People seem to have a misapprehension about the Prius. Just because it is
economical does not mean it is underpowered. My understanding its that it
has the capability to kick in the electric motor for a "turbo boost" at full
throttle. Considering that either power source by itself is enough to
accelerate it at a moderate rate, both together should be more than
adequate.
I suspect one factor is that the sort of persons who are inclined to buy a
Prius are not inclined to "burn up the road"... In other words, they drive
like grannies... (exceptions noted)
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 8/23/07 2:18 PM, Simon Matthews at simon.d.matthews@gmail.com wrote:
> Will not happen any time soon. DId you know that you can buy
> motorcycles with larger engines than my MGA (or a Prius). Also, it is
> somewhat impractical: we do have significant hills in California. I
> am amazed that the Prius can make it up some of these hills.
>
> Regards,
> Simon
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