Car & Driver: Priuses spew out 78 times as much CO2 as Ferraris

[bwilson4web]

So what is the carbon footprint of a human walking a mile?

Bob Wilson

[FL_Prius_Driver]

Originally Posted by chogan2

If the walking is fueled by the typical US diet, then it's probably not more carbon-efficient than driving a Prius. The fossil fuels used to produce the food exceed the fossil fuels burned by the Prius.

I notice the opposite. Those who walk and bike routinely also eat better diets.

[jayman]

That has to be the dumbest article I have ever read. I have no doubt the hillbillies and CNW Marketing Research folks will jump on it

I can imagine it right now: some hillbilly or dumbass walks up to a Prius owner in a busy parking lot

Hillbilly: Your Prius puts out 78 times as much co2 as a Ferrari

Me: I drive 38,000 miles a year in my Prius. How does the Ferrari compare if driven 38,000 miles a year?

Hillbilly: *deer in headlights look*

Me: I guess I could buy a $300,000 Ferrari, drive it 200 miles a year, and take a taxi the rest of the time

Hillbilly: Your Prius puts out 78 times as much co2 as a Ferrari!

Me: *SMACK!!*

[spwolf]

i love their argument - it never gets old... if you want to save planet, walk...

what does that exactly mean? You either walk or drive ferrari - well since nobody obviously drives their ferrari, walk or drive Porsche...

[donee]

Hmm,

When I am out lapping my hometown on foot on the weekend the guy with the Ferrari Guy in town is out zipping around on his weekend Chicagoland Laps (he has a BMW for the weekdays). So, this article does not jive with my experience. The guy with the Prius is out walking. And the Guy with the Ferrari is using his Ferrari not for transportation but as a weekend toy.

Ever hear a V12 come up behind you while on foot? Its happened to me so many times I can tell when he is a block away now.

People buy Ferraris as weekend toys. And its their playtime that issues so much more CO2 than the rest of our's playtime. SO, Car and Driver's comment is so outrageous, that if anything , now that I think people think that way that have Ferrari's I am becoming anti-Ferrari. And I was not before!!! So if the EU wants to put Ferrari out of buisness, now I say "More Power To em", when if you would have asked me if they should for the sake of CO2 emisions 10 minutes ago my opinion would have been " Come On, that would be like melting the Liberty Bell for the bronze to make Obama statues".

Car and Driver needs to muzzle itself before it makes enemys that will actually be powerful enough to do what they are commenting against. They are not doing Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porshe any good with comments like that. If anything they are hastening the time when those companies no longer have production runs, but make one or two cars a year. And it will be Car and Drivers fault to a large degree....

[KV55]

Buying a Ferrari used to say that you were a red blooded male with a desire for finely crafted sports cars, now it simply says that you are ignorant. Either way the bottom line is that I never see a Ferrari on my commute, perhaps they are just not up to the job.

[David Beale]

I don't see any problem with this. It's just saying "figures lie and lairs figure".

[cycledrum]

The gist of this article is Car and Driver's fear that exotic cars may be legislated out of existence. I don't think that will happen as long as some folks with Big Money are around.

Car and Driver is into performance as they rate 'enthusiast appeal' in buyer's guides.

IF the 2010 retains the current fuel economy and emissions or improves, it will break the backs of the naysayers. We already know it looks hotter from the outside. Sound like it will be even more peppy such that no one will pan it's acceleration. Who knows if handling will improve. Toyota seems not to be into handling so much like Honda is.

[slickQUICKprius]

Well....I'd personally take the ferrari over my prius. If anyone says they'd stick with their prius if both were the same price with the same operating costs, you're lying to yourself.

[ronhowell]

Originally Posted by slickQUICKprius

Well....I'd personally take the ferrari over my prius. If anyone says they'd stick with their prius if both were the same price with the same operating costs, you're lying to yourself.

How about taking this one ... you could probably get it for a lot less than a used Prius!!
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