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PC Paul wrote:
Hmm. Found on the web:

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C&D Test Results:

Prius Top-gear acceleration
30-50 mph 5.5
50-70 mph 7.9

BMW 530I Top-gear acceleration
30-50 mph: 13.3
50-70 mph: 12.3
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Not sure if it's right, haven't got time to go find the original. But it
adds interest to the debate.

But why would you stay in top gear in the BMW when accelerating from
30-50? FWIW, the auto version won't even select 6th gear below 70 or so.

And what the hell 'Top Gear' is on a Prius....

Quite. Having a car with a manual gearbox but not knowing how to use it
sounds like something Evil does for the basis of his arguments.

Through the gears, the figures for a BMW 530d manual from 50-70 in top
gear is 4.2 seconds.

And I don't know where your figures come from. The smaller 525 petrol is
listed as 5.0 seconds from 50-70 in top. Possibly it's a new 6 speed 530
with an extremely high top gear.

The Prius, from the same source, 7.5 seconds 50-70.

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