I don't get it...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 10:27 AM) [snapback]289381[/snapback]</div>

It's a miracle. You get called a troll, and in 13 minutes you learned the english language. That's great, and much faster than your car.

 

The dictionary.com definition of and internet troll is:
An electronic mail message, Usenet posting or other
(electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect,
but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the
act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit an
emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply
key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their
minds.

read more about it, it's origins, etc here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

Under this definition, your post is clearly a troll. It's writen using inflamatory (and incorrect) grammer and syntax, combined with a topic that takes the exact opposite view of most people here. On this forum we choose to spend our time examining ways to improve milage performance and comfort in the car, where as you post to improve speed and accelleration, which would cause the exact opposite effect.

 

This is a perfect example of what sugar can do to kids in the morning...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 10:17 AM) [snapback]289447[/snapback]</div>

Oh, I don't care, just so I can understand what you are saying and asking

Any case, I find my Prius fast enough for what I drive and where. I bought the car to replace a much slower Honda Civic Hybrid with a manual 5spd. It was a bit sportier, but I wanted a little more capacity and a hatchback, plus, the Prius gets better mileage in my commute. I do at times, surprise some people and outgunthem from a light for the first 1200 feet or so, then guilt kicks in.. B)

There are people who have modified the car for more power, but like other cars, it loses economy in doing so. it is a tradeoff; more speed less MPG. You can do searches on the forum for modifications, etc.

I think there are a couple of guys actually racing a Prius in SCCA prepared classes, and there are most likely other sites on the web more dedicated to high-performance than this one (we do tend to honor MPG over MPH here

So, ask away; I haven't launched a nuke strike for over 7 months, so have at it

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 10:34 AM) [snapback]289451[/snapback]</div>

No, but did YOU feel your car stutter, like when the anti-spin kicked in?

 

The simple fact is the prius attracts a different audiance than those you describe. It's capable of decent acceleration, ie it can accelerate enough to merge onto the freeway. But the car simply isn't designed for fast acceleration; it's designed for effeciency.

with the raising gas prices, threat of global warming, and increasing environmental awareness, the way people think about their cars has simply changed. if you want proof, all you have to do is look at sales numbers. sales of big SUVs and trucks that get poor milage have decreased, while sales of smaller cars that get better milage - regardless if they are hybrid, E85, or conventional - have increased.

The prius is designed to appeal to this new market. Toyota has other cars that are much mor high powered with better acceleration times. the prius simply isn't one of them. any upgrades you may try to make to increase your speed and acceleration will most likely be dangerous, expensive, and void your warrenty.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 02:09 PM) [snapback]289467[/snapback]</div>

The hopped-up Civics and the like are NOT sports cars - they are show-off cars. I have been driving REAL sports cars all my life and I recently traded my Audi TT Roadster for a Prius. I have NO trouble keeping up with traffic in the Prius and I've DOUBLED my gas mileage by buying it.

As for drag-racing to promote the car - there is a completely different way to promote the Prius - it's called modifying the car to get even BETTER fuel efficiency. Look at the articles about mods that got 100+MPG. You will find lots of information on mods here to boost mileage while retaining good performance.

The Prius is NOT a sports car and you should NOT expect sports car performance from it. If you want to drive a sports car, I suggest that you go get a REAL sports car. There are plenty of people who will gladly buy your used Prius.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 11:45 AM) [snapback]289490[/snapback]</div>

You can talk all you want to about making a Prius faster. The fact is, I personally, and probably many others here, just don't care about making it faster. The Prius is fast enough to get up to standard driving speed in a reasonable time and will hold the speed with no problems. That's all it needs to do. Yes, some people race them. But the majority of Prius drivers don't drive them for speed, they drive them for efficiency. When you start going for speed, you lose fuel economy. I drive a Prius primarily for the high gas mileage. I don't care about winning any races, because in the end, I'll still get where I'm going, safely, legally, and with more gas left over to get back home afterwards. And that makes me happy.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 12:17 PM) [snapback]289447[/snapback]</div>

Understand it's a give and take system. We will make an effort to help you if you will make the effort to help us understand what you are asking. Thanks.

 

As Brandon says, it's a give a take system- make every effort to make yourself clearly understood. Everyone has been very tolerant and willing to answer your questions. So, yes- write like you were writing a paper for school. Drop the street rapper talk. By the way, how old are you?

If that doesn't make sense try this: Yo homey MOJ whut be up wit da posts?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tha Master of Jive @ Jul 20 2006, 02:45 PM) [snapback]289490[/snapback]</div>

Electric motors DO have high torque and that's why people race rotary saws for instance.

May I suggest that you start another thread titled "High-performance Mods" and whoever is interested in doing those sort of mods that can participate?

Good luck!