spwolf

generally Prius does well even in pwr mode, and so far a lot of ex prius owners are averaging 45mpg on CT200h without much trouble.

even when you gun the car, a lot of that acceleration comes from "free" electric energy, so i dont expect it to be much different than gunning petrol engine (turbos should do a lot worse once pedal is to the metal)

kitlz

Test drove one today, smokey granite/carmel nuluxe, premium and nav packages. The seats were form fitting. I had to put it pretty far back to get comfortable. I don't know how it would work if I had someone riding in the rear. It rides nice but the acceleration in normal mode was a little disappointing. Sport was much better. The engine wasn't strained. Definitely needs more HP. I heard the click every time I pressed on the brake, mentioned in another thread. Would be curious to know what that's all about. It sounds like something from the pedal itself. Overall I like it but not enough to get it. So it looks like my RX450h will not be getting a little brother.

GiantsFan

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According to Lexus sport mode boosts the power of the electric motors..

spwolf

understand it this way - if you press predal to the max in any mode, it will go to the sport mode.... it is safety feature.

however in the sport mode, it is always there even if you touch the pedal slightly, so you get a lot more response and you dont feel like you are driving sluggish car.