OK, I'm sure several people have GT4, so here's the deal. Go into arcade mode and pick the Nurburgring and the Toyota Prius. Run one lap where you try to use as little fuel as possible (the gauges for the Prius in the game show you your MPG and how much fuel you've used and the display of the battery and how the power is flowing). Post your time and how much fuel you used. Then run a lap going as fast as you can, again post the time and how much fuel you used. For figuring out your mpg, the track is 12.94 miles long.
Nurburgring is so damn long, but cool idea, I'll have to do that when I have time (which might be a while), where do you find how much gas you used though?
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DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL, MY BRAIN IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. MY EMPLOYER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO WAY OF PREDICTING HOW LONG THIS ISSUE WILL TAKE TO CORRECT.
quote: Originally posted by: Kevin "Nurburgring is so damn long, but cool idea, I'll have to do that when I have time (which might be a while), where do you find how much gas you used though?"
In game, the Prius has a gauge that shows fuel used as well as instantaneous MPG.
quote: Originally posted by: thewizard16 "140 mpg???? How?"
I used the gasoline motor as little as possible (light pressure on the throttle button will give you electric only propulsion). Coasted where ever I could, carried moment so that I could coast up and over the shorter uphill sections. My engine primarily only ran at idle when the battery started to get drained and the motor kicks in as a generator.
I used the gasoline motor as little as possible (light pressure on the throttle button will give you electric only propulsion). Coasted where ever I could, carried moment so that I could coast up and over the shorter uphill sections. My engine primarily only ran at idle when the battery started to get drained and the motor kicks in as a generator."
Interesting... I wonder if people who only drive in congested city conditions could do that. Well, not to that extent, I'm sure, but an improvement, maybe.
Jeez, I costed over half the track and used .455 gallons, (28.? mpg) and that was supposed to be my fuel efficient lap. I guess I'm just not patient enough.
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DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL, MY BRAIN IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. MY EMPLOYER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO WAY OF PREDICTING HOW LONG THIS ISSUE WILL TAKE TO CORRECT.
quote: Originally posted by: thewizard16 "Interesting... I wonder if people who only drive in congested city conditions could do that. Well, not to that extent, I'm sure, but an improvement, maybe."
It would be hard to do considering the stop-and-go nature of city driving. Maintaining momentum is a key to good fuel economy. Though I'm not sure if it's as key in a hybrid as it is with a traditional gas burner.
It would be hard to do considering the stop-and-go nature of city driving. Maintaining momentum is a key to good fuel economy. Though I'm not sure if it's as key in a hybrid as it is with a traditional gas burner."
I don't think it is, because it wouldn't be starting the gasoline engine much at all.
quote: Originally posted by: MX793 " I used the gasoline motor as little as possible (light pressure on the throttle button will give you electric only propulsion). Coasted where ever I could, carried moment so that I could coast up and over the shorter uphill sections. My engine primarily only ran at idle when the battery started to get drained and the motor kicks in as a generator."
), where do you find how much gas you used though?
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DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL, MY BRAIN IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. MY EMPLOYER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO WAY OF PREDICTING HOW LONG THIS ISSUE WILL TAKE TO CORRECT.
I guess I'm just not patient enough.
