2021 Toyota Prius - MPG Test | Real-world Highway Range
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- The flagship of fuel economy: the Toyota Prius. Hybrids aren't always the best choice for highway MPG, so how does the 4th gen Prius manage at high speeds?
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Whoa. 52 MPG at 75 mph is pretty impressive.
I get 65 mpg at that speed
Rented an AWD Prius a few years ago over Christmas holidays and drove about 1400 miles. Averaged a little over 50 mpg. Very stable and good traction through snow and ice.
Hands down this is the best vehicle ever made
Only for one reason mpg
Agreed. As you mature, you will see the beauty of the prius.
@@guycha0s380 so much value in what you said, very true!
@@Crankmania thanks mate
I agree!!!
I have a 2019 awd-e Prius, and I get better mileage than advertised; the spreadsheet has shown that the dash mpg reading is 2-mpg optimistic, and in the summer I've seen 88.6 us mpg; 70 us mpg in the summer is usual. In the winter with winter tires I still get 50-mpg.
Fantastic car, I'm glad I bought it.
I got 60.1 mpg with my air running this past weekend. I love my Prius
What year and model ?
@@JO3haNsum 2009
I can get 60 without air 50 with
Thanks, great vid. I own a 2022 Le Awd and I had been hearing a lot about the vehicle's display-scren MPG consistently reading higher (around 5% higher) than actual MPG achieved when you do the math yourself after fill-up. I was surprised and pleased to see this newer Prius seems to give an accurate self-appraisal with it's MPG display. I need to do the same test on my 2022.
On my 2014 prius (not prime) I get anywhere from 48 to 61 mpg. I drive it for uber and lyft. The car becomes more efficient once it warms up and if you don't use the heater or ac as much.
No range anxiety(400+ on a tank), quality product, easy to service, previous models have endurance..hmmm
I get 63 mpg for the last year. I never exceed 70 mph and drive in ECO mode for the engine power and AC. 21 Prius LE 😁
Has it been reliable?
@@Ray12gun absolutely 💯
How does the Prius handle in traffic? I commute 80 miles one way to work and on the way home I encounter a lot of traffic. Probably about half my drive is stop and go traffic
@Matthew McMahan I used to commute 70 miles one way. I have owned many cars, and I was impressed with how well the Prius handles( turns), the Prius is a bit noisy. I now drive a 2022 Honda Accord Sport Hybrid (44MPG) the Honda handles AMAZING, faster, and super posh drive, the trade is MPG.
Hi, how is the cabin noise compare to camry hybrid and corolla hybrid?
Hi, it’s a great video as usual. I am waiting for MPG test video of latest Toyota Corolla Hybrid.
Thanks! We're trying to get one!
I bought a 2022 Corolla Hybrid a month ago. I am averaging 65 mpg so far. My job is 24 miles from my home, fairly level drive the entire way, the drive is 50% in town and 50% highway speed of 60 mph.
The best it has done was 80 mpg, a temp of 79 degrees for the day, all in town, all flat land.
The drivers foot for sure determines the final mpg.
I have no complaints so far. It's a smooth ride for the money. I bought this car for my next 5 yrs of work going into retirement.
Ima get one of these soon. These depreciate like a rock used and i drive a lot 20-25k year. I was looking at a 2023 civic hatch but they only get like 38mpg and with me driving so much its going to make the value drop like a rock. The civic has a high new starting price.
That’s awesome! I wanted to get a Prius, but I got a deal on a Hyundai Ioniq and get similar fuel economy
No offense but you should have gotten a Prius instead it’s more reliable than the Hyundai but I guess a good deal in this market is good lol I’m paying 3500 markup value in my pruis but I save it money on gas since I’m only putting 50 bucks every month since I work at Amazon and they offer free changing for electric vehicles so basically my monthly payment I save it on gas everyone I know bucks like 70 bucks or more an week lol
Can’t wait to see the new 2023 prius review!
