Got to admit that this made me impressed! I was expecting the Prius to make some protest or go in some "limp mode" but it actually made a 10.30 lap, thats soo cool! (my guess is that the driver has a few hundred laps before though...)
The Prius is a great car that really won’t protest. When my 2006 came into my life it had a red triangle of death, cel, and about 7 codes in the computer. Cleaned up the battery terminal and cooling passage of dog hair, and a new 12v battery and it was running good as new. Came to learn the prior service was very minimal. Records indicate it had 7 oil changes in its 200k miles. Found the original air filter and brake pads still on the car. We drove the car from Montana to Tennessee four times in one summer. Would set the cruise at 100 through western Montana and Wyoming and car would never complain. The end came when a timing chain tensioner fell apart during a high rpm turn up a hill and the rattling was just to much to bear. Still runs.
Buy a stage 3, 60 HP Thornton power chip for your Prius. According to my laptop and dyno the engine now puts out 141 horsepower. Take the traction control off and you have a sports car. Remove seats carpet and unnecessary weight out of it. And you have a total sleeper. It's hilarious driving this thing around.
@@mtoutside5248 install a Thornton stage 3 power chip in it. My generation one now puts out 141 horsepower. Plug it into your laptop and take the traction control off. Your 2006 may have a manual button for that the 2001 first gen don't. This little thing does 11 ft burnouts. And has zero trouble keeping ahead of merging cars on the on-ramp. You should see the surprise look in their face as they fade away in my rear view mirror.
I have a first gen 2003 Prius. Installed a Thorton power chip. And according to the shops Dyno it puts out 141 horsepower now. Compared to the factory 104 horsepower. Got into the computer with my laptop and turned off all traction controls. It's a sports car now. I don't care what you say. My daily driver was a 1977 F150 4x4. Before the power chip 0 to 60 was 11 seconds. Now it does 0 to 90 in 10 seconds. My mileage went down from 35 miles to the gallon to 30 miles to the gallon when I started lead footing at around. But it's still better than 8 to 10 miles to the gallon for my F-150. It's my first beater car considering it's almost all plastic. I know it's not going to last.
Bullshit... Thorton "performance" chips or other brands ARE ALL SCAMS. In essence, they are all scams. The principle of connecting a component to the ODB makes it IMPOSSIBLE to modify the mapping of the ECU. Additional detail: you would have to drive 100 to 200 miles for the integrated chip to "learn" your driving style and finally provide the promised power increase.... What a big joke!
3:55 my other car passing by Did you leave it in "brake" mode? i find that it helps a lot by simulating engine braking. Also interested to hear if you maxed out the car due to the battery level getting low and disabling the electric motor. I've taken mine on some canyon roads and it's pretty hilarious to keep up with inexperienced drivers driving sports cars. Understeers pretty easily though. A lot of people forget that the Prius is a light car for it's size.
I had it in the normal mode. I noticed that the power decreased a little during the lap, due to lower battery levels I think. The handling is very good indeed! However, the stabilitycontrol is very strict. So you can’t really attack a corner because it will interfere and brake automaticaly. But then again, when you drive well you can really supprise people😅
Kinda nice to see similar Prius that I own in Nordschleife. But yeah, even after a week of owning the car, I know that A/C is run DIRECTLY by the hybrid battery, so keeping that window open is pointless.
It does. The battery relies cooling from the cabin itself. Battery use can be limited by the computer if its max operating temperature is reached. Sure he could've used AC but that'll sap needed boost, or open the back window. I've also heard that it's a good way to help you know if a vehicle from behind is approaching.
toyotaprius79 Actually, using the A/C would not have sapped any power from the Hybrid Synergy Drive propulsion System. Why? The A/C in a Prius is powered entirely by the HV battery pack - not the actual engine. Therefore, it would have been more prudent to have the A/C on for the entire lap attempt. The HV battery sucks air from the cabin to cool itself down. Ergo, air conditioned chilled air from the cabin would have assisted in keeping the HV battery cool with no HP penalty whatsoever. The vehicle is actually designed to cool its battery that way during hot weather. I do this every summer, or when traveling at high speed on motorways 🤓
@@OOOO-co2kw top gear said that when you drive a prius to its max it uses more fuel than normal ICE cars because its ICE is underpowered and also regen is not efficient during hard braking. any truth?
Still has a full tank at the end of the run lol 😂
Not to mention a full tank is only 12 gallons
Germany: For earth day, no bad emissions cars on the Nurburgring
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Got to admit that this made me impressed! I was expecting the Prius to make some protest or go in some "limp mode" but it actually made a 10.30 lap, thats soo cool! (my guess is that the driver has a few hundred laps before though...)
I have a 2015 and except for the horrendous traction it actually does pretty well.
The Prius is a great car that really won’t protest. When my 2006 came into my life it had a red triangle of death, cel, and about 7 codes in the computer. Cleaned up the battery terminal and cooling passage of dog hair, and a new 12v battery and it was running good as new. Came to learn the prior service was very minimal. Records indicate it had 7 oil changes in its 200k miles. Found the original air filter and brake pads still on the car.
