Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 46870
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6/6     Unmodified stock Prius on a race track:
        http://www.csua.org/u/iub
        Pretty realistic.
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The question is whether racing can be a good thing even for green enthusiasts for the technology benefits gained in the process of beating the vehicles to death, or if the gains are too far outweighed by the harmful by-products of the actual process of racing itself. But, if you ever wanted to see, hear and experience a Toyota Prius hybrid racing down the track at high speed (relatively, at least), then watch the video above. Unless someone out there who owns a Prius has some real footage, this may be the best you are ever going to see! Oh yeah, let's just take this for what it is, so no technical comments on how quickly the batteries would wear out and all that. This is all just for fun, remember, and that is why I like it. I have not bought a Toyota Prius, but I have purchased several Daihatsu Midget II's. The Midget is everything the Prius is not - really slow, noisy, impractical except for delivering Pizza in summer. v=KfguxvWPRZE Of course, given that show's bias against the Prius (and the fact that the course was soaking wet), I'm not sure if it's representative of actual handling by a sane person or not. There are a number of videos on Youtube from racing the Honda Insight, though. Not with the car :) but with how the GT4 crew made the experience so different than other cars in the game. The dash is totally different with the diagram that shows when your full elec, and when your regen braking, battery level, real time MPG, and gallons used. The sound of the engine with the CVT gets kind of annoying, but its fun to try to drive it without the engine comeing on. I did a lap of the Nordschleife, averaged 17mpg, turned a 9:45 something, and totally drained the battery. I will fire up the Playstation tonight to buy a Prius, add all of the goodies possible, take it to a track and then run it head-on into all of the other cars taking part in the race. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted -- no need to use <p> or <br> tags.