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2008 Toyota Prius Review: Part 3


Oh those zany Priuses(or perhaps Priusi) and their dazzling characteristics! Did you know that putting the key in the ignition isn’t even necessary for operating the car? Are you fascinated by the fact that the large and flat windshield is so incredibly large and flat that I was unable to squeegee the whole thing from one side of the vehicle? We’re you aware that the car is capable of driving on both land and sea?

The Prius steering wheel is abundantly functional with buttons that control nearly every necessary function pertinent to driving the car. From the steering wheel you can adjust the climate control, interchange between information and mapping screens, jimmy with the audio volume, cd tracks, and do a radio station scan. There is also a voice command function for the mapping system and Heck! From the steering wheel you can even honk the horn! Aside from it’s surplus of functions and the oh-so-soothing feel of the plastics, I find the wheel super duper ugly, ungainly. It makes me long for the days of non-air bagged, spoked(and possibly wooden), steering wheels that you were able to slip your hands into and around the column like slipping your hands around the waist of some sweet little thing. Pardon my digression, but it brings up a good point. As far as I can tell the Prius cannot be considered sexy by any means, though some greenies may disagree. Though if you gave it a leather interior, attractive rims, and some red lipstick tactfully placed pin striping, the Prius might just …no….no wait, it still wouldn’t look good.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Now you're getting edgy. It is up to me, the reader, to provide the text. The reader becomes the writer, the writer becomes the observer and the screen becomes the rabbit hole down which we all twirl twirl twirl.

Good stuff.