Ukuba sele ucinga ukuba oku Toyota Prius yenye into esiyiqambileyo kwicala lethu, into engenakwenzeka, sinento entsha esikwenzela yona: sele yenziwe… kwaye ishiya umlomo wakhe nabani na evulekile!
Umbhali we-feat, ngokuqinisekileyo, wayengumMelika ogama linguNick Fillipedes. Kuyavunywa ukuba ndiyayithanda i-Prius yangaphambili ye-undercarriage, kodwa kubonakala ukuba akonelisekanga bubuchule benkqubo ye-hybrid propulsion yemoto yaseJapan.
Ukusuka apho, omnye umphathi weqela leentloko zoMdyarho waseMelika wagqiba kwelokuba "atshintshe" iPrius - ukusuka kwigorha lendalo ukuya "kumdyarho wokutsalwa"! Phuma nge 1.5, motor yombane kunye CVT, V8 wamkelekile ukusuka isihogo - yonke i-6200 cm3 yayo, kunye ne-Supercharger ephezulu. Amandla asuka kwi-717 hp yokuqala ukuya ku-800 (!) kwaye ngcono, kunye nebhokisi yegiya ye-6-speed! Iqhawe elitsha lemidyarho yokutsala yazalwa.
Malunga ne "Cold Start". Ukususela ngoMvulo ukuya ngoLwesihlanu eRazão Automóvel, kukho “iSiqalo esibandayo” ngentsimbi yesi-9:00 kusasa. Ngelixa usela ikofu yakho okanye uqokelela isibindi sokuqala usuku, hlala usexesheni ngeenyani ezinomdla, iinyani zembali kunye neevidiyo ezifanelekileyo ezivela kwihlabathi leemoto. Konke kumagama angaphantsi kwama-200.