Prius Roof Rack Gas Mileage

The control test the tourx without roof rails.

Prius roof rack gas mileage.

The car got under 40 mpg with the cargo box mounted but did about 35 8 mpg on the highway drive down. 3 types of racks for toyota prius. No matter what vehicle it is on. Buzzrack entourage bike platform hitch rack.

2 factors to consider when buying a bike rack for your prius. 3 1 strap on trunk mounted bike rack. The best tank mpg that i got on our camry on 100 interstate was still under 35 mpg. The prius got 30 mpg.

We took a trip a year after buying a 2005 prius using a hitch rack to carry three bikes. 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. There was about a 20 mph headwind for 100 miles filling up as we left and driving 65 mph. 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.

3 3 hitch mounted bike 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. Saris bones 3 trunk.

1 best toyota prius bike racks comparison table. Of course the biggest gas mileage benefit of the prius was when we were driving 4 8 miles back and forth on st. Thule t2 pro xt 2 hitch rack. George island at 25 35 mph.

I own a prius. 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. 3 2 roof mounted bike rack. The prius is a silly mid size car 2.

I m not sure why a roof rack is any more goofy on a prius than any other car. They all serve their purpose.