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LA Auto Show: On the way in a 2013 Toyota Prius c, #2

James Raia

Nearly 312 miles into my trip Tuesday (Nov. 27) from Sacramento to Los Angeles en route to the Los Angeles Auto Show in my 2013 Toyota Prius c weekly driver I stopped for gas. It was about 10 miles before the beginning of the gnarly, always aggressive ascent over the Grapevine, North to South, on Interstate 5.

The Prius had fared well for more than five hours, but the major task of driving to Los Angeles was just a few minutes away. The car may or may not have needed a break, but I certainly did.

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2013 Toyota Prius c: On the way to the LA Auto Show. Images © James Raia/2012

The new Prius has a handy set of dashboard driving functions accessible on the steering wheel buttons. In addition to the standard setting, which displays time driven, mileage range and percentage of electric-only miles driven, there’s a setting for fuel economy.

In exact numbers, my trip so far was 311.8 miles, I’d averaged 43.2 mpg and the fuel cost was $26.49. For most of the way, I had the the cruise control at 73 mph. After my first stop early Tuesday morning, after about two hours, I’d driven 118.7 miles, averaged 42.9 mpg and with a fuel cost of $10.16. The EPA rates the Prius c at 50 mpg (city) and 46 mpg (highway).

I filled the tank with 7.6 gallons at a cost of $32.00 and off I went to encounter the omnipresent 18-wheelers and omnipresent California Highway Patrol on the Grapevine.

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2013 Toyota Prius c: Just before the challenge of the Grapevine on Interstate en route to Los Angeles, Nov. 26, 2012.

 

 

 

 

Article Last Updated: July 28, 2023.

0 thoughts on “LA Auto Show: On the way in a 2013 Toyota Prius c, #2”

  1. I like the color of the car. My friend has one and the noise level is quite low. The body style of the 2013 is better than prior models I think.

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