My 2010 Honda Insights does 50 mpg on the highways, plus my country is not that flat and has more hills. I`m from the republic of Georgia
i drive same car(750-850 miles a week ) and i get well over 70 mpg . it all depends how you drive it
Do you limit driving speed below 70 mph most of the time?
@@peterlai9018 yes i mostly drive at 40-50 mph
I agree. It quite impressive only 20% of gas eaten for 300km day trip ! Wow
The Prius gets much better gas millage than my car hahaha. You get about 10mpg more than my car
I have a 2018 Chevy Malibu LT (non-hybrid) and the EPA on it is way under what I actually get. I normally get 43mpg if I go ~72mph and 48mpg if I go ~65mph in the city. I can get around 55mpg when I’m driving 55mph in rural areas (no traffic lights). The EPA states that my car gets 36mpg and I only get that when I go 85-90mph. I can still get above 30mpg until I get above 95mph and it drives pretty comfortably at higher speeds. Flow of traffic is generally ~90mph north of Flint and ~80mph on US-23 (like shown on the video)
2017 Prius, lithium batteries. Summer mpg without ac up to 72 mpg according dashboard, real around 6-9% less. More you drive in EV, more it’s inaccurate. Winter its 46-50 mpg (real) with temperatures range 30-55 F.
Do you recommend this vehicle for car rental during a family vacation?
My family and I are traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida later this month. Might do some driving down to Key West and other cities.
I have an Opel/Vauxhall Astra 1.4 turbo and it gets 52mph on UK motorways. You don't necessarily need hybrid to get good motorway fuel econ
I assume you are referring to 52 miles to the Imperial gallon ( 4.55 litres) not an American gallon ( 3.78 litres)
@@rightlanehog3151 uk gallons yep
@@rightlanehog3151 ok fair so that would make the Prius fuel economy actually better, interesting
Not only is there a difference in a US vs Imperial gallon, the Prius would still get good fuel economy in an urban setting. The Prius really has no significant compromise, with 50 mpg-US in a wide range of conditions.
@@honestrunescaper When it is time to change your Vauxhaul you may wish to consider a made-in-Derbyshire Corolla Hybrid which has major mechanical components that match this Prius.
Since you do a lot of MPG loops at higher speed, could you put together a list of the top 5 (or 10) highway MPG cars?
I’m interested to know what vehicles will give you the best mileage at 75mph + over long distances (while also feeling stable even fully loaded for road trips)
Could be a good video :)
Good thinking! Yes, we will do this soon. We’re working on getting a database together of all our tested vehicles.
@@DailyMotor this AWD toyota prius?
Mad *smack* Props *smack* to *smack* BOOM
My average is 55.4 which means great.
I can get 50 Mi per gallon out of my sienna hybrid driving 50 miles per hour unfortunately I can no longer afford it I am an Uber driver and it's dead down here in Florida I am debating going back to a Prius or a Camry Hybrid but when I had the Corolla hybrid I could easily get well over 60 miles per gallon at 55 mph
How does the Prius handle in traffic? I commute 80 miles one way to work and on the way home I encounter a lot of traffic. Probably about half my drive is stop and go traffic
I get about 47 mpg on winter 🤷🏽♂️
Impressive technology. The engineers there are masters at what they do. Just imagine the numbers they could have claimed if they played by the same old tricks as everyone else.
My toyota pruis plus do 52 MPG
How much milage loss in winter when temperature is like 10F or 20F outside.
I only get 47.5 highway based on the mpg on the dash of my 2018, maybe i need to calculate manually.
Ugly or not, I drive 100 miles a day, might be a cool little "disposable" daily.
Any comparison of mpg on eco vs normal vs sport?
Is it possible for you to redo the test but go back the same route to negate wind elevation etc., just like you did with updated rav4 test?
We always come back the same route, including in this one.
My Prius Prime gets a combined 78MPG with the charged battery...
