The next Toyota Prius will offer an astonishing 113 mpg, according to a report in the U.K.’s AutoExpress magazine. (Note: 113 mpg in the U.K. is equal to 94 mpg here in North America). “The whole electrical system has been redesigned to improve economy” said a Toyota engineer was quoted as saying. “We are working on a prototype that runs solely on the electric motor in slow traffic, but switches to engine and motor drive when higher speeds are needed.” The 0-62 mph time will also be improved by more than a second, according to the report, bringing it to well under 10 seconds. Much of the improvement can be attributed to the use of lithium-ion batteries instead of nickel-hydride units. The lithium-ion batteries are smaller, lighter, and have greater electrical output.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...offer-113-mpg/
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That's actually pretty impressive a car with that mpg can go 0-60 in a sub 10 second time.
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so the price of your manhood is 94mpg....I rather keep my balls and get 15 thank you very much!
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Look at Musashi go. Always saying he didn't need a big V8 to prove anything and that thats why he had his 3kgt. Now he's driving 6.0L 400hp V8 and talking about the price of manhood because its a gas saver. LOL
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lol

i'd take that car in heartbeat
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is that with the new way of measuring mpg? The EPA is using a new testing system that takes effect in 2008 so i guess not. Most city ratings will drop by 11 to 15% with highway falling around 10%. Hybrid city ratings will come down 18-22%.
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I would too. I just like to give Musashi shit every now and then.
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Ahh, can't pull my car around with something like that. So I'll just stick with my truck and its 20 mpg (about 14 or 15 pulling the car though).

Might even buy one in the next little bit that won't do that good! (03 or 04 3500 extended cab Chevrolet Dually).
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i'd like one for my daily drive to work
and drive my vr4 on the weekends
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Id want one if they didnt look sooo gay...
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94mpg?? i'll take it damn near any way it looks, i need to save money!!!!
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If they could sell these for $20,000 they would sell like 1 million per year easy. They would just need to find a way to make them that fast.
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prius gt will have 333hp and 265pbs tq and get 60mpg
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ha, now that i would buy
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But it will still be FWD, and will still have 155/50/12 tires.
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