[bert]

Have you driven a Prius to comment on those “around here?”

My first experience with a prius was my Acura Integra being passed on the right by a Prius while doing 80+ up hill on I 81. He literally blew my doors off.

I don’t doubt it at all.

[Celerity]

I agree, we all like to rank on the little thing (How much of a price premium to get 10 actual mpg more?) but it CAN do 105 or better.

It’s not a bad car, and it’s REALLY neat to drive.

[Charles Martel]

My first experience with a prius was my Acura Integra being passed on the right by a Prius while doing 80+ up hill on I 81. He literally blew my doors off.

I don’t doubt it at all.

I had a similar experience. While I was driving 70 - 75 mph, a Prius zipped past on my left. Had to have been going 90+ mph. With the electric motor, they probably get up to that top speed faster than an average 4-cylinder economy car, too.

[doodad]

There are several priaprisms that I see on my way to work on a regular basis that I avoid because I will just have to go around them at some point. They are slow.