Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even a Boeing is boring at 500 kts.Car can't help it. SImon On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Frank Dernie > <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>wrote: > > > Hi Henning, > > I just like the way the e-CVT transmission works, the cleverest thing on > a > > production car IMO. There was no economical sense for me owning the > Prius, > > and it is a poor long distance car - at steady speed there is no benefit > > from the regeneration technology and then you simply have a car with a > 1,5l > > Atkinson cycle engine designed for high load efficiency rather than > power. > > Pretty boring for long trips.... > > Frank > > > My wife Kathy drives a Prius; we bought it when she had a one hour commute > each way. We have 78,000 miles on it now. For our recent trip to > Oklahoma > City we drove that instead of the Voyager Van as we didn't have much to > carry, and it was just the two of us. I drove most of the way, and > averaged 48mpg highway. It was a pleasant drive, about three fourths of > the 450 mile trip is four-lane. > > The Indian Nations tollway has a 75mph speed limit, and the Prius cruised > along pretty nicely, and there seemed quite enough power for passing on the > two lane roads, though you don't get too much slow moving traffic anywhere > in Texas. Even a garbage truck I was following for several miles was > doing > more than the 65 mph speed limit on the way to Paris, Texas. > > I guess any car is boring on long trips when you have speed limits, but > even > on the windy plains of Oklahoma, the car held the road even around the 18 > wheelers. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >