But think of the rush as you stomp the accelerator with over 400 ponies and 400 ft/lbs of torque. :-)
The Prius has great acceleration, better than our old Maxda RX-7 and Toyota Celica.
For one thing, it doesn't have gears like other cars. That was one of the things that impressed my husband. On the highway, my husband can pass all these sports cars.
There's a lot of misconceptions about Prius'. They are good cars, and shouldn't be knocked. I wish everyone was driving hybrids because they are much quieter. You wouldn't hear as much noise from automobiles if all cars were hybrids.