought it would be. I'm fairly delighted.

[Wass]

I am in UK and our gallons are bigger than american gallon so I wont confuse myself by trying to convert. Suffice to say I used to drive my wifes gen 2, 1.5 litre prius and get the same fuel consumption as the Lexus. In fact in some instances the Lexus is a slight improvement. Hope this comparrison helps.

[gmanako]

i had a 2010 Prius III and was getting about 50mpg (going 70+ MPH on the highway and normal city driving style). I just hit 2000 miles on my CT200h and am averaging about 42MPG (with a slightly more aggressive driving style - which is part of the fun of owning the CT, right?). I expect the MPG to improve slightly after the break-in period which is what happened with my Prius as well.

Hope this helps.

[abqpete]

Okay. This is not 100% scientific but....

I took my RX450h in for service today and requested a CT200h as a loaner. I reset the trip meters and drove about 40 miles with a mix of about 66% city and 33% highway. I drove the way I normally do with my 2010 Prius Five (the "sporty" model with the 215/45R17 tires) that consists of pulse and glide and keeping to the speed limit on the freeway. Then end result was a 56.3 mpg indicated. Based on what I've read, the actual would be around 54 mpg. I was not able to calculate with the gas used to refill the loaner because I was not sure the tank was full to begin with.

So I bought one...

Thanks to all that replied with their results. It is clear that the mileage one gets is affected by many factors. Most important to note is that you can get SIGNIFICANTLY better fuel economy than the EPA numbers. As soon as I run through a few tanks on the new car, I will report back.

[gpjiki]

i am at 3000miles now with 45 mpg avg