11/10/2008 08:13. I have driven a Prius for six years and 120,000 miles and, if Toyota had asked me, I would have told them to go for the best fuel economy rather than higher performance.

The last thing that a Prius owner worries about is speed or acceleration so why focus on increasing them? It won’t make me rush to replace the one I have.

What’s the point in making the new one go even faster when the old one can already do well over the 70mph limit? I never find any problem with overtaking. My Prius has made me drive more gently, partly because... // Times Online