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'I was drag racing in a Prius. I don't win a lot': Toyota's Atkinson cycle engine is more efficient than Mazda's

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The Toyota Prius is the most efficient hybrid car currently on sale in the US .

Toyota 's hybrid engine was designed to optimize efficiency over velocity in hybrid vehicles.

The Atkinson cycle engine was developed by James Atkinson in 1882 .

The Prius was the car that immortalized mass-market adoption of hybrid technology.

The technology predates the Prius by more than a century .

The Atkinson engine was ahead of its time but an answer to a question that no-one had asked.

The stop/start nature of urban traffic makes hybrids the ideal vehicle for such conditions.

The hybrid's tiny electric motor gets it off the line until the gas engine kicks in, and recharges under braking.

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