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Toyota > The Prius Is Not A Slug

Filed in archive on August 28, 2007

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By Gunnar Heinrich

In what must be one of Toyota's own P.R. machine's more lax moments, the company has used the recent story about Californian state police arresting former US V.P. Al Gore's son for speeding in a Toyota prius at 104 mph to advertise the Prius' open road prowess.

"For those who thought buying a Prius meant giving up a chance to hit the open road and let it all hang out, it seems Al Gore III has proven you wrong," Bruce Ertmann wrote on Toyota's own blog, "We don't advocate traveling 100 mph on our nation's highways or anywhere for that matter, but we've heard from some of our Prius owners that say it's kind of nice to know the car is not a slug."

Still, at 110 horsepower, the Prius isn't exactly a cheetah when charging to sixty in 11 seconds.

[Source: Detroit News]

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