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Subject: [Leica] was euro . now prius
From: simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun)
Date: Tue Oct 28 07:20:36 2008
References: <a3f189160810280657n5a72134ex6856dbda9c6d7515@mail.gmail.com>

Even a Boeing is boring at 500 kts.Car can't help it.
SImon

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Frank Dernie
> <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>wrote:
>
> > Hi Henning,
> > I just like the way the e-CVT transmission works, the cleverest thing on
> a
> > production car IMO. There was no economical sense for me owning the
> Prius,
> > and it is a poor long distance car - at steady speed there is no benefit
> > from the regeneration technology and then you simply have a car with a
> 1,5l
> > Atkinson cycle engine designed for high load efficiency rather than
> power.
> > Pretty boring for long trips....
> > Frank
>
>
> My wife Kathy drives a Prius; we bought it when she had a one hour commute
> each way.  We have 78,000 miles on it now.   For our recent trip to
> Oklahoma
> City we  drove that instead of the Voyager Van as we didn't have much to
> carry, and it was just the two of us.  I drove  most of the way, and
> averaged  48mpg  highway.  It was a pleasant drive, about three fourths of
> the 450 mile trip is four-lane.
>
> The Indian Nations tollway has a 75mph speed limit, and the Prius cruised
> along pretty nicely, and there seemed quite enough power for passing on the
> two lane roads, though you don't get too much slow moving traffic anywhere
> in Texas.   Even a garbage truck I was following for several miles was
> doing
> more than the 65 mph speed limit on the way to Paris, Texas.
>
> I guess any car is boring on long trips when you have speed limits, but
> even
> on the windy plains of Oklahoma, the car  held the road even around the 18
> wheelers.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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