2007 Toyota Prius Touring Edition

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When I had first heard of hybrid technology, I thought that eventually, our technology on the electric end will advance to a point, it will help us build better fully electric cars.
 
Our tech on the electric side has always been good. It's electrical storage that still hounds us.

Just look at modern handheld devices. They're turning into terrific power hogs, yet battery technology can't seem to keep up. It's better than it was in the old days, but our current batteries still can't make a hybrid cheap enough or economical enough for the people who really need them.

And I mean really need them. If you can afford to spend 25k on a new car, you're not exactly going to keel over and die from high gas prices, not when that money can buy you an Aveo/Fit/Yaris and 3000+ gallons (or 120,000 miles) worth of gas. :lol:

Like I said, I'm waiting on capacitors. In the meantime, liquid petroleum gas anyone? I'm mulling converting one of oyur cars this Christmas. Just about $600-700, and my fuel bills will drop into the gutter (LPG costs just over half-as-much as gas). :lol:
 
ExigeExcel
I have heard plenty of peopel say the Prius isn't effiecient, but it is.

But it depends on alot on how you drive and where you drive. If you drive in an urban environment where it's generally stop start and you insure that when you creep forward in the traffic you don't go fast enough to enable teh engine you'll do fine.

It can be fairly efficient on the motorway aswell, but it'll be no better than a number of other cars.
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I would have thought that a real "touring edition" would be one that would increase highway mileage and super-comfy seats, allowing you to go from Boston to DC (or some ridiculously long distance) on one gas tank & one sitting. These things don't go fast enough to warrant any more light output than AA Maglites.
 
You mean the Schutzstaffel? You know, Hitler loved the Prius! He would often drive around with his favorite cat, as seen below:

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Hitler would never abuse his beloved cat! Once Stalin got ahold of it, things got pretty nasty. I don't think you want to know what that Godless Commie did to it...
 
harrytuttle
I would have thought that a real "touring edition" would be one that would increase highway mileage and super-comfy seats, allowing you to go from Boston to DC (or some ridiculously long distance) on one gas tank & one sitting. These things don't go fast enough to warrant any more light output than AA Maglites.
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Touring edition means nothing really.

For example a 'Touring' PT cruiser just has extra standard feature AFAIK. An estate/wagon BMW is known as a Touring.

It's simply a 'touring edition' because it has more standard feature offering better luxury for longer journies.
 
a6m5
I have bit of respect for Prius. Hybrid technology really is an interesting concept, and cars like Prius are pushing it forward. It might not be very practical today, but way I look at it, you gotta start somewhere. Who knows? Someday, we might have a hybrid car with a performance of a sports car, while achieving a fuel economy of a motorcycle. :D
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I totally agree. I have seen terms such as "hypocritical" and "snob-tastic" to describe the Prius in this thread. Don't judge a car by the type of people who buy them.

It doesn't matter if the Prius doesn't blow away its competition in fuel economy right now. It's a start. Things like aircraft and personal computers started off as impractical objects, but technology moves forward at a rapid pace. Development of hybrid technology will move forward, but they need to start somewhere.
 
As long as there are oil companies selling refined fossil fuels do NOT expect true practical alternative transportation methods to actually be in the mainstream. The technology is already to a point where alternative fuels are already possible...just take a guess on why they aren't being used yet. And it isn't the consumer. I stand behind my anti-hybrid stance...until the technology is truely practical. I'd do the same for aviation back in that day. Let the research and development evolve the technology not the mass public.
 
dougiemeats
It doesn't matter if the Prius doesn't blow away its competition in fuel economy right now. It's a start. Things like aircraft and personal computers started off as impractical objects, but technology moves forward at a rapid pace. Development of hybrid technology will move forward, but they need to start somewhere.
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Yes it does, because Toyota has been marketing the car not as the clean emissions vehicle that it is; but rather as the gas saving, saves you money at the tank car it is not.
And aircrafts are apples to oranges in this equation. And PC's? They were never impractical, if that is what you meant. If you meant computers in general, than okay.
 
Toronado
Yes it does, because Toyota has been marketing the car not as the clean emissions vehicle that it is;
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In Oregon, I don't know if they market Prius at all. I have yet to see any Prius=gazillion mpg commercials or ads. Maybe it's in the magazines or something. I don't know.

harrytuttle
I'm the absurdity police. The point was that HID's are pointless on a car that won't need to see that far ahead. It'll only blind oncoming drivers for longer than a 330Ci will.
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I see where you are coming from, but I must disagree 100% on this one. I don't see HID as some sort of sports car safety equipment. I think it's more like the standard in the near future.
 
a6m5
In Oregon, I don't know if they market Prius at all. I have yet to see any Prius=gazillion mpg commercials or ads. Maybe it's in the magazines or something. I don't know.
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Thats odd. Toyota seems to think they are going to be able to convince people in Michigan that we "need" a Prius by advertising quite often on television, or any Toyota for that matter. Ha! Its worked out pretty well so far... GM still has nearly half of the market share in this state...
 

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