FR-S vs 2010 Prius - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

HotLavaMann · 05-25-2012, 01:09 AM

Ok so I've been driving the FR-S for about 600 miles now and I finally got back into my 2010 Prius to go somewhere as I needed cargo room. Here's initial reaction:

"Um, what the hell happened to my car? It's not running right at all. I press on the gas and it doesn't go. The steering doesn't respond at all. And what is with the cornering like a boat? Oh shit, yeah, it's not the FR-S."

And I realized just how nice the FR-S is. The 49 mpg for the Prius is double what I got in the FR-s (all in-town driving) of 25.6 mpg but the FR-S is far more than double the fun of driving.

Such is life.

thill · 05-25-2012, 01:53 AM

This was pretty funny.. I thought someone was seriously trying to compare these two cars..

YukiHachiRoku · 05-25-2012, 03:21 AM

Spec C rapes though

Allch Chcar · 05-25-2012, 03:41 AM

Thanks for the laugh man.

cmdboy · 05-26-2012, 12:39 AM

hahaha

cmdboy · 05-26-2012, 12:40 AM

When i Drove my Prius from my Cayman...What a different kind of fun....Too bad I have to let go of the 07' Cayman S...FR-S is next in the family...

Spaceywilly · 05-26-2012, 12:53 AM

reminds me of this

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badoMjA_rW0"]BMW M3 against Toyota Prius - YouTube[/ame]

Dadhawk · 05-26-2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HotLavaMan

"Um, what the hell happened to my car? It's not running right at all. I press on the gas and it doesn't go. The steering doesn't respond at all. And what is with the cornering like a boat? Oh shit, yeah, it's not the FR-S."

I had a similar experience yesterday. I had an occasion to drive my son's 2002 Accord "Special Edition" which I had been driving a couple of weeks between my DD going into cardiac arrest and receiving the FR-S. After exclusively driving the FR-S for two weeks, the Accord felt like a barge! I couldn't believe how big it was.

SVTSHC · 05-26-2012, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

reminds me of this

I remember that, been saying that for years now. Too bad I drive like the devil's chasing me (cause I'm always running late

) or I'd get some decent fuel mileage.

WRXGuy1 · 05-26-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

reminds me of this

I hate how they pronounced "Prius".

uspspro · 05-26-2012, 04:33 PM

That video is funny, but seriously try driving 65 mph on the hwy without accelerating constantly and see the MPG difference. My guess is the Prius will win by 2.5x or so mpg.

Turbowned · 05-26-2012, 05:29 PM

Still more harmful for the environment than a Land Rover. So all those hippies who think they're being good to the environment for using less gas, guess what: YOU AIN'T!

serialk11r · 05-26-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by uspspro

That video is funny, but seriously try driving 65 mph on the hwy without accelerating constantly and see the MPG difference. My guess is the Prius will win by 2.5x or so mpg.

Try driving at ~35mph, the Prius I believe can hit 100 cruising like that if done correctly, while the BMW would probably struggle to hit 30. At 65 the Prius is working pretty hard already and so it loses a lot of its "gearing" + displacement advantage.

Brett · 05-26-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by uspspro

That video is funny, but seriously try driving 65 mph on the hwy without accelerating constantly and see the MPG difference. My guess is the Prius will win by 2.5x or so mpg.

Top gear must always be taken with a grain of salt. They construct their tests to give the outcomes they want. But it's entertaining as hell, so I watch it all the time. Their Nissan Leaf and Peugeot Ion test was rather entertaining as well.

05-25-2012, 01:09 AM	#1
HotLavaMann First 86 member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: FRS, Tacoma, Honda CB1100 Location: WA State Posts: 165 Thanks: 3 Thanked 92 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FR-S vs 2010 Prius Ok so I've been driving the FR-S for about 600 miles now and I finally got back into my 2010 Prius to go somewhere as I needed cargo room. Here's initial reaction: "Um, what the hell happened to my car? It's not running right at all. I press on the gas and it doesn't go. The steering doesn't respond at all. And what is with the cornering like a boat? Oh shit, yeah, it's not the FR-S." And I realized just how nice the FR-S is. The 49 mpg for the Prius is double what I got in the FR-s (all in-town driving) of 25.6 mpg but the FR-S is far more than double the fun of driving. Such is life.

05-26-2012, 12:53 AM	#7
Spaceywilly ZC6A2B82KC7J Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2002 WRX Location: Providence, RI Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 361 Thanked 727 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	reminds me of this [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badoMjA_rW0"]BMW M3 against Toyota Prius - YouTube[/ame] __________________ Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.

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