Comments on: We Should’ve Driven the Hybrid to Work Today

By: Sanman111

Sanman111 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:43:15 +0000

Can you fit two or three bodies in the back of a prius? Maybe Tony Soprano has a new car…crime doesn’t pay like it used to.

On a different note, I am getting truly annoyed with stupid people who can’t afford the cars that they drive. I was recently talking to a guy I know, who is 22, that got into a fender bender with his 350z. He can’t afoord to fix it and if he reports it, he won’t be able to afford the insurance. Oh well, It’ll look good in his driveway as long as you can’t see the front.

By: jmack91z28

jmack91z28 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:35:36 +0000

How does a banshee go? And I guess if you’re comparing it against a 1982 Lincoln Land Yacht, then yes, it is fast.

By: Bancho

Bancho — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:30:14 +0000

One test I read had the Prius 0-60 time at ~10 seconds. That’s really not too bad for a vehicle not intended as a performance machine.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:13:09 +0000

I am thinking the cops would race right past a Prius on the assumption the bad guys wouldn’t drive one.

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:00:24 +0000

jmack,

I don’t know waht the Prius’s accel stats are, but one congressman I interviewed who has one says it “goes like a banshee,” and of course, we all know about Al Gore’s kid getting pulled over for exceeding the C. In any case, you gotta factor in the electric power along with the gasoline.

By: Glenn Swanson

Glenn Swanson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:00:21 +0000

Edward Niedermeyer:
It seems like Toyota is already way ahead of us on this…

Nice find, Edward!

By: Edward Niedermeyer

Edward Niedermeyer — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:12:52 +0000

It seems like Toyota is already way ahead of us on this…

By: jmack91z28

jmack91z28 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:47:39 +0000

Yea that prius would be a perfect get away car. What with 75hp roughly, and a 0-60 time of 14.5sec(on a warm day with slicks) Don’t think the bicycle cops would catch them, might have to call in the horse backs.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:27:05 +0000

I’m thinking Chevy Volt, hypothetically, of course.

By: lprocter1982

lprocter1982 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:18:36 +0000

I wonder – how much extra gas would be used overall if a thief used a Prius but was chased by the cops? If you want to make an impact on global warming, don’t do something that will require the police to quickly accelerate in a V8 powered full-size sedan. Nothing says environmentalism like being chased by a couple Crown Vics going 140km/h getting about 10mpg.