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Old 05-14-2011, 02:47 PM
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Re: Thinking about buying a Lexus CT200h? or a Prius....

Well, as you showed, the coefficient of drag is slightly higher on the Lexus, and it is 100lb heavier... although it shouldn't be quite as significant a drop in fuel mileage from those 2 things alone.

On the newest generation of Prius, it has an "eco mode" and a "power mode"(iirc) and I'm sure the fuel mileage quoted for the Prius is from "eco mode". Perhaps that's the difference?
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