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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
10 seconds is MUCH faster then you really ever get to accelerate in traffic anyway. The point is, for regular everyday driving, it's PLENTY powerful enough.
Also, I bet if you'd compare 100-140 km/h times for a Prius vs just about any regular drivetrain in the same car class, the Prius would be significantly faster, thanks to the extra torque of the electric motor.
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Maybe 10 seconds is much faster than
you get to accelerate, but I pin my 340hp car on a regular basis. If I'm at the front of the line at a red light, I'm flooring it when the light turns green. I find it fun and I hope I always will. At least daily I have it floored at some point.
Anyway, that's beside the point. My point is you are wrong again in thinking your Prius is fast.
Here's a link comparing 50mph - 70mph acceleration times. The Prius' 50-70 mph time of 6.8 seconds is slower than the base models/base engines of the following cars that I believe would be considered a comparable class/size: Malibu, Avenger, Fusion, Accord, Sonata, Altima and Camry.
The Prius has many really cool attributes and I happen to like them, but it is certainly not fast. Just the opposite, actually.
