2010 Toyota Prius Review

When You Thought it Couldn't Get Worse

Serge Pupko
It seems like I already reviewed the Prius, but I haven't. I have reviewed the Honda Insight, which I gave 0 stars in every single category. Some of you know what's coming.

I am a Prius bashing chap. I hate the Prius, and I think it's an absolute marketing job! The public has been fooled into thinking that the Prius is an awesome car. Sure it gets you from A to B without refilling, but if you think you're buying a Prius, and by that, saving the planet, take a hike!

Let's talk MPG's. Toyota said, with the previous Prius, that it can reach an mpg in high-30's. That, however, can only be achieved by driving like an old grandma with such a severe case of arthritis, that you'll virtually be a turtle in a metal shell. But, if you want to drive normally, the Prius will struggle to prove itself. And if you drive it as fast as it would go, and mother nature would allow, you'd be better off in an M3.

Now, the Prius is a notorious style issue. It's one of the ugliest cars alive, and it's a hybrid, so it's expensive. What will you get though? One of the ugliest cars in the world, an unemployment, because your boss will fire you for being everywhere late, and a little battery-powered electric motor that will help the Prius run, because had it not existed, the puny little engine in the Prius would simple stand there. I don't know how Toyota has done it! They've gone from trying to make an engine efficient for its size, and trying to squeeze as much horsepower from an engine as possible, to making a small engine and making it very weak! They definitely stopped working for the IRS.

The new 2010 Prius is even a bigger disaster! It's a styling failure, and I cannot see how it can be something normal people would drive! It's got to be for the blondie who works at Hollywood! This car was made for Hollywood because the movie stars, and everyone else who bothers to work for Hollywood is basically a public figure, so they got it into their heads that they're role models. So, by buying a car that cannot run on its own power, and constantly needs to be recharged to keep on running, and so catostrophically ugly, they're sending a message out to the world so we would buy these cars, and kill the planet!

Oh, yes. I said it. By buying a hybrid, you're not helping anyone. I already explained it in my review of the Honda Insight, so if you want to now, head over to that particular article, and read what I have to say.

Now, if I may, there is something I'd like to say about the new 2010 Prius, and I'd like to give you some facts. It isn't as bad as the previous Prius. It's got more power, about 25 more horsepower than the previous, and it's got better fuel economy, and Toyota is planning on putting a solar panel on it! So, the new Prius won't be killing the planet as quickly as the old one did, and you'll actually be able to make it to a few meetings on time! And I have a confession to make - the 2010 Prius also looks a lot better.

This is so not happening to me! I'm speaking against every fiber of my being! The Prius is the worst car of the century! There's absolutely nothing good I can say about it. But I did. So, it's mixed emotions from me, but you decide. Is it a car for hollywood blondies, or is it a car we can actually use?

Published by Serge Pupko

I've been into cars for a long time now. It started as a little kid when I started drawing cars for fun. My cars, though, did not have guns and fins on them, well, most of them didn't, to say the least. I fo...  View profile

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  • Jan Peterson7/3/2009

    I've thought about the Prius, but always thought it too be overrated and overpriced, so you've convinced me against it! Thanks for the insight. But what's wrong with driving like a Grandma? :-)

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