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Old 12-03-2008, 08:28 AM   #15 (permalink)
MazdaMatt
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Okay, sorry to slip on the size category of the prius. I consider my protege5 to be a "small car" because i used to drive a 1992 Oldsmobile ninety-eight regency elite, and back then, that was called a mid-sized car.

And again, you can't just say that pruis sans-hybrid is the same as a doubley-priced bmw or lexus. They are completely different. The bimmer is a FAR more refined car with FAR better performance, FAR more comfort and FAR more luxury features. The pruis is a pretty 'basic' car. So yeah, go ahead and compare to a Camry, but leave the luxury sportscars out.

And please please don't compare a beutiful piece of racing engineering, a Lotus, to a Prius. And please don't think that Joe Suit driving a Lotus is the intended audience. BTW, an Elise gets better mileage than most "econo" cars.
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