Yaris vs. Prius

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Originally Posted by conurebuddy

I've been driving my girlfriend's Prius around for about a week now until I get my Yaris back. It is a smoother ride, although I think the Yaris is more fun to actually drive. The thing that really surprised me though was that I've been making a game out of hypermiling in the Prius to see the best mpgs I could get, and I havent noticed a significant difference between mine and hers.

Hers is a broken in Prius with about 50,000 miles on it, getting an average of 49 mpg. In my Yaris, I found I averaged about 44 mpg driving the same way. Seems like a pretty hefty price difference for a tiny improvement to me.

This is the exact impression I got when I recently had to have my Yaris in the shop for some body work and rented a Prius for 3 days. I did NOT practice hypermilling and averaged 44 miles per gallon in the Prius while I normally get 38-40 with my Yaris. I'll pass on all the other "conveniences".