Top Speed

cossie1600 · 09-30-2009, 09:07 AM

It's drag limited, go get more HP

a64pilot · 09-30-2009, 11:45 AM

In the name of science
Right at 120 MPH, but realize speedometers are not lab instruments, there is some speedometer error.

PriusLewis · 09-30-2009, 01:05 PM

The SCTA recorded a top speed of 134.339 at Bonneville for a modified Gen II Prius in 2004 (it was basically running an Echo engine - same as the Prius but without Atkins cycle - and some reprogramming to eliminate the governor). Here's the article:

Got Hybrid? - Sport - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

Mark57 · 09-30-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PriusLewis

The SCTA recorded a top speed of 134.339 at Bonneville for a modified Gen II Prius in 2004 (it was basically running an Echo engine - same as the Prius but without Atkins cycle - and some reprogramming to eliminate the governor). Here's the article:

Got Hybrid? - Sport - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

LOL, I love it. Even on the salt flats speed run you have to press the brake first.

User37 · 09-30-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pekinkaid

Has anyone received a speeding ticket driving a Prius?
How fast were you going?

Exactly my words: Show the speeding ticket or it did not happen

pakitt · 09-30-2009, 07:17 PM

The top speed of the Prius 2010 is 181.536km/h (or about 112.8 mph) as reported by italian car magazine "Quattroruote" in their September issue, with a very detail test of the car.
I will report my max speed once I get over the 2000km mark and get a chance (and the guts, hoping not to destroy the engine) to top speed it on the Autobahn.

drspielman · 09-30-2009, 08:39 PM

I am not sure why you would go 100+ in a Prius, unless it is just to say you have done it? Why?

radioprius1 · 09-30-2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrjrdinh

2010 Prius II Blizzard Pearl, 4 passengers, 20 pound luggage, 108mph.

Wow. You took a Prius, with some luggage, and 4 passengers and went 108 mph? Are you trying for a Darwin award? Or did you simply hate all 4 passengers and wanted to kill them?

If you are going to drive recklessly, do it on a closed road with only you in the car.

Some people...

rrolff · 09-30-2009, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pakitt

The top speed of the Prius 2010 is 181.536km/h (or about 112.8 mph) as reported by italian car magazine "Quattroruote" in their September issue, with a very detail test of the car.
I will report my max speed once I get over the 2000km mark and get a chance (and the guts, hoping not to destroy the engine) to top speed it on the Autobahn.

This makes sense - the tires are rated to a max speed of 112MPH. Toyota would be crazy to allow the car to go faster than the safety rating on its tires.

Tech_Guy · 10-01-2009, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radioprius1

Wow. You took a Prius, with some luggage, and 4 passengers and went 108 mph? Are you trying for a Darwin award? Or did you simply hate all 4 passengers and wanted to kill them?

If you are going to drive recklessly, do it on a closed road with only you in the car.

Some people...

Apparently Toyota feels that the car is safe to drive at 108 mph, otherwise they would have put a speed limiter on the car. Whether it is "reckless" to drive a particular car at 108 mph is determined by many factors including (but not limited to): weather, road conditions, traffic conditions, automobile capability, and driver capability.

Keith

09-30-2009, 09:07 AM	#11
cossie1600 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Posts: 181 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: No Package Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Top Speed It's drag limited, go get more HP

09-30-2009, 11:45 AM	#12
a64pilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Albany Ga. Posts: 732 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: N/A Thanks: 19 Thanked 45 Times in 40 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Top Speed In the name of science Right at 120 MPH, but realize speedometers are not lab instruments, there is some speedometer error.

09-30-2009, 01:05 PM	#13
PriusLewis Management Scientist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 655 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #2 Thanks: 88 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts Friends: 5	Re: Top Speed The SCTA recorded a top speed of 134.339 at Bonneville for a modified Gen II Prius in 2004 (it was basically running an Echo engine - same as the Prius but without Atkins cycle - and some reprogramming to eliminate the governor). Here's the article: Got Hybrid? - Sport - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

09-30-2009, 07:17 PM	#16
pakitt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 115 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Premium (Europe) Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Top Speed The top speed of the Prius 2010 is 181.536km/h (or about 112.8 mph) as reported by italian car magazine "Quattroruote" in their September issue, with a very detail test of the car. I will report my max speed once I get over the 2000km mark and get a chance (and the guts, hoping not to destroy the engine) to top speed it on the Autobahn.

09-30-2009, 08:39 PM	#17
drspielman Grand Master Chief Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 109 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Navigation Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Top Speed I am not sure why you would go 100+ in a Prius, unless it is just to say you have done it? Why?

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