Prius tow capacity exceeded

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by jaywolf, Jul 24, 2009.

  1. jaywolf

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    The Prius manual states you are not to tow anything with the new Prius. Yet the commercial shows a Prius towing the Sun?
    Doesn't the Sun weigh 1989100000000000000000000000000kg give or take a few tons.

    I would think the sun would be well over any vehicles limit.
     
    #1 jaywolf, Jul 24, 2009
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    Yes but that's a IV with SR. It has more power because it's in full sun all the time. I've got a windmill I put on my SUV when I'm in the plains states.
     
    #2 JamesBurke, Jul 24, 2009
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    I believe I already commented on this on a thread about the new ads.
     
    #3 patsparks, Jul 24, 2009
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    I get the suspicious feeling JamesBurke was somehow referring to you...
     
    #4 Sphyrna, Jul 24, 2009
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    Good God, not this topic again.

    Look it, the Sun has a mass many times that of the Prius. For this reason, the Prius is not towing the sun but rather orbiting the Sun. Is it really that hard to understand one of the most basic concepts of theoretical astrophysics?
     
    #5 TonyPSchaefer, Jul 25, 2009
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    lots of newton meters electric motor
     
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    Good grief! Those are after market, Archimedes tires, which are very rare and hard to find. After all, they are made from unobtainium.

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  8. JamesBurke

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    Really? And I thought they were made with the power of Orange oil. Learn something everyday.
     
    #8 JamesBurke, Jul 25, 2009
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    Aww, c'mon... anyone else start thinking "The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace..."
     
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    Only every morning right before I pray to the great floaty spaghetti monster ;)
     
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    Spnnr, me thinks you need to come in out of the AZ heat.
    Picture of the Pope in a pizza for me.
    Never did find that thread Pat was talking about.
     
    #11 JamesBurke, Jul 25, 2009
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