The next day, I took it for a test drive, it took longer that on previous test drives to reach operating temperature, and once it did, I started
doing jackrabbit starts and the temps stayed normal.
Always
do jackrabbit starts.
Put your foot into it, speed,
do jackrabbit starts — or just mind your own business during freezing cold weather — and the mpg can still go down commensurately as was true of Prius models before this one.
Not exact matches
Jackrabbit starts and local versus highway driving increase fuel consumption, as
do underinflated tires.