Prius Roof Rack Gas Mileage

I own a prius.

Prius roof rack gas mileage.

The control test the tourx without roof rails. 3 1 strap on trunk mounted bike rack. The car got under 40 mpg with the cargo box mounted but did about 35 8 mpg on the highway drive down. We took a trip a year after buying a 2005 prius using a hitch rack to carry three bikes.

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This editor many years ago in a move across the country to oregon from michigan found that the highway mileage of a four cylinder accord dropped from more than 40 mpg down to 32 mpg with a. 3 3 hitch mounted bike rack. The 50 mpg mileage is really sensitive to external conditions and speeds over about 60 mph is one of the things that cuts it down. Of course the biggest gas mileage benefit of the prius was when we were driving 4 8 miles back and forth on st.

Saris bones 3 trunk. I m not sure why a roof rack is any more goofy on a prius than any other car. Off the showroom floor the regal tourx gets 21 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg highway for a combined fuel economy of 24 mpg. George island at 25 35 mph.

The prius is a silly mid size car 2. For some things the roof rack is greatly practical. They all serve their purpose. 3 types of racks for toyota prius.

No matter what vehicle it is on. He compared the gas mileage of his car at 54 7 mph 88 kph with 1 no roof racks 2 an empty roof rack and 3 a mountain bike on the roof rack. The roof rack mpg experiment. I have a roof rack a hitch mount and a trailer as seen in the hot linked image in a post above.

There was about a 20 mph headwind for 100 miles filling up as we left and driving 65 mph. The prius got 30 mpg.