Comment by gcanyon

The new Prius is really good-looking (to my eye at least), especially in person: I don't think the photos (I've seen) do it justice. Fun comparisons to the car Burt Reynolds drove in Smokey and the Bandit: Compared to the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am:

   - The Prius is as fast 0-60 (~7 seconds)
   - The Prius has nearly the same top speed (~115 mph)
   - The Prius is 4x(!) as fuel-efficient (57mpg vs. 12-16mpg)
   - The Prius has all the modern stuff: air conditioning, antilock brakes, airbags, crumple zones, information display screen, backup camera, proximity alerts, etc. etc.
   - Adjusted for inflation, the Prius costs almost exactly the same