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Originally Posted by qwikz28
that doesn't really prove that the video was fake. But Toyota (and common sense) did prove that the guy's experiment was stupid. I am willing to bet any DBW car would have done the same thing.
I'm not sure if that Prius guy last night was faking it, but I'm sure much of it (if he wasn't faking) had to do with him not standing completely on the brakes and then they faded or pumping on them and losing vacuum.
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It certainly proves that the video was doctored heavily.
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I'm a physicist, can I chime in? if he was going 20mph, he was certainly not in first gear- likely second (benefit of the doubt here for not being in third). Auto transmission=2.047 gear ratio, 3.815 final drive ratio (again, benefit of doubt), tire circumfrence 26.2in. 20mph in second=2130 rpm (vid showed 1000, but close 'nuff). Final RPM=6000 (went to 6500, but I'm REALLY taking it easy on him). MPH @ 6000=59.9. So..... this car can do 20MPH to 60MPH in 0.7 seconds in SECOND gear!!!!! I want one!!!! The RPM sweep would ACTUALLY take much longer (7-8+sec?). Anyone who owns an automatic one care to comment?
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Seems to make sense to me. Selectively showing data and clips in a fashion that implies they point you are trying to prove is just as bad as making up evidence IMO.