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Rudolph Hucker. wrote:cheapness of running for me is the most important thing with a dd car..i will look into a prius when the warranty is up on the hyundai..

whats the mpg tank to tank dude?
I get a pretty consistent 60mpg in the summer, dropping to 55mpg in the winter, according to the trip computer.

The new one that came out this year is meant to be even better than that. Certainly the quality of the interior of the new one is MUCH better - the plastics in mine feel like they've been recycled from old DVD cases.
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still on original batteries?
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Rudolph Hucker. wrote:still on original batteries?
Yep. Assessed at the latest service, no deterioration detected. I think there are examples out there with >300k on the clock that are still on the originals.
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amazing.
thing is 50mpg we get from the hyundai and 60mpg from the prius aint worth the hassle i dont think..plus we have up to minus 40 here sometimes..
i will look into it more when the warranty is up on our car.
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Does the Prius battery keep it's charge by recovering energy, or do you have to give it a regular external charge ?
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pre65 wrote:Does the Prius battery keep it's charge by recovering energy, or do you have to give it a regular external charge ?
The battery is kept charged by the engine and regenerative braking - so you don't plug it in, just fill it up with petrol.

The idea is that in stop-start traffic, the electric motor does most of the work, with the engine off - in that scenario a normal car is at its least efficient. If you're in a long traffic jam, you'll hear the engine kick in to top up the battery if the charge level gets low. At more steady speeds, the petrol engine can then work at its greatest efficiency. Also, the engine works on the Atkinson cycle rather than the Otto cycle, which increases its efficiency still further but also drastically affects torque - it would not be able to move the car off from a standing start by itself, it would stall. So the electric motors (it actually has two) also help it out in that regard.

The two electric motors combine to make possibly the most elegant CVT gearbox in the industry. It's one planetary gear set - that's it. The primary motor attaches to the ring gear, this is also connected to the differential and driveshafts. A secondary motor which can drive in either direction, is connected to the sun gear, and the petrol engine is connected to the planet carrier.

With that setup, the speed and rotational direction of the secondary motor relative to the primary determines the gearing between the petrol engine and front wheels - or even whether the engine runs at all. The motor drive system also replaces the function of starter motor and alternator - two less things to go wrong.

Really quite a cleverly engineered machine - I guess that's why I like it.
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amazing i never knew all that.cheers for the info..i thought u had to plug them in at night.actually an english mate here has one i'll chat to him about it
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Rudolph Hucker. wrote:amazing i never knew all that.cheers for the info..i thought u had to plug them in at night.actually an english mate here has one i'll chat to him about it
A lot of myths fly around about these things - here's Kryten (or rather the actor that plays him) to disprove them - the car featured is a Gen 3, same model that I have:

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small video of us in the camaro last summer

gen 5 camaro ss is a fekin amazing car

fast
smooth
powerful
crowd stopper,
about the best car i have owned and driven..maybe in time i get another one..hard to find in the uk but well worth tracking one down if u got a spare 30k to buy a nice gt car
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6.2 litre pushrod motor..corvette ls3 motor in fact..soundtrack to die for..think i may regret getting the stang...we'll see.
if not i just sell it and buy another camaro..
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6.2 litre pushrod motor
In what world is that a good thing?
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last forever
easy to tune
all top fuel dragsters use pushrods..in the yank car tuning world pushrods rule..can get 1500 bhp from the ls3 motor
very very reliable motors nick..plus very easy to work on..
iconic motor in every aspect...u buy a german car the motor is outdated the second u pick it up and way too complicated to work on for a normal person.
my mustang uses a 5 litre 32 valve v-tech motor...bastard to work on if things go wrong
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wish we had built a double garage..i'de have a mustang and camaro..can pick up a 2010 camaro ss for about 25k now..
FUCKING AMAZING CAR
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#29 Re: what car or bike you drive?

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simple engineering..most home mechanics can tune em..fit a twin scroll supercharger and 600 bhp plus instantly..

the corvette ls motors are a pure american icon motor..one of the top motors used for hot rodding
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fords coyote motor has strong internals though..some are running 800 bhp plus without any stronger rods

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dont sound as good as the ls3 motor though..being 6.2 litre it has a deepr growl
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