Car has no pickup speed from a stop!

[patsparks]

Just stomp on the bloody pedal, that's what I do. It goes great!

[codybigdog123]

Originally Posted by akamekon

I just test drove a 2010 today, and I must say that I was a little disappointed at it's ability to "get up and go" as well.
Starting up from a stop sign, I would push the gas down a little bit and it would feel like the throttle wasn't doing anything, and so I kept on pushing it and I got to about 50% depression and I finally felt something. I kind of attributed this to my being used to more powerful cars, or at least, vehicles where the throttle is more sensitive. As far as cars go, I am most used to a 2007 Honda Accord, and the beginning of the throttle is very... quick to react, but power doesn't continue to increase linearly the more I push the throttle, if that makes sense...
In other words: The Prius at 50% pedal depression roughly equaled that of the Accord at %50 depression, but the Accord achieves this power with much less pedal pushing.

Like I said, I was a little disappointed with this, and I hope my explanation was not just a way for me to justify to myself that I still like the car, haha.

Even my older car, a 1993 Toyota Paseo (with ~100HP), seemed to have a more sensitive throttle (although hardly the same power at 50%).

Depending upon the review, I've seen 0-60mph for the Prius GenIII ranging from 9.8 sec to 11.1 sec. So this review is pretyy typical, and falls within that range:

"The Prius gets to 60 mph from a standstill in 10.1 seconds, while the Insight needs 10.9 seconds. The Insight is a scrapper and closes the gap in the quarter mile race. While waiting in line at the Costco checkout aisle, the Prius finishes the quarter mile in 17.3 seconds at 79.7 mph, while the Insight is there in 17.9 seconds at 78.2 mph."

At around 10 sec, 0-60mph, the Prius is about 1.0-1.5 seconds slower than the Accord or Camry. Ergo, while not fast by any means, the Prius can get out of it's own way, and is NOT a slug. The 1/4 mile time on the Prius is very reasonable.