I feel sorry for the Gores, but I had to laugh out loud at the title of this article.
The best part?
The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff’s official said.
Al Gore III was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy at about 2:15 a.m.
I didn’t even know Priuses could go that fast.
They’ll do at least 105.
At first when I read that I thought that was the point – that Prius’ are hard pressed to go that fast. But then I realized they had mentioned it because of the Al Gore/global warming thing.
The new prius is faster than your Miata.
Yeah, but how long does it take them to get there?
Okay, I lie. It’s not really faster than your Miata.
Your Miata will do 0-60 somewhere in the neighborhood of 9s, and the prius is 10s. Your Miata will do 115ish, and the prius will do 105.
But it’s pretty comparable. Course, your car will sound good doing it, and will go around corners.
And the Prius won’t sound at all!