John's Stuff - Toyota Prius Data Compare 7

Data Compare #7 1994 Ford Taurus LX

3.8 Liter Engine, Automatic Transmission, Air-Conditioner

Last Updated: Thurs. 12/08/2005

Location: MINNESOTA Driving: HIGHWAY MOSTLY

Date	Miles	Gallons	MPG calc'd	Price	Octane	Total Miles	Total Gallons	Lifetime MPG
3-18-1996	234	10.121	23.2	$13.25	92	28,243	439.404	21.9
3-11-1996	216	11.735	18.4	$15.01	92	28,008	429.283	21.9
3-05-1996	232	11.165	20.8	$14.62	92	27,792	417.548	22.0
2-27-1996	216	10.249	21.1	$13.01	92	27,560	406.383	22.0
2-20-1996	228	11.162	20.5	$14.50	92	27,344	396.134	21.1
2-14-1996	199	9.215	21.7	$11.33	92	27,115	384.972	21.1
2-10-1996	228	11.168	20.4	$13.50	92	26,915	375.757	21.1
2-04-1996	177	8.767	20.4	$10.75	92	26,687	364.589	22.2
1-29-1996	234	12.104	19.3	$15.00	92	26,509	355.822	22.2
1-21-1996	206	10.221	20.2	$11.85	92	26,275	343.718	22.3
1-15-1996	198	9.723	20.4	$11.75	92	26,069	333.497	22.4
1-10-1996	223	10.124	22.0	$12.75	92	25,871	323.774	22.4
1-04-1996	229	11.561	19.8	$15.03	92	25,647	313.650	22.5
12-28-1995	202	11.990	16.8	$13.25	92	25,418	302.089	22.6
12-23-1995	244	11.142	21.9	$14.25	92	25,215	290.099	22.8
12-16-1995	225	11.717	19.2	$14.75	92	24,970	278.957	22.8
12-07-1995	249	11.803	21.1	$14.51	92	24,744	267.240	23.0
12-01-1995	199	9.917	20.1	$11.50	92	24,495	255.437	23.1
11-26-1995	202	9.881	20.4	$11.75	92	24,295	245.520	23.2
11-18-1995	253	11.562	21.9	$13.36	92	24,093	235.639	23.3
11-11-1995	245	11.713	20.9	$12.76	92	23,840	224.077	23.4
11-04-1995	238	10.729	22.2	$12.32	92	23,594	212.364	23.5
10-29-1995	241	10.860	22.2	$11.50	92	23,356	201.635	23.6
10-21-1995	270	11.849	22.8	$13.14	92	23,115	190.775	23.6
10-15-1995	266	10.300	25.8	$12.52	92	22,844	178.926	23.7
10-08-1995	252	10.749	23.4	$13.00	92	22,578	168.626	23.6
10-02-1995	273	12.112	22.5	$15.01	92	22,326	157.877	23.6
9-26-1995	195	8.922	21.9	$10.25	92	22,053	145.765	23.7
9-20-1995	264	11.036	23.9	$12.68	92	21,858	136.843	23.8
9-14-1995	265	10.721	24.7	$12.00	92	21,594	125.807	23.8
9-09-1995	271	11.623	23.3	$13.34	92	21,329	115.086	23.7
9-01-1995	293	11.355	25.8	$14.75	92	21,057	103.463	23.7
8-24-1995	263	10.768	24.4	$12.00	92	20,764	92.108	23.4
8-19-1995	257	11.258	22.8	$13.95	92	20,501	81.340	23.3
8-14-1995	219	9.336	23.5	$9.55	92	20,243	70.082	23.4
8-08-1995	234	9.454	24.8	$12.00	92	20,024	60.746	23.4
8-02-1995	269	11.736	22.9	$15.01	92	19,790	51.292	23.1
7-28-1995	185	7.263	25.5	$8.75	92	19,520	39.556	23.1
7-24-1995	288	11.545	24.9	$15.00	92	19,335	32.293	22.6
7-18-1995	235	11.014	21.3	$13.65	92	19,047	20.748	21.3
7-12-1995	206	9.734	21.2	$12.15	92	18,811	9.734	21.2
7-09-1995	-	-	-	-	-	18,605	-	-

NOTE: Don't let the length of some sedans, like my Taurus, fool you. The seating area is actually smaller than in the Prius, which is supposedly only compact size. I owned my Taurus until May 2002, so I had a lot of opportunities to do side-by-side comparisons. Leg room was the same, it's the interior height that makes Prius bigger. That extra room above your head makes getting in and out of the Prius much easier; it also lets you squeeze in larger cargo items.