New Speed Record For Hybrid Cars 411
prostoalex writes "According to CarPages, Toyota Prius set a new world record for hybrid vehicles. It 'set the mark at 130.794 mph on the three-mile short course using a standard Hybrid Synergy Drive power-train - a mixture of 1.5 litre petrol engine and an electric motor.'"
130.794 mph (Score:5, Funny)
Many years ago ... (Score:3, Funny)
I was quite impressed. (The car, on the other hand, was shaking like mad and generally not happy about things.)
The Prius has a slightly smaller engine (1500 cc vs. 1600 cc) but the Rabbit didn't have an electric motor to help. Also, the Rabbit wasn't modified for speed in any manner, though it _did_ have a `Turbo' button on the dash. (When one pressed it, I pushed on the gas harder, creating a `Turbo' effect of sorts. Great times!)
For the General Public: (Score:2, Funny)
I can picture it now.... (Score:5, Funny)
A slight yellow glow enveloping the car...
Rocks and dirt flying up in a whirlwind around it...
Driver screaming SUPER HYBRID SPEED WAVE!!! and darting off in a cloud of dust...
Um... this car was Japanese right?
Let me be the first to say it.... (Score:4, Funny)
(ooops....did I say that?)
Toyota Priapus (Score:1, Funny)
Was it Overthruster equipped? (Score:3, Funny)
Make sure they check for Red Lectroids in the grill.
Hybrid Synergy Drive power-train (Score:3, Funny)
Does the marketing department have to defile everything an engineer creates?
Re:Higher acceleration? (Score:0, Funny)
Higher power to weight ratio (all else being equal) = higher acceleration. Simple as that.
Re:A question... (Score:1, Funny)
The downside was that the next car to use the racetrack, slipped on an algea patch that the Prius had left behind, and it spun out of control and crashed in a flaming wreck that left a smoke cloud that looked like it had come from a forest fire. :( So there's still a few bugs to work out.
Wow! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The record won't last long. (Score:3, Funny)
Darn straight. Add 1 "R-Type" sticker to the trunk (or hatchback, if you lean that way) lid and you're all set, bucky.
-Adam