Toyota Prius = teh rox0rs

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: zoiks
What you see on that display is very misleading. In fact there was an article on MSNBC exactly about how Toyota was inflating the mpg ratio to sell the car. The car was found to have 44 mpg on average instead of the 64 they had advertised. I believe on TopGear they said the same exact thing.
The display is bull$shit. It only gives you a snapshot of what the mpg is at that very moment in time. You might be decelerating at that very moment and the display would show you 70mpg. I had an old 200sx that had something similar and it showed the very same thing on a lcd output.
The Top Gear people hated it because the perks (tax breaks and supposedly low fuel consumption) were absolutely not worth it to get a crap car. The car was found to have very poor road handling as well as a low top speed.

it's probably doing miles per imperial gallons.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: zoiks
What you see on that display is very misleading. In fact there was an article on MSNBC exactly about how Toyota was inflating the mpg ratio to sell the car. The car was found to have 44 mpg on average instead of the 64 they had advertised. I believe on TopGear they said the same exact thing.
The display is bull$shit. It only gives you a snapshot of what the mpg is at that very moment in time. You might be decelerating at that very moment and the display would show you 70mpg. I had an old 200sx that had something similar and it showed the very same thing on a lcd output.
The Top Gear people hated it because the perks (tax breaks and supposedly low fuel consumption) were absolutely not worth it to get a crap car. The car was found to have very poor road handling as well as a low top speed.

The car isn't designed for handling or top speed, it's designed for normal commuting back and forth. I'm pretty sure Toyota made sure it can handle left and right turns in normal driving. As far as it's top speed, again, it's designed with other things in mind. A Prius just isn't the car you go around flooring it in trying to hit 140mph

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Also the English, appropriately enough use the English system, which is the same system we use..

Ummm... how about no? 1 Imperial gallon = 1.201 US gallon

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
It's slow, costs more than an equivalent Diesel and it aint that big inside, I can tell you.

last i checked the current prius has the internal room of a camry. thats pretty big.

prius... camry
Front Headroom (in.) 39.10...39.20
Rear Headroom (in.) 37.10...38.40
Front Legroom (in.) 41.90...41.60
Rear Legroom (in.) 38.60...37.80
Front Shoulder Room (in.) 55.30...57.50
Rear Shoulder Room (in.) 53.00...56.70
Front Hip Room (in.) 51.00...54.40
Rear Hip Room (in.) 51.60...54.10
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) 96.20...101.80
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) 16.10...16.70

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
did you see TG's review on it..

i saw it, but i think they missed the point entirely. diesels are not nearly as widely available in the states, the fuel is harder to find, and they pollute like there's no tomorrow. the prius is one of the lowest emissions cars around (still can't compete with honda though). and hybrid technology is basically "free" efficiency, what's not to like? the prius is slow as hell, yes, but if you want an eco-friendly car that's still relatively practical, it's probably the best choice out there.

 

[Freejack2]

My parents have a Prius. It's ok I suppose.

What's the top speed on it? Edit: 109mph. Unless you're taking it to the track do you really need more than 85-90mph?
My car is governed to 108 because of the factory tires that it came with could only handle that, but they make chips that raise that limit to 124. They may make chips that raise the Prius' top speed also if someone was inclined to get the tires that could handle it.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
DivideBYZero, I've always hated Europeans, and one of the big reasons is that you guys get all the really cool passenger diesels.

IIRC, Chrysler makes a diesel mini van & several other models I'd kill to own.

(I'm on my 2nd diesel VW BTW, only small diesel you can get in the states )

Well, Renault will be comming to the US in '05 (I've heard) so I guess you'll soon have some choice. If they do well, they'll likely be followed by Peugeot/Citroen.

I dunno about you, but I'd love a Peugot 206CC.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

Originally posted by: Syringer
Also the English, appropriately enough use the English system, which is the same system we use..

Ummm... how about no? 1 Imperial gallon = 1.201 US gallon

yea i figure that explains the "60 mpg" diesels nd stuff magical technology we do not have here.

 

[SuperTool]

I still don't think hybrids are worth the price premium. I would wait till they are much more common, and all the rabid environmentalists get one before buying one. Even then I doubt I would pay more than 1K for the option.

 

[MojoJojo]

Does anyone know if the Prius will be able to use the Carpool lane in California in 2005?