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Tagged: 0 Thread(s). Quoted: 0 Post(s). The Prius gas tank is fitted with an internal bladder to prevent gas fumes from leaking into the air. It does create the problem of inconsistent gasoline fill-ups. 1 - The back pressure from the tank can cause early shutoff of the nossle. (don't overfill as gasoline can spurt out due to bladder pressure). 2 - In cold weather, the bladder gets stiff reducing the effective tank capacity. As was stated before the nominal tank capacity is 11.9 gallons.
I wanted a Prius but I guess I bought it as much as anything just to find out if it really did get 50 miles per gallon. The answer is: Yes, the Prius actually does get 50 MPG. Nobody is ever going successfully sue Toyota Motor Corp. for falsely claiming the Gen III Prius gets 50 miles per gallon. It gets 50 MPG with ease and if you try, you can get more. In fact, you have to drive it a very certain way to avoid getting 50 miles per gallon. Here's the deal.