I apologize if this has been posted. I knew about the Prius production impact on the environment but I have never seen the road test.
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I apologize if this has been posted. I knew about the Prius production impact on the environment but I have never seen the road test.
Now I wish even more my BMW 3 was an M3
"the prius was the be driven as fast as possible... all i had to do was keep up..."Kmarion wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTOyiKLARk
I apologize if this has been posted. I knew about the Prius production impact on the environment but I have never seen the road test.
well of course its gonna use more fuel. if it was the other way round the bmw woulda practically downed the fuel in one compared to how the ptius used it.
not a good test at all. jsut another "test" to show how crap the prius is (i don't like the prius, but come on, think of proper tests to ridicule it)
hurr hurr look this engine is extremely inefficient when run at maximum capacity.
Yea I know.. it's designed for sitting in traffic.
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There is a big difference between 50% and pedal to the metal.
Also take note at the end of the video.. if you made it that far. They said exactly what both of you two^ are talking about.
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No, they aren't. It is about the car, not just the driving style. An M3 is going to get much worse mileage than a Prius under identical, reasonable driving styles.
Driving style does factor in. I guarantee the guy who floats past me every day on the freeway doing 80mph+ in his Prius is getting worse mileage than I am. At slow speeds? Sure, he'll get better mileage. But what are those nasty batteries going to do for the environment ...
I thought people bought the Prius to save money on gas, not to be environmentally friendly. Seriously.
Meet a Prius driver once ...
i don't believe you unless you were hibernating for the past couple of years!mtb0minime wrote:
I thought people bought the Prius to save money on gas, not to be environmentally friendly. Seriously.
They said it depends on how you drive. If you commute long stretches of highway it does not mean the prius is going to be more efficient. The statement said something along the lines of "don't just go trading in your vehicle to buy a prius for the enviroment". I assume this was also considering the production impact.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
No, they aren't. It is about the car, not just the driving style. An M3 is going to get much worse mileage than a Prius under identical, reasonable driving styles.
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Does anyone take Toddler Gear seriously?
Cost = Environmental impact. At least as far as CO2 is concerned.
Clarkson can yabber about huge cargo ships all he likes, doesn't mean anything.
I'm pretty sure the average driver doesn't drive flat out around a race track without starting or stopping.
For the average driver a Prius is likely to save money, but not for everyone.
A plug in hybrid even better.
Cost = Environmental impact. At least as far as CO2 is concerned.
Clarkson can yabber about huge cargo ships all he likes, doesn't mean anything.
I'm pretty sure the average driver doesn't drive flat out around a race track without starting or stopping.
For the average driver a Prius is likely to save money, but not for everyone.
A plug in hybrid even better.
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Well yeah there are the outspoken folk who just brag about the fuckall they're doing for the environment, and I guess those are the ones who need to pay attention (but they can't since their heads are so far up their asses).
But I suspect there's a quiet majority of Prius owners who are doing it just to save some cash on petrol.
But I suspect there's a quiet majority of Prius owners who are doing it just to save some cash on petrol.
I drove a Prius once... It was the fastest i have ever been on a skateboard...
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The test, with all its flaws was not to tell you an M3 is better then a Prius. All it was meant to show, is how driving style greatly impacts on your fuel economy.
Depends what you drive. But I doubt very much the Prius driver would get worse mileage.Stingray24 wrote:
Driving style does factor in. I guarantee the guy who floats past me every day on the freeway doing 80mph+ in his Prius is getting worse mileage than I am. At slow speeds? Sure, he'll get better mileage. But what are those nasty batteries going to do for the environment ...
Doing 80+ isn't that big a drain on fuel. Driving around a track fast is. Accelerating hard in low gears is what uses all your fuel.
Not that the Prius doesn't have a huge negative impact on the environment because of the horrible stuff in the batteries, but their fuel consumption comparison is just silly - but it does demonstrate the point nicely that how you drive matters a great deal.
That's why most people would buy such a car, yes. But you have the douchebags (both the enviro freaks, and the insecure petrol heads) who try to turn shit around and make it something else.mtb0minime wrote:
I thought people bought the Prius to save money on gas, not to be environmentally friendly. Seriously.
An M3 is a nice car 'an all, but I hate going to the petrol station.
But an M3 is better than a Prius.DrunkFace wrote:
The test, with all its flaws was not to tell you an M3 is better then a Prius. All it was meant to show, is how driving style greatly impacts on your fuel economy.
Prius batteries are recycled, so there is minimal impact on the environment.Stingray wrote:
But what are those nasty batteries going to do for the environment ...
I love Top Gear, but pretty much none of Jeremy Clarksons opinions should be trusted. He is happy to misuse facts to put across his point of veiw. He is also a notorious climate change denier, and hates any car that tries to be environmentally friendly.
Funny bloke though.
This.Burwhale wrote:
Prius batteries are recycled, so there is minimal impact on the environment.Stingray wrote:
But what are those nasty batteries going to do for the environment ...
I love Top Gear, but pretty much none of Jeremy Clarksons opinions should be trusted. He is happy to misuse facts to put across his point of veiw. He is also a notorious climate change denier, and hates any car that tries to be environmentally friendly.
Funny bloke though.
I guess you've gotta take in everything from Top Gear with a grain of salt.
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This was the bottom line. People put so much weight into what it says on the sticker and ignore other relevant considerations. My mistake was copy pasting the youtube title into the thread title.Bertster7 wrote:
but it does demonstrate the point nicely that how you drive matters a great deal.
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The top gear test was a bit lolworthy - youtube their range rover 0 co2 test for another example.
however
when you account for all the shipping+materials involved in the production of a prius, they are horribly horrid to the environment.
however
when you account for all the shipping+materials involved in the production of a prius, they are horribly horrid to the environment.
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