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To: Whitebeard who wrote (307766)	5/30/2009 5:30:19 PM
From: miraje	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793896

I got a new Car and Driver mag in the mail today and I think that we car enthusiasts are doomed. Here's what they had to say about the new Prius (politically correct car of the future).. :-( ...Wallowy handling, numb steering, brake pedal connected to mush... ...Alas, on southern Ohio's serpentine roads, the Prius was less a fish out of water than a corpse in a coffin. Body motions were poorly controlled. The Bridgestones (tires) and the torsion-beam rear suspension felt overwhelmed. And twirling the steering wheel was like pushing a doughnut through a vat of yogurt: zero on-center feel, numb, nobody home. What's more, the Prius's stability control is not only aggressive but can't be disabled, as if the driver must be denied any semblance of fun...