Quite possibly. The transmission is a mix of elastic bands and warp drive conduits for all I know... ;-)
LOL!
Driven in my usual manner* it was fairly easy to see 55 to the gallon. That being the US gallon though, so that's 66 mpg in Imperial units or ~4.3 l /
100km for any of our European readers.Driven in keeping with Northern Californian traffic**, that dropped to ~51 /
52 to the gallon.My father-in-law's HSD Prius (current generation) now has ~125K on it and he'll be wanting a third set of tires*** soon. His commute is ~50 miles each way and most of it on the freeway. Has been known to see >65 to the gallon over tanks of gas***. Other than the typical frequent oil changes seen in California, plus insurance, he has spent nothing on the car. Silly cheap commuter hack, then.
The new Prius - out next year - will probably be incrementally more efficient than the HSD model in everyday use, as this was more economical than the previous model.
*Vmax ~60, freeway, some urban stuff, two up plus luggage. **At the speed limit, squirting up to urban speeds rather than letting it creep to it on the electric motor. ****[sic] heh.