Posted in Car Review, Ford Hybrid, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Forget Ultimate Fighting; the real no holds barred fight to the finish pits the new Ford Fusion vs. the reigning champion Toyota Prius. Only one can emerge, so who will be victorious and who will die a horribly painful nationally televised death? Ok, so I got a little excited. But this is the Hybrid challenge [...]
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Posted in Accessories, MPG, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Although she may be ugly on the outside, she has a heart of gold! The Prius is a hideous looking little car when sitting next to a Ferrari. But that is not really a fair match up. The hybrid isn’t meant to be gorgeous, its meant to get incredible gas mileage.
You cannot deny the fuel [...]
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Posted in Car Review, Prius on May 13th, 2009
The Toyota Prius is the highest ranked compact car for good reason. The Prius is a trustworthy hybrid car who’s electric and gas power train collaborate seamlessly with a variable transmission. The electric operation is dominant over the gasoline engine which supplies auxiliary power and therefore has significantly improved fuel economy and lessens the environmental [...]
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Posted in Accessories, MPG on May 13th, 2009
Every Prius comes from the factory with Low Rolling Resistance tires. They handle like crap but their job is to provide less resistance than a regular tire and in turn increase gas mileage. But what do you do when it is time to replace these tires? DO you bite the bullet and shell out a [...]
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Posted in MPG, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Buying a car that has had some aerodynamic testing is a smart idea. On the other side of the coin a car with a horrible drag coefficient will get horrible gas mileage!
We all know what drag coefficient is right? Well ok maybe only the geeks and nerds out there know about drag coefficient. According to [...]
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Posted in MPG, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Well according to my wife I am a redard! Spell Check it. So I’ve read a story about various City Governments trading in their large sized Ford or GM sedan’s for the goofy little Prius. So I tried to ponder this little gem, “If all the gas guzzling American Taxi’s were magically transformed into Toyota [...]
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Posted in Car Review, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Think your cooler than the dude driving around the funny little Prius? Well think again! The Prius gets 50 MPG or so, your car is lucky to get 30. The little hybrid has created an automotive revolution; you’ve created some bastard children. The Prius benefits from the most current technology Toyota has to offer, you [...]
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