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SUV more economical than Prius

By Ant | Jun 30, 2008

According to a report on the Radio NZ website, the hybrid Toyota Prius car has been exposed as being less economical than a diesel SUV.

The Prius has been compared by a British motoring website with a Jeep Patriot and found to use half a litre more fuel per 100 kilometres than the SUV.

The motoring website also reveals the main advantage of hybrids – the fact the engine does not idle at traffic lights – has no more benefit than a modern diesel with stop-start technology.

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3IronDave
July 1st, 2008 at 10:28 am

go to http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/toyota-prius-vs-jeep-patriot-diesel-test.php
and find out the real story.

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