2010 Camry hits full throttle seriously slowly

Someone is visiting with a '10 Camry Hybrid. I took it out and floored it a bunch of times. The thing is clearly much faster than the 2010 Prius.

However, when it's floored it takes a dog's age to hit full throttle. I wasn't even looking for that but realized that when going from normal throttle to full it would take a solid 2.5 seconds to hit full G (just going based on pressure on my back and several runs with my stop watch). I then did it in the Prius yesterday and it's consistently between 1-1.5 seconds. It may not sound like a lot but that Camry takes unacceptably long to hit full throttle. I first noticed when I had the choice to yield or floor it to get in front of somebody and the lag was really far too long before I was accelerating fast.

I guess it's a bit troublesome because the otherwise fast car can give a false sense of acceleration; if one needs throttle quickly it won't be given. In the Prius, though, you just know it's slow and there is nothing strange about its behavior.

 

I didn't see eco anywhere on screen. Owners, try this next time you're driving: While cruising along at whatever speed floor it. It should be 2+ seconds before full torque is achieved.

 

Why? No car I've ever driven is this slow to hit max throttle, including a Prius or other CVTs.

I don't know if ECO was on. I didn't turn it on but I bet it doesn't impact throttle response anyway, when floored.

 

I said it was faster than the Prius in my third sentence. It is much faster, with more combined horsepower and it's more fun to drive. However, I maintain its throttle response--at least when asked for significant throttle--is much worse. It's like turbo lag from hell

http://www.hybridcars.com/news/first-drive-2009-toyota-camry-hybrid-24966.html

Strange, i found the exact opposite