Is there a link to an "official" zero to sixty time for the Gen III Prius? I've seen 9.8 seconds mentioned, but the anti-Prius crowd is throwing around >12 second numbers (again). So it would be helpful to have something official to help debunk the lies.
Look up Toyota's official Prius brochure online. My local copy, from March, says 9.8 seconds. ---- I'm not finding the same document online right now, and it isn't in the Build Your Prius brochure. We might have to repost an old copy. Consumer Reports lists 10.6 seconds -- November 2009, page 63.
Car and Driver got 0 - 60 in 10.0 seconds in a 10 Prius. 07/09 issue Road & Track got 0 - 60 in 9.7 seconds in a 06 Prius. 05/06 issue Car and Driver got 0 - 60 in 11.3 seconds in a 04 Prius. 02/04 issue Car and Driver got 0 - 60 in 13.0 seconds in a 01 Prius. 03/00 issue (in that issue they hint the Japanese gen 0 Prius got 0 - 60 in 14.1 seconds) So all they have to be is 9 years and 2 generations out of date and they are 'right'.
In Consumer Reports' road test of the 2010 Prius, it achieved 0-60 mph in 10.6 seconds. Here are the acceleration scores from its road test: Consumer Reports - 2010 Prius Acceleration (Good) 0 to 30 mph, sec. 3.7 0 to 60 mph, sec. 10.6 45 to 65 mph, sec. 6.3 Quarter-mile, sec. 18.0 Quarter-mile, mph 79.3 I don't know what other third party testers have reported.
I really wish they would report density altitude data when they do these tests. It can make a world of difference racing in a 3,000ft. DA compared to a -3,000ft. DA.
In the ideal world everyone would report density altitude (DA) -- or at least elevation data -- with their test scores, as well as a full description of their testing protocol. Consumer Reports' road tests are done at its East Haddam, CT facility which has an elevation of 486 feet.
Agreed. The numbers only mean so much otherwise. The numbers you posted are very similar to what my 2005 ran. My best was [email protected] but inverter temps really seem to mess with performance and my times could drop to over 18sec if I hot lapped it too much. If I remember correctly the DA was over +2,300ft. I was also running the 17" wheels and tires (6-7lbs heavier than stock) http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-main-forum/23047-took-prius-drag-racing.html
{snipped lines not in print review} What surprised me is that all these numbers beat the 2010 Subaru Outback in the very next column. This new Outback is obviously geared for economy, not performance. I wish my old Subaru wagon (non-Outback) were the same.
Keep in mind that the 15" and 17" clock different 0-60 times. I tihnk the difference is 0.2 sec (10.4 vs. 10.6. Granted, I'm using two different publications but it would make sense that the 17" version is a tad slower given the extra rotational mass it has to turn)
Consumer Reports' 10.6 seconds 0-60 mph time was from its test of a 2010 Prius IV with 15" wheels and Yokohama Avid S33 tires.
Ok, here's the deal. I have a GPS mouse that records locations every second. I'll just go to my local 'test track' and see what I get. Bob Wilson
Wow, that's pretty respectable. If I recall, this is almost identical to what my '97 Audi A4 turbo quattro ran in the quarter. Will have to do some digging and see if I can find the time slips for it.
Even if a tester isn't going to report DA or field elevation, they can at least correct for it, especially if tested in non-ISA conditions (which I imagine Prius would not have been if tested in the summer).
