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M1EK @ Jan 30th 2006 12:44PM
Byron,
You may be technically correct but your conclusion is faulty - the fact that a Prius can be driven with such a small gas engine means that its highway fuel economy far exceeds that of any other midsize car (even diesel competitors). Likewise with Civic Hybrid.
http://mdahmus.monkeysystems.com/blog/archives/000247.html
(link shows that in Consumer Reports' test, the Civic Hybrid barely beats the Jetta TDI on the highway; the Prius beats both by a bigger margin).
Your conclusion would only follow if it were feasible to drive similar cars on the highway with similar sized gas-only engines, and, frankly, it's not. You couldn't practically haul around a new Camry with the gas engine in a Prius.