Al Gore’s son busted for drugs in hybrid car

Jonah

Thu 5 July 2007 – 4:28 pm

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.

6 responses to “Al Gore’s son busted for drugs in hybrid car”

Nathan

Fri 6 July 2007

They’ll do at least 105.
stephanie

Fri 6 July 2007

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.
Berck

Sun 8 July 2007

The new prius is faster than your Miata.
Jonah

Mon 9 July 2007

Yeah, but how long does it take them to get there?
Berck

Mon 9 July 2007

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.
Jonah

Mon 9 July 2007

And the Prius won’t sound at all!