We Should've Driven the Hybrid to Work Today
Perhaps TTAC needs a new category, say "Stupid Car Tricks," where along with Jonny Lieberman's " Man Drives Stolen Car to a Police Station," we could add this: A Korean tourist was robbed at the Days Inn hotel on International Drive in Orlando early Monday morning- because the perps needed money to fill their SUV's gas tank. And according to WFTV, they might have gotten away with it, but they… wait for it… ran out of gas less than a quarter-mile from the crime scene. Police said two men and two women were caught in their "getaway car." Oh and while the police were on their trail, the suspects tried to toss everything they'd stolen out of the window, including the gun they used during the holdup (for better mpg?). With rising gas prices, perhaps the Prius will become the car of choice for criminals seeking that perfect getaway car.
Glenn is a baby-boomer, born in 1954. Along with his wife, he makes his home in Connecticut. Employed in the public sector as an Information Tedchnology Specialist, Glenn has long been a car fan. Past rides have included heavy iron such as a 1967 GTO, to a V8 T-Bird. In between those high-horsepower cars, he's owned a pair of BMW 320i's. Now, with a daily commute of 40 miles, his concession to MPG dictates the ownership of a 2006 Honda Civic coupe which, while fun to drive, is a modest car for a pistonhead. As an avid reader, Glenn enjoys TTAC, along with many other auto-realated sites, and the occasional good book. As an avid electronic junkie, Glenn holds an Advanced Class amateur ("ham") radio license, and is into many things electronic. From a satellite radio and portable GPS unit in the cars, to a modest home theater system and radio-intercom in his home, if it's run by the movement of electrons, he's interested. :-)
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I am thinking the cops would race right past a Prius on the assumption the bad guys wouldn't drive one.
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.
How does a banshee go? And I guess if you're comparing it against a 1982 Lincoln Land Yacht, then yes, it is fast.
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.