09-10-2007, 12:13 AM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 5,029
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Times gives a not bad review
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol...cle2406309.ece
Quote:
Nowadays everyone from actors to politicians is driving them so it seems strange to remind ourselves that at its launch the success of the Toyota Prius was far from assured. Back in 2000 the hybrid car, driven by a combination of petrol and battery power, was viewed as something of a niche item with only the most ardent of greenies feeling their pulses quicken as they cast their eyes over the rather dumpy bodywork.
Seven years on, with a change of body shape, an increase in power and in a world now obsessing over green issues, the Prius has come of age. Even secondhand it is much sought after, making it one of the most frugal cars on the market in terms of depreciation as well as fuel consumption.
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The Times has never been fond of the Prius and even now, this review has a few backhanded compliments. But it appears to be a bit fairer in the review of use Prius than anything I'd read before. Perhaps reality is winning out.
Bob Wilson
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