Prime 0-60 :15 sec in EV mode

Well, the 10.5 seconds to 60 in Hv mode is just about dead on, so I don't see why the other plot would be off by a factor of two, and with the wrong sign compared to the Hv mode plot. Plus, we have one guy saying its slower in Ev mode, one guy saying it's faster in Ev mode to 40 and one other guy saying it's really fast off the line in Ev mode.

 

I guess we will have to wait for more tests .
After all we have to keep in mind that probably no one has driven the real production model yet !
The thing is,Toyota allways has promised more performance with each new Prius model,as they are doing with the Prime,but the truth is they don't differ very much in real life and 0-60 has been roughly the same since gen. 2 .
It's not really important to me if it takes 10.5 or 11 seconds from 0-60,although I would find 15 sec. 0-60 in pure EV-Mode a bit disappointing ,what I am hoping for is better passing power .
Not that I am disappointed with the passing power my gen. 3 gives me now,but if Toyota promises more performance for the Prime I would expect it in that category,especially because of dual electric motor support.

 

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Hybrid Drive – Review – Car and Driver

"Faster to 40 mph Without the Four-Banger
Toyota has teased us with a few more facts and numbers to bolster that impression: It says the Prime accelerates more quickly to 40 mph in its EV mode than it does in normal hybrid mode with the engine running. And it will accelerate to 60 mph, in either its EV or hybrid modes, in about the same time as the standard Prius—a claimed 10.6 seconds."

 

It's both. It will above a certain level of charge, and may not below that point depending on throttle position. At least, that's what I've read.

 

Maybe the can (bolding is yours) refers to EV Auto? who knows. They also say: "as the single motor became overwhelmed" (without the ICE) which is not true, the battery is the limiting component.
As for me, if and when I slam the pedal due to emergency I want all the power the car can give, do not care if the ICE fires.

 

"...Perhaps that's why the wind refuses to touch it. How else can you explain the Prius Prime's excellent 0.25 drag coefficient."

Funny enough, someone explain this guy journalism and circus clown performance make ex-TopGear Clarkson unique?
Ah, and he got fired.

 

• ~13 sec - Gen-1 Prius, ~120k miles
• ~10 sec - Gen-3 Prius, ~73k miles

Having owned both, they worked perfectly fine in traffic.

Bob Wilson

 

I totally agree with. The Prius has no problem keeping up with most 4cyl cars on the road. You just have to use 100% throttle. I find my Gen 3 not as slow as people assume it is.

 

But was it L.A. traffic?
I have no complaints about the acceleration in the 2005 Prius, nor the HHR and Sonic that came after.

 

Can owners here confirm that ?
12.2 sounds a bit slow .

 

From my post in that thread:

"I'd estimate Ev mode 0-60 in good conditions around 12 seconds and Hv around 10 seconds."

 

If that graph had been correct, my analysis of it would have been correct. Since it had some units on it, it's really strange that it wasn't even close to correct.