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That's a Prius C, the new super-small one based on the Yaris chassis. Given its ultra-low-budget roots, four stars is actually really impressive. Yeah, the Tesl
by Lagged2Death 13y ago
That's a Prius C, the new super-small one based on the Yaris chassis. Given its ultra-low-budget roots, four stars is actually really impressive. Yeah, the Tesla is better, but it's a newer, heavier, and far more expensive design. It should be better.
- teamonkey 13y agoHere's a Prius v. Looks worse than the c. http://youtu.be/GNZ5ojGRiRU http://youtu.be/GNZ5ojGRiRU
- ricardobeat 13y agoThat fallacy is debunked by every sports car ever.
- sliverstorm 13y agoSports cars have always made sacrifices in this regard. The first being simply that real sports cars are half the size of a modern saloon, which gives much less room for crumpling.
- spullara 13y agoI'd gladly go up against every sports car that the Tesla beats off the line and the quarter mile. Which is quite a few.
- sliverstorm 13y agoErr... what? If what you are trying to say, in the most roundabout way possible, is the Tesla accelerates fast- sure. But so does a top fuel dragster, and neither is a sports car. A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling. Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite. -- Wikipedia (Notice it doesn't say a damn thing about horsepower)
- lostlogin 13y agoThat's surprising to me. I have always considered a sports car to have a bit of extra power. I guess I'll have to open my mind a bit.
- James_Duval 13y agoI suppose that would be very difficult to define. I think sports cars have a higher power-to-weight ratio typically, but again if this was a prerequisite for a sports car then older cars would lose their sports car status over time. Alternatively, a cheap car intended to be sporty made by a low-end manufacturer could be disqualified from being a sports car because of higher-end manufacturers throwing off the curve.
- sliverstorm 13y agoThey usually do, but extra power isn't what make them sports cars.
- ricardobeat 13y agoThe fallacious argument is newer/more expensive = more secure. Every car has compromises.
- makomk 13y agoNewer, heavier and far more expensive, and of course even that doesn't guarantee good safety ratings, it just makes it a lot easier to achieve.