I did a quick calculation accounting for weight and CoEf of drag, for Prius vs. Escape.

Even giving a handicap to the the Prius for being lighter, and lower to the ground...
The Prius still has about a 5% advantage.

I'll revise my statement.

"I'll put my experienced Escape Hybrid driving up against any novice Prius driver!"


On other words, on a good day, my Ford will beat a Prius having a bad day.
Still, within 5% all things considered is pretty good I think.