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.
Pretty cool. :-) Not sure it would pass mine though. LOL! - See just like the arguments at work. hehehe (All in fun BTW)
My Vette has active handling, anti-lock braking, active traction control, electronic active ride control, performance algorithm shifting, electronic throttle control (included in the engine controller), engine knock sensors, dual electronic spark control sensors, camshaft position sensors, OnStar, Homelink, XM Satellite radio, Heads-up display (includes dot-matrix readouts for street mode, track mode with g-meter, vehicle speed, engine rpm, and readings from key gauges including water temperature and oil pressure), GPS Nav with LCD color map, an OLED two line Driver Information Center that monitors many vehicle functions such as tire pressure, oil temp, etc. (over 56 in all), electronic indexed windows, electrochromic mirrors, voice recognition (I can talk to the Vette and it talks back), keyless entry, push button start, all electronic guages (with white LED and fiber optic diaplays), electronic emission controls and sensors, HID headlights, dual six-way power leather seats, dual climate control, dual roof (one see thru lexan), air filtration, run-flat 19" super tires, etc.
I could go on but have been boring enough already. LOL!
Some of the above allows a car that can do 0-60 in ~4 seconds and has a top end of better than 190 mph to get over 20 miles per gallon.
If I see that the Prius can doing 0-60 in 4 seconds, I will be out buying one. :-)