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tony sayer wrote:

What a shame that a serious interesting thread has to degenerate
into a silly slanging match;--(...............

Yes.

I saw my first Prius in our local town the other day.
It did a left turn up the hill just as I reached the
corner. It accelerated quite quickly, definitely not
a slug. Whether or not the Prius is successful is open
to debate, but it is technically interesting.

--
Tony Williams.