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Old 09-22-2022, 02:06 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Been listening to Lucid Air engineering videos which are very well done and fascinating.





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Originally Posted by ME_Andy View Post
I saw some pics of the new 2023 Prius. Guess what, the silhouette looks shockingly similar to a Lucid.
How credible are those pics? Most sources I found said the car will be a coupe, which doesn't sound reasonable considering family cars are never coupes, and the Prius is solidly a family car.

Anyhow, I don't care what the Prius looks like. Who buys a Prius because it looks incredible?

I am interested to know the specs. Toyota used to say they aim for a 10% fuel economy improvement with each generation, but they mostly fell short in Gen IV, and I'd be very surprised if Gen V will meet that ambition. It was a dumb thing to state anyhow, because a rate of improvement is unsustainable, and the gains become more meaningless as they increase. The practical difference between a 55 MPG car and a 60 MPG is not significant.
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