Nice Prius review

pauldun170 · 06-08-2009, 03:18 PM

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/rev...-toyota-prius/

Rsv1000R · 06-08-2009, 03:24 PM

That fits my expectations to a T...

Bluestreak · 06-08-2009, 03:46 PM

This part made me laugh out loud.

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The driving experience was engineered by faeries. There is an Unbelievable Lightness of Steering, flagrant disregard for handling and a general sense that you are not in a car at all but some anti-gravity device which yaws and rolls without regard for normal physics.

101lifts2 · 06-08-2009, 04:17 PM

Hideous IMO. The dash gauges are hard to read.

Archren · 06-08-2009, 04:25 PM

Spot on!

Homeslice · 06-08-2009, 05:08 PM

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a general sense that you are not in a car at all but some anti-gravity device which yaws and rolls without regard for normal physics

Reminds me of just about any family sedan or econobox produced by GM, Chrysler, or Hyundai.

Mikey · 06-08-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Reminds me of just about any family sedan or econobox produced by GM, Chrysler, or Hyundai.

You know, I was just gonna say that it reminds me of every Toyota passenger car I've ever driven.

Particle Man · 06-08-2009, 07:03 PM

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Open the pod bay doors, Hal

hahaha, I thought the exact same thing when I had the "previous" Prius model as a rental

BobTheBiker · 06-08-2009, 07:32 PM

who the hell thought the gauges going in the CENTER of the console was a good idea? that alone is automatic dealbreaker for me.

Homeslice · 06-08-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

who the hell thought the gauges going in the CENTER of the console was a good idea? that alone is automatic dealbreaker for me.

The Saturn Ion started it, IIRC

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06-08-2009, 03:24 PM	#2
Rsv1000R WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,059	That fits my expectations to a T...

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BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	who the hell thought the gauges going in the CENTER of the console was a good idea? that alone is automatic dealbreaker for me.