Not a real mpg reading. Lol
@@samusaran7317 with electric and gas combination? It is a Prime… or did u miss that?
@@skepticalmechanic You're running two different energy sources and playing it off as one. What's your miles per kwh?
@@samusaran7317 about 4.8 miles per KWh
@@samusaran7317 Мой Прайм летом расходует 10киловатт на 100 километров, зимой 13-14 на 100. Скорость вождения от 90 до 140 км/с👍
i have a prius, only in the winter am i ever in the 50s. currently upper 60s and @ 70, learn how to drive it in ECO mode!
Honda insight ex and camry hybrid LE please🙏🙏🙏🙏
they should launch these in india......
we only have one hybrid here from toyota which is camry and it comes through CKD route hence heavily taxed and its on road price($67k) is almost the same as of a volvo s60, bmw 3 series, audi A4 or a mercedes benz GLA which is insane.
there is also a new honda city hybrid for around $29k which has a claimed range of 61 mpg (26kmpl). But i feel toyotas are more reliable.
come on toyota🤞🤞
I am debating between this and an Ev. I got a new job that will add ~30k to my yearly income with ease. I am debating should I keep my 2008 honda accord coupe which will cost me ~5-6k in gas. The gas prices now is what is making consider getting a new car. It's between a chevy bolt or a ioniq 5. If I was to get an hybrid it would the prius prime. The new job is 50 minute drive away: 90kilometers each way. Any thoughts anyone.
If you have a place to charge at home get the EV. Plug-In hybrids like the Prius Prime don't make a lot of sense imo
Did you guys do this for the BMW X5 45e that you tested recently?
Yessir! th-cam.com/video/8oCl_hwXGnU/w-d-xo.html
I'd rather take the Camry XSE hybrid at 45 mpg than a Prius at 52 mpg. 10% more gas used for a much more powerful, more comfortable, better handling car.
Agree, but I need wagon
@@agpawpaw5912 same hahaha 🤣
@@agpawpaw5912Camery Cant afford it bought a Prius cheap
It’s not that much more comfortable and ur gonna be paying that car off longer so nice try big ass L right there buddy take it lmfao L buddy
@@Garcia24678 hey I went from Avalon hybrid limited to a Prius and I am super happy with the decision
I hate adaptive cruise control. Very difficult to actually pass traffic on the interstate. So I just do the long hold of the stick in my Toyotas to keep normal cruise control. Very interesting about the Prius. Recently became interested. Half of what I like about them is their dependability. I asked a Toyota mechanic what the most reliable Toyota was, from his perspective, and without hesitation he said the Prius. I’m intrigued.
I've rented a bunch of Toyotas for weeks and in every one of them you press the gas and pass someone. I'm not seeing where the problem is. Maybe you're not one of those people who realize you can keep pushing the pedal to go faster.
Charlie, Everything the Prius does well, the Corolla Hybrid wagon (sold in Europe and Japan) does with twice the style and practicality. Too bad we can't buy them. Following the D.M. logic that restricts luxo-barges to 50 mile test loops, would it not make sense to take fuel-sippers on 200 mile tests? ;)
While yes, a 200-mile test would further refine the data, until I get a video editor and/or someone to do the MPG tests for me (and a fuel sponsorship), 100 miles is all we can do :D
@@DailyMotor :)
Had a Prius always got 50+mpg! My rav4 hybrid gets 45mpg would you confirm this? (4 mpg over epa rating).
Your RAV4 is not getting 45mpg highway.
@@aluisious yes, checked the old fashioned way, dividing miles by gallons and confirming what the trip computer said. Factors, I am 500 ft above sea level, Indiana is fairly flat, I use Sams club gas which is 87 obtain, I do even better in months that I am not using heat or a/c. I use my cruise control a lot. I am not trying particularly hard to get high mpg.
