I have a 2015 prius just like this one but I have an automatic sunroof and solar panels on top of mine, do you have any suggestions for putting a rack on it?
For me it was not that noticeable - hard to tell anecdotally to be honest. I feel like my mileage calculations on long trips decreased from like 48 to 42 ish maybe (anecdotal - not comparable trips)? But if I also look at how total range calculation (done by the car) then it has dropped by like... 5 miles?? TLDR hard to tell - maybe 5-10% high estimate 1% low estimate. BUT I do notice that cruising highway speeds, I do have to press just slightly harder on the gas. So that's gonna put a slight increase on wear and tear. (Edit) Oh also - I think at highway speeds it's a bigger difference, at sub-40 speeds it's negligible)
I have a 2015 prius just like this one but I have an automatic sunroof and solar panels on top of mine, do you have any suggestions for putting a rack on it?
Hm! Idk - but I would check out ETRAILER.com - they are very good about matching setups with your car (idk if they know specifics about sun roof etc)
How is the mpg on it? I’m thinking of getting one but I’m curious how big the hit on mpg is.
For me it was not that noticeable - hard to tell anecdotally to be honest. I feel like my mileage calculations on long trips decreased from like 48 to 42 ish maybe (anecdotal - not comparable trips)? But if I also look at how total range calculation (done by the car) then it has dropped by like... 5 miles??
TLDR hard to tell - maybe 5-10% high estimate 1% low estimate.
BUT I do notice that cruising highway speeds, I do have to press just slightly harder on the gas. So that's gonna put a slight increase on wear and tear.
(Edit) Oh also - I think at highway speeds it's a bigger difference, at sub-40 speeds it's negligible)
@@HowNoahSeesIt appreciate it thanks. It’s not as bad as people make it seem then