In article s.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
But only if you keep the BMW in 5th gear...

With the Prius there is no silly twaddling of sticks between the seats
and pumping a pedal to make it go. Such silliness.

Automatic gearboxes have been available for some 50 years. And the vast
majority of BMW 5 Series come so specified.

Keen drivers may well still prefer a manual. But then no keen driver would
go near a Prius.

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