Is that 48mph test accurate for the exam. There must be something 2 it. I have a 2019 altima and at 70-75mph I get around 45mpg. If I drive at 48mph the mpg would be 50+mpg but it's rated at 39. No way that test is done at 48mph???
What is that right thing ok your windshield
A phone with a speedometer app ?
If you do 50 your mpg would be a lot better.
What tires are on this
Can you tell me how many gallons of gas you put in that Prius when you have 20 miles left? I know the tank size says 11.3. My 2013 says 11.9 tank size but I run it down to 20 miles left to drive (anywhere from 350-400 driven) and I always fill up with 9 gallons.
Thanks!
Most cars have a reserve gas tank, so normally 2 gallons are put into “ reserve “ same with my car, I have a 17.5 gallon gas tank, but only fill 15 gallons on empty
Is it the 15 inch wheel rims?
No
No, the tested model comes with 17 inch from the factory.
Does it turn off the gas engine on highway, when electric power is enough? I thought that electric only power is only active below 41 mph. I am surprised that Prius can get 52mpg on the highway without turning off the gas engine. I guess it can still recover good amount of energy by regen during downhills etc.
I kinda like these non plugin hybrids more than plug in hybrids. I feel like plugin ones are complete waste of resources. If you have a big battery, why put gas engine? Put more battery and eliminate the complexity, or put small one to only assist the gas engine.
The battery would have to be 5-10 times bigger than a plug in battery to make an EV range that anyone would buy. It is still a lot cheaper to add a hybrid powertrain with an ICE engine than make the battery that large.
Cars usually burn much more fuel at speeds between 0-40mph than 40-60mph because of momentum. It takes more energy to move a stopped vehicle than a vehicle in motion. Keeping a consistent speed after accelerating burns very little fuel.
I have 2010 Prius. On old Michelin energy saver last 20K mi of it life I was getting 57+ according to manual calculations. Prius optimistic by 6-7%. Now bot from Costco Michelin X Tour A/S my mpg dropped to 46 with very light foot.
I used the same Michelin X Tour A/S after barely wearing out the factory tires! And my 2020 AWD XLE Prius returns an avg of 47 mpg
@ I think for 2020 it is very low mpg. Are you driving aggressively?
@@agpawpaw5912 It's AWD. It has lower MPG. I sometimes drive aggressively. But most of the time I drive at speed limit. My acceleration though according to the Prius' evaluation is not economic.
2010
I dunno man. My first fill up guesses my range at 570 miles. I had to fill up at 625 miles. I filled with 10.000 gallons, so that math was easy. This tank is estimates my range at 650 miles and I have only used a quarter tank so far. I do have a 2016 two eco, though. When I rented an 18 prius three for a week, I netted 61 mpg on the same work/home trips. I have never gotten in the 50s since driving a 2016 or newer. My 2010 prius two only netted me 48-52 mpg, and that was with some very heavy hypermiling. My gf in her 2010 prius two only gets between 44-48 on an average commute. This newer body style and the better designed MG1 and MG2 that allow up to 68 mph (I've used mg2 upwards of 72 mph downhill) make it ludicrously easy to net deep into the 50s, or by actively driving the car efficiently, into the 60s like myself. I have to keep showing the mpg readouts at work to people because they don't believe me.
It really clicked at 10.000? Come on.
@@aluisious Yup. Even got a photo of it. Surprised me. But it's a good thing I don't need to convince you.
can you review 2021 tesla model y?
The real REAL world test would calculate the MPG while speeding like going 10 over the speed limit on the highway.
He's going 73 in a Prius. Most highways are a 65 limit.
@@aluisious Not where I live. Every highway is 75 for the most part.
@@Puggy42069 Texas and other areas similar are not the norm.
@@samusaran7317 20 states have 70 mile highways, while 17 have 75 or higher. Most states are the norm for higher speeds.
@@aluisious Wrong. Most states are 70 MPH with 17 being 75 or higher.