2010 prius impressions...
10-15-09, 11:56 PM
#31
Lexus Fanatic
Thanks for the write up. I hope to one day have a chance to take a cruise in one. I am sure , like most Toyota products, it well designed, built, and executed
10-16-09, 09:02 AM
#34
Lexus Fanatic
In all honesty, you have to have had notice a difference in PWR Mode. You just dip the throttle and the car gives you the power as if you were 3/4 into the throttle. It makes country road driving more fun because you don't have to press the throttle too hard. Granted, I don't have a 911 in the garage so this is probably the most fun I've ever had (barring all the test drives from BMW, Audi, Lexus etc cause those were on closed courses so I only had a short time with them).
If you didn't squeal the (eco) tyres while in PWR mode and during a right turn, you were trying hard enough =P
Last edited by mmarshall; 10-16-09 at 09:06 AM.
10-16-09, 11:21 AM
#36
Lexus Fanatic
Great concise review written from the perspective of knowledgeable enthusiast, especially liked the sales droid comments. Around here the techie commuter droids love the new Prius, they are everywhere.
10-16-09, 02:40 PM
#37
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10-16-09, 02:52 PM
#38
Lexus Fanatic
They are very popular both in CA and in the urban/suburban Northeast, especially around D.C.
10-17-09, 03:25 PM
#39
ahhh... thanks. i stared at the microfiche print on the window stickers for a while trying to figure out the diff., but didn't catch that.
as i said, i didn't have time/room to explore the modes... no doubt there's differences.
do you really use it?
anyway, thanks a lot for the specific info.
as i said, i didn't have time/room to explore the modes... no doubt there's differences.
do you really use it?
anyway, thanks a lot for the specific info.
IPA? I've used it to show people as a demo. It's quite cool I must say. Do I use it every day? No. I may use it once in a while to park at home when I'm tired from work (I always back into the space at home).
What happens in the POWER mode (which is more or less expected) is that the gas engine cuts in quicker, with less pedal-pressure, to boost the electrics...and recharge them. Though the Prius doesn't have a conventional tach for the gas engine (a digital RPM readout, I think, can be set up through the adjustable electronic displays), you can usually tell when the gas engine cuts in by a slight increase in the underhood hum and by the electronic power-flow arrows.
Come on. The Prius is not a torque monster, even in POWER mode....nor it it designed to be. If you want to light up the tires, get a Mustang GT with a live rear axle.
Come on. The Prius is not a torque monster, even in POWER mode....nor it it designed to be. If you want to light up the tires, get a Mustang GT with a live rear axle.
In PWR Mode, you will spin the tyres. I kid you not.
10-17-09, 04:00 PM
#40
using IPA for parallel parking is crazy... when i tested it, i went outside the car to see how close it was getting to the car next to it... it was 5"-7" only from the front right bumper! It will park the car better than 98% of the drivers out there, but it feels so strange to trust the computer as it seems that you will be hitting something.
of course, keep in mind that i live in the city in europe... i parallel park around 10 times per day, during normal course of the day... at least in half situations, i barely fit with my GS.
of course, keep in mind that i live in the city in europe... i parallel park around 10 times per day, during normal course of the day... at least in half situations, i barely fit with my GS.
10-17-09, 04:30 PM
#41
Lexus Fanatic
Yes, I know that you are a credible poster ....as are the majority of posters here on CAR CHAT. But it's hard to imagine any real tirespin out of a Prius, no matter how you have the system programed.
On dry pavement? 
You wouldn't necessarily have to be on ice, but seems like it would probably have to be on a lower-friction surface. And the Prius, like most Toyota products, has a pretty low-tolerance traction-control unit that doesn't allow much spin even if you can induce some.
....as are the majority of posters here on CAR CHAT. But it's hard to imagine any real tirespin out of a Prius, no matter how you have the system programed.
In PWR Mode, you will spin the tyres. I kid you not.
You wouldn't necessarily have to be on ice, but seems like it would probably have to be on a lower-friction surface. And the Prius, like most Toyota products, has a pretty low-tolerance traction-control unit that doesn't allow much spin even if you can induce some.
10-17-09, 04:35 PM
#42
Lexus Fanatic
using IPA for parallel parking is crazy... when i tested it, i went outside the car to see how close it was getting to the car next to it... it was 5"-7" only from the front right bumper! It will park the car better than 98% of the drivers out there, but it feels so strange to trust the computer as it seems that you will be hitting something.
of course, keep in mind that i live in the city in europe... i parallel park around 10 times per day, during normal course of the day... at least in half situations, i barely fit with my GS.
of course, keep in mind that i live in the city in europe... i parallel park around 10 times per day, during normal course of the day... at least in half situations, i barely fit with my GS.
Here in America, driver-training tends to be somewhat of a joke, but parallel-parking, at least in my home state of VA, is one thing that you MUST demonstrate that you can do at least reasonably well before you are issued a license. Doing it with the electronics, like in a Prius or LS460, won't cut it on a checkout ride here.
10-17-09, 04:44 PM
#43
Lexus Fanatic
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