Someone challenged a Prius - uphill race!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ May 7 2006, 05:33 PM) [snapback]251151[/snapback]</div>

Tony, the Cd is 0.26! http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/2005/prius/specs.html

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(clintd555 @ May 7 2006, 02:13 PM) [snapback]251149[/snapback]</div>

Remember the thrust to weight ratio! Sure the truck is tricked out, but the Prius is lighter and nimbler! Kinda like Shaq vs. Nate Robinson.

 

I've had three VW Campers at different times in my life. I usually got 19-20 MPG highway driving, regardless of year or engine.

Once, driving almost all day into a moderate headwind (20-25 mph), I unexpectedly ran out of gas (after passing several cities/towns where I could have gassed up!) because I thought the gas gauge was fibbing. By then it was dark and I was in the middle of nowhere. For that 300-mile segment of driving, I had no idea how strong the wind was until I stepped out, as the wind wasn't a crosswind, nor a swirling wind that buffeted the vehicle.

By the time I got emergency gas, then later filled up, it turned out my MPG had been sliced to 13. I probably had it floored the whole time to keep it up to 55-60 MPH.

 

I had a Hummer pull up next to me and want to race up hill. I did not bite but several people said I should have!. I did arrive at the top of the hill to find the Hummer filling up at a gas station. Should have done a victory lap around the gas station in stealth but missed that opportunity as well. Two missed opportunities.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ May 7 2006, 02:33 PM) [snapback]251151[/snapback]</div>

drove a tour bus for three years with my last stage manager gig... the bus plus trailer was about 60 feet long, weighed around eight tons, had a 265 HP V12 engine, and was *hell* to drive in a headwind.

couldn't make it past 35mph on even a modest slope with any headwind, and got a whopping 7 miles to the gallon. disgraceful.

 

Talk about E-CVT superiority.... Unleashing full power at will, which is why I love HSD. If I get a chance, I'll try racing uphill just for fun.

Dennis

 

Those races are almost as bad as when every retard in a pontiac tries to race me on my sportbike or when I'm my Evo. :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(usbseawolf2000 @ May 7 2006, 08:52 PM) [snapback]251247[/snapback]</div>

I'll race ya in the Evo if you are located near me. :lol:

 

Nope, I am in New York.

Go race some other HSD in Evo's league... maybe like GS450h or even Camry HSD :lol:

Dennis

 

that's one thing i love about the CVT- you always get a strong start over those shift-type cars

 

Re: Someone challenged a Prius - uphill race!

With my window tints and gunmetal rims I get a lot of glances at stoplights. They assume an Asian guy who looks like a kid is there for trouble, even though I'm in a Prius, lol. I leave them alone of course but you won't believe how many times it's happened with 40-50 year old guys in their Mercedes or Audi.

 

Re: Someone challenged a Prius - uphill race!

There is always some percentage of the population that deserves the prestigious Darwin Award. LOL:rofl:

 

Thread resurrection!

 

The CVT and the load of electric motor torque add up to good hill climbing. I let them go and have their fun, except older diesel Mercedes. They always seem to think they have a fast car, tailgate, go left and right like passing etc, and I hate being behind one pouring out smoke. On a rather steep uphill on ramp I sometimes use, the diesel Mercedes is at the bottom still, and I am at the top. Happened more than once. The Prius takes off like a b out of h, not even floored. It is fun sometimes to be immature.

 

A lot of people in trucks feel like they are in a real powerhouse, yet when a vehicle weighs that much, their acceleration can be quite pathetic. I personally think a Prius can actually out accelerate the majority of them, at least up until a certain speed.

Not long ago, I was being tailgated by a huge Dodge diesel pickup. It was driving him nuts to be behind a Prius on a curvy, hilly road, while going the speed "limit" of 60 for about 10 miles. Anyways, as we turned onto the interstate on-ramp, I accelerated briskly to merge, and he went from being on my bumper to being way the hell back. But, in the typical redneck manner, he then had to proceed to eventually get up to about 90 to catch up to pass me (I was going 75 on the interstate). It was quite amusing observing him in the rear-view mirror. Black smoke was belching from his behemoth's dual vertical exhaust pipes as he exceeded the speed limit by 20 MPH to eventually reclaim his manhood.

So keep in mind that while a Prius can often educate these people, it may cause them to do something stupid, which could be potentially dangerous to yourself and other drivers around you. In the end, it's not worth it.

 

Re: Someone challenged a Prius - uphill race!

It's worth THE Award though...