We drove the car from Montana to Tennessee four times in one summer. Would set the cruise at 100 through western Montana and Wyoming and car would never complain. The end came when a timing chain tensioner fell apart during a high rpm turn up a hill and the rattling was just to much to bear. Still runs.
Buy a stage 3, 60 HP Thornton power chip for your Prius. According to my laptop and dyno the engine now puts out 141 horsepower. Take the traction control off and you have a sports car. Remove seats carpet and unnecessary weight out of it. And you have a total sleeper. It's hilarious driving this thing around.
@@mtoutside5248 install a Thornton stage 3 power chip in it. My generation one now puts out 141 horsepower. Plug it into your laptop and take the traction control off. Your 2006 may have a manual button for that the 2001 first gen don't. This little thing does 11 ft burnouts. And has zero trouble keeping ahead of merging cars on the on-ramp. You should see the surprise look in their face as they fade away in my rear view mirror.
But still the experience of the driver is more important than the horsepowers around the Nürburgring… 😁
I have a first gen 2003 Prius. Installed a Thorton power chip. And according to the shops Dyno it puts out 141 horsepower now. Compared to the factory 104 horsepower. Got into the computer with my laptop and turned off all traction controls. It's a sports car now. I don't care what you say. My daily driver was a 1977 F150 4x4. Before the power chip 0 to 60 was 11 seconds. Now it does 0 to 90 in 10 seconds. My mileage went down from 35 miles to the gallon to 30 miles to the gallon when I started lead footing at around. But it's still better than 8 to 10 miles to the gallon for my F-150. It's my first beater car considering it's almost all plastic. I know it's not going to last.
Bullshit... Thorton "performance" chips or other brands ARE ALL SCAMS. In essence, they are all scams. The principle of connecting a component to the ODB makes it IMPOSSIBLE to modify the mapping of the ECU. Additional detail: you would have to drive 100 to 200 miles for the integrated chip to "learn" your driving style and finally provide the promised power increase.... What a big joke!
respect to mah manz in the cockpit
This guy has definitely been on this track before.
Toyota really nails this whole commuting thing.
haha dude so chill driving with one hand on a track xD
3:55 my other car passing by
Did you leave it in "brake" mode? i find that it helps a lot by simulating engine braking. Also interested to hear if you maxed out the car due to the battery level getting low and disabling the electric motor.
I've taken mine on some canyon roads and it's pretty hilarious to keep up with inexperienced drivers driving sports cars. Understeers pretty easily though. A lot of people forget that the Prius is a light car for it's size.
I had it in the normal mode. I noticed that the power decreased a little during the lap, due to lower battery levels I think.
The handling is very good indeed! However, the stabilitycontrol is very strict. So you can’t really attack a corner because it will interfere and brake automaticaly.
But then again, when you drive well you can really supprise people😅
Kinda nice to see similar Prius that I own in Nordschleife. But yeah, even after a week of owning the car, I know that A/C is run DIRECTLY by the hybrid battery, so keeping that window open is pointless.
Having your windows open certainly doesn't help.
It does. The battery relies cooling from the cabin itself. Battery use can be limited by the computer if its max operating temperature is reached. Sure he could've used AC but that'll sap needed boost, or open the back window.
I've also heard that it's a good way to help you know if a vehicle from behind is approaching.
toyotaprius79 Actually, using the A/C would not have sapped any power from the Hybrid Synergy Drive propulsion System. Why? The A/C in a Prius is powered entirely by the HV battery pack - not the actual engine. Therefore, it would have been more prudent to have the A/C on for the entire lap attempt. The HV battery sucks air from the cabin to cool itself down. Ergo, air conditioned chilled air from the cabin would have assisted in keeping the HV battery cool with no HP penalty whatsoever. The vehicle is actually designed to cool its battery that way during hot weather. I do this every summer, or when traveling at high speed on motorways 🤓
Most relaxed lap ever lol
Great, actually one of the few laps I have bothered to watch the whole way through:) How much gas did U use? ;)
Less than a gallon im sure hah
@@OOOO-co2kw top gear said that when you drive a prius to its max it uses more fuel than normal ICE cars because its ICE is underpowered and also regen is not efficient during hard braking. any truth?
@@JerryYeo Then it works like a normal CVT car.Just that
Amazing ! Please how much was the gas consumption at the end of the tracks ??
Cool prius!
can you enter with any car???even if i'm not from germany??and how much do you have to pay?
Yes you can. But the car must be road legal. 1 lap costs +-25€
@@masterscott555 That's similar to most offroad areas in the US.
god it feels like its flying at 150
There is a guy who gutted a normal 3rd gen and it canyon carves better then a viper, lighter then a mclaren.
leuk man, heb koptelefoon op maar is iets stiller dan de 350z haha
Pity anyone he passes :D :D :D :D
Heb je de 350z verkocht?
Nee, zeker niet. Die heb ik nog gewoon. Dit is de gezinswagen.
+JohnRS82 oke, leuke video.
prius 4 is equipped with TNGA chassis, the club will have better performance
me in Forza motorsport 4
still got 50mpg lol