Obscure Auto: Toyota Prius
Posted: November 15, 2012 Filed under: Obscure Autos, SHOWCASE | Tags: An Inconvenient Truth, fuel efficiency, G21, Global Warming, green, History, Hybrid, Mind over motor, NHW10, NHW11, Obscure Auto, Prius, Toyota, XW10, XW20 1 Comment »
Yes, the Prius. A different sort of car than we normally feature in this section, yet a car that has had a resounding impact on the automotive world in recent years. Everyone knows a Prius when they see one, and most people know that the car has become as much a political statement as a mode of transportation. Whether you buy into the whole Green movement or not, there is no denying that the Prius has been an incredible marketing success. It paved the way for an entirely new sort of car in the world, one that puts priority on efficiency and cleanliness over all else. We all know the car, but behind every car there is a story to tell. This is that story.
Test Driven: Toyota Prius C
Posted: June 14, 2012 Filed under: Green & Economical, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 1, 2, 3, 4, 50, bcak, C, Car, cheap, city, Drive, eco, economical, environment, EV, friendly, green, Hatch, Hybrid, Japan, Mind, motor, mpg, Over, Prius, review, Test, Toyota 4 Comments »
Toyota Prius C: Small Car, Big City
This was my first time driving a Prius of any sort, although I have driven other hybrids. The Prius is special though because society has made into the poster child for the green car movement. The Prius C is the newest, smallest member of the Prius family, and it is selling like hotcakes right now. Like many car guys, I have always had a good deal of contempt for the Prius over the years for various reasons, but I figured it would be a good idea to at least go try one out for myself before closing the book on the car for good. What lay ahead tuned out to be an interesting experience. Read the rest of this entry »
A Prius, a Veyron, and an MP4-12C walk into a bar…
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: 0-60, 12C, 458, acceleration, audacious, Birdman, Bugatti, Car, Celebrity, Chris Harris, Cruise, culture, dollars, Driver, fake, Ferrari, hired, Horsepower, Italia, Mclaren, million, Mind, motor, MP4, MP4-12C, mpg, Nick, numbers, ostentatious, Over, Pop, Price, Prius, review, ruin, speed, Sport, Status, sticker, Super, Symbol, Tom, top, Veyron, Walker, Window 1 Comment »
Tom Cruise and his Veyron on the red carpet
That is a silly title, I know, but it does beg the question as to why I would put those three specific cars together at all? The answer lies in how they all have a similar reason for their existence, to be a number. Each was meant to achieve some specific measure of performance that would define the car to the world. While all three have been successful in achieving their tangible goals they have all wound up becoming relics of a more regimented and boring existence. They all cater to an increasingly soulless and superficial world where people judge everything from a bunch of numbers on sheet of paper or a computer screen, and not so much from actual experiences. Read the rest of this entry »
Rant about Prius driver ignorance shown here
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: about, assaults, audacity, Cars, Diesel, Driver, Family, Hybrid, ignorance, insults, Jalopnik, Mind, motor, Over, owner, Prius, smug, the, Truck, Truth 3 Comments »Found this on Jalopnik today. I think that this shows exactly what is wrong with people here in America. First off, this woman has the audacity to come over and yell at this man and his family completely unprovoked. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: 2007 Toyota Prius
Posted: August 8, 2011 Filed under: Green & Economical, Road Review, TEST DRIVEN, Used Gems | Tags: 2007, Car, Drive, electric, Family, Gasoline, Hybrid, Lazar, Mind over motor, Neighborhood, NJ, Prius, Teaneck, Test Driven, Toyota, Volt 1 Comment »
Prius (Front)
In 2007, my aunt replaced her old car with a brand-new, 2007 Toyota Prius. I was horrified, as a car guy. I wanted to stick my head into a bathtub filled with pig chow. But, now that I’ve driven her car, I can say that it does have its merits, and I would never get one anyway due to its myriad faults. Read the rest of this entry »
My thoughts on the whole Hybrid/Electric thing….
Posted: June 16, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: activists, Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Battery, Cars, CR-Z, Diesel, disposal, economy, electric, EV, fuel mileage, Global Warming, green, Hybrid, ignorant public, Leaf, Mind over motor, Mistake, Prius, Roadster, technology, Tesla, Truth, vehicle, Volt 2 Comments »
The Top Gear crew pushing a Nissan Leaf that ran out of juice during a test
Ever since Al Gore’s little film there has been a bit of a frenzied panic going on in many areas, but especially in the car industry. Everyone has sudden obsession with green technology in an effort to save the earth from turning into an igloo in two days time without warning. Now I’m not one of those people who says that global warming is not real, not by a long shot, but the overwhelming majority of people do not actually know anything about what actually it is, and have just jumped onto the panic bandwagon like a bunch of spontaneous, ignorant, morons. This hysteria has become a detriment to much of the automotive industry because it has forced many companies to rush development and quality has suffered. Read the rest of this entry »
Toyota, a Prius does not make a good sports car.
Posted: June 6, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: Alternative Energy Vehicles, Controversy, Hybrid, Mind over motor, Prius, Sports Car, Toyota 3 Comments »
2012 Toyota Prius V
Oh dear Lord. Toyota, please stop the madness. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotted! Riced Out Prius, Carmel CA
Posted: May 29, 2011 Filed under: Extreme Ricers | Tags: California, Mind over motor, Modified, Prius, Ricer, spotted, Toyota Leave a comment »
The Slow and The Smug
No your eyes are not playing tricks on you right now, you really are seeing this.
Spotted by- Nick
