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Публика заждалась и в ажиотаже сучит конечностями...  |
Для начала скажу, что я ЗА гибриды. Но гибриды с умом, а не просто ради лозунга.
А теперь немножко правды о приусе -))
Independent test data and comparisons with other vehicles
Several organisations have tested the fuel economy of the Prius and compared it directly with other cars.
The Prius is the most fuel efficient car that Consumer Reports has tested[51], giving a real-world fuel consumption of 44 mpg–U.S. (5.35 L/100 km / 52.8 mpg–imp) for the Prius[52].
Consumer tests have shown petrol-electric hybrid cars in general are little more fuel-efficient (by fuel volume) than top of the range diesels.[53] It should be noted that diesel fuel has a significantly higher energy density than the gasoline used by the Prius, and diesel is signficantly more expensive in some parts of the world, including the United States. [54]
The UK's Sunday Times did a comparison of the Prius with another car in long distance town and country driving.[55] The results showed that the other car, a BMW 520d SE with a 177 bhp (132 kW) diesel engine and regenerative braking, averaged 50.3 mpg–imp (5.62 L/100 km / 41.9 mpg–U.S.) whilst the Prius averaged 48.1 mpg–imp (5.87 L/100 km / 40 mpg–U.S.) over exactly the same route. The comparison was performed on a journey of 545 miles (877 km) from London to Geneva, including 100 miles (160 km) of urban driving, about 200 miles (320 km) of driving on rural roads, and about 200 miles (320 km) of motorway driving at speeds of up to 78 miles per hour (126 km/h) on one French autoroute.
Auto Express magazine performed independent fuel efficiency tests, on public roads, on a number of hatchbacks, and in August 2007 published their list of the ten most efficient. The Prius achieved 10th place in the list, returning 41.5 mpg–imp (6.81 L/100 km / 34.6 mpg–U.S.). A Citroën C4 Coupé 1.6 HDi got 1st place with 49.6 mpg–imp (5.7 L/100 km / 41.3 mpg–U.S.).[56]
Motor Trend magazine conducted a test comparing the Prius with a Honda Civic Hybrid. The Prius had the better fuel economy by 3.9 mpg–U.S. (0.53 L/100 km / 4.7 mpg–imp), achieving 43.8 mpg–U.S. (5.37 L/100 km / 52.6 mpg–imp) compared to 39.9 mpg–U.S. (5.9 L/100 km / 47.9 mpg–imp) for the Civic.[57] In a similar comparison performed by Edmunds.com, the Prius managed an additional 4.5 mpg–U.S. (0.50 L/100 km / 5.4 mpg–imp) at 48.3 mpg–U.S. (4.87 L/100 km / 58 mpg–imp).[58]
In a Popular Mechanics magazine diesel versus hybrid comparison of February 2005, the Prius outperformed the Volkswagen Jetta GL TDI diesel in both city and highway fuel economy.[59][60]
The Prius was the overall winner of the Edmunds.com "Gas-Sipper Smackdown" fuel economy test, winning three of the five tests. The 2005 VW Jetta TDI won two of the tests. The other cars tested were the Smart Fortwo and the North American Ford Focus.[61]
Если вкратце - тягаться с дизелями по экономичности приус может только стоя в совсем мертвых пробках.
Что наша мерия, что звездная популярность в США - все позерство и популизм
Political symbolism
The large number of Prius-owning progressive celebrities in 2002 prompted the Washington Post to dub hybrids "Hollywood's latest politically correct status symbol."[64] While conservative "Prius Patriots" were also cited in 2005,[65] the vehicle carries an image as being a car for politically liberal environmentalists. A 2007 San Francisco Chronicle article said "Prius Progressives" were becoming an archetype, quoting conservative U.S. pundit Rush Limbaugh opining that "these liberals think they're ahead of the game on these things, and they're just suckers."[66]
Some conservatives promote use of the Toyota Prius. For example, Jim Road from What Would Jesus Drive? encouraged people to drive hybrid cars because of the damage that large SUVs can do to others.
Former CIA chief R. James Woolsey, Jr. drives a Prius because of its low fuel consumption. Woolsey noted the volatility of the Middle East, coupled with anti-US sentiment in much of the region. Noting that the high percentage of oil drilled in the Middle East gives vast profits to Middle Eastern regimes, Woolsey believes that it is a patriotic obligation to drive more efficient vehicles. In a Motor Trend magazine article, Woolsey claimed that those oil profits find their way to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, meaning that Americans who buy inefficient vehicles would, in effect, be indirectly funding terrorism. "We're paying for both sides in this war, and that's not a good long-term strategy," said Woolsey. "I have a bumper sticker on the back of my Prius that reads, "Bin Laden hates this car."[67
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