Yes, he's driving very well with what he has access to. I would be too stressed to either try to push the right foot through the floor or by constantly need to keep away.
@@qwertz4035 didn't see your reply. It's a "planetary gear set" like a Ford Model T transmission, or an old school pencil sharpener. With only three parts; an outer ring gear - powered by the big electric motor driving the wheels, a planetary gear set that spins inside the ring gear powered by the engine, and a central sun gear controlled by the small electric motor - the combination of all 3 let's the Prius do what it does. It can generate (⚡) and use (🔋⛽) two different energy sources in multiple ways. The small electric motor not only generates electricity from the engine, it can instantly set the gear ratio of the engine at any speed (even as a reverse gear). For such a complex yet simple and fascinating gearbox in the Prius - it had often been over looked or willingly dismissed
Perfect vehicle for an instruction video. Lots of time to explain the line and braking points and you could have the turn names onscreen for longer than just a second.
Wide open throttle for so much of the lap! Cars I learned to drive in were old/not much power, but fun to drive and you could do a lot within the speed limit :)
It sure doesn't like being driving like that, but at normal speeds, driven normally, it's actually very good. I've had my gen 2 prius for 10 years now, best car I've ever had.
@@Jacobtheunwise But the hate is less about owning one and more about their existence in general. Also, CVT was a victim of a few bad implementations and bad timing with the ICE->electric switchover. Theoretically it's the ideal form of gearbox. Even F1 had to ban it.
Oh that poor little 1.5L screaming its head off, especially when his electric buddy stopped helping. Still looks like like much fun, with the occasional scary moment like 11:00. I hope it didn't start using oil after this adventure. I have a 16yr old gen Prius, and I've always had it in the back my mind to do this with it. Having seen this, I don't think I will, except maybe on the last day before I sell it.
The 1nz-fxe in the old Prius is a version of the 1nz-fe which can go to more rpm. The Prius throttle body only goes 60% open max and 5000 rpm limited according to my scan tool
This is probably the perfect car for a beginner who may want to lap on the Nurburgring. Since it is slow, one can easily learn the basics of making turns on the track before transitioning to more powerful cars.
Had the same car, also in black. Loved it. And I‘m a petrolhead with several MX-5 in the past and currently driving am Golf MK 7 GTI PP. Really miss the Prius. It was the most reliable car I ever had. I sold it a few years ago and switched to a E38 740i. 😂
we actually have a gen II prius we're modding. We already stripped it out, have a carbon hood, and are saving up for some Advan wheels. We dream of shipping her out to do a run at the ring. But that's a ways off for now
@@MrTchou As much as we can, we aren't planning on doing much to the engine so we're hoping to basically go full lotus with it. The Enkei J10 wheels we have on it now already shaved a few pounds off the wheels but honestly we want the Advans for fun as much as we want to go even lighter
They'd make sure that was the outcome, wouldn't they? Top Gear (or... was) funny, but I'd take any "information" they presented with a large 50kg bag of salt.
Thank You dear Misha for going for a lap with a Prius! I have a Auris Hybrid and now I know what will happen If I will come to the ring. 100 Km/h from Bergwerg upwards Haha! I feared that this will happen!
@@AlekR3 Hybrid Assistant on android with a good ODB dongle . You can find the list of the most adapted ODB dongle on the devs blog . It's possible to log all the powertrain and brakes datas .
@@AlekR3Prius Can monitor, it was written by a Japanese guy, runs on windows XP only, gets a lot of data, one guy from a french prius forum translated it to french, he gave it to me. i don’t recall if it’s opensource but he had the green light from the japanese dev to give it for free.
@@Jacobtheunwise the prius was designed assuming most of your driving is at partial power. Highway holding steady at 65, or city streets at 40 for example. That's very easy to do for a 70hp engine, so it can spend a little extra power to recharge the batteries for the next acceleration. Going full throttle though forces the ECU to pull power from the battery until there's nothing left, and you're already asking the max out of the engine, it has none to spare to recharge the battery.
ive always thought the prius was cool besides how slow they are. i mean if teslas can be fast and a prius has less battery weight and a hybrid powertrain instead imagine how fast a prius would be with faster motors. maybe tune the engine to give a little more power too.
To all guys here that are not aware since the next generation Prius from 2010 and above the transmission is different and overall set up is different, the cars doesn’t whine that much , they have more pulling power and way better to drive. But yeah it’s fun for sure 👌🚗✌️
@@NatedoGP I think they stated the simulated shifts don't negatively effect the efficiency that much, the single rpm thing is only part of what makes CVTs efficient. Also, most of them also have an Eco mode, which pretty much removes the simulated shifts. The full efficiency is still there should you choose it, but still pretty efficient regardless compared to traditional autos.
@@banaana1234 Yeah, I'm not sure how it works, but the engineers who program probably know what they are doing. Most CVT equipped cars aren't sports cars it should be noted. Though as I mentioned, they can easily revert to no simulated shifts depending on the driving conditions.
5:47 *Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management 9:36 VDIM is a predictive system. It was no doubt confused by the banked corner and though the Prius was going to skid.
The poor car sounds like it's screaming out in pain for the whole lap! Have you seen the GT300 Prius with LMP1 engines that APR run in SuperGT? Would love to see one of them on the Nordschleife
Get a Thornton tuner chip for your Prius. I put the stage 3 in my first generation Prius and on a Dyno it's putting 150 horsepower to the wheels. Not only did the horsepower go up but it charges much faster. I do 75 most of the time on the highway and I still get 34 miles to the gallon with the Thornton tuner chip.
That beeping traction control sounds like the one in my moms Peugeot 107 when you would try to powerslide it in the snow… not that i ever did that of course😅
@@gpaje Stupid cvt:s simulate gears. Not all of them. If you are going to have a constantly variable transmission, its stupid to not constantly vary the gears.
@@banaana1234 They all do it now. They simulate shifts, but still have the constant gear when cruising, apparently the simulated gears doesn't reduce efficiency that much. They usually have an "Eco" mode, which removes the simulated shifts.
They are all right these things. Haha.. Damn thing can scream. It was a pretty enjoyable lab. Who would've thought a prius would be such a hoot, that too on the 'ring. All in all I don't hate them that much anymore.
@@toyotaprius79 That's impressive. I would have assumed more consumption. I thought the hybrid system only really saves fuel in the city. because the engine turns off when you are stoped and the electric motor gets you going. Thats when a normal car wastes the most fuel. In stop and go traffic.
@@patricknintemann924It's still a very efficient engine, though it's true that the hybrid system doesn't do much while holding steady. The idea behind a hybrid system is that it allows you to undersize an engine. An small engine working harder is generally more efficient than one being choked off through the throttle plate. Anytime you need more power, the electric motor can boost you through. Whenever you don't need the extra power, the ECU can move the engine load into a more efficient zone to recharge the batteries. Cars without hybrids need a much more powerful engine in order to cover every possible situation on its own, and is oversized for steady state. Which is why they only start to become efficient at highway cruising, where you're working the engine more. Eco-turbos are utilizing the same logic. You can undersize an engine for steady state, and spool up the turbo when you need more power. Though it's obviously less flexible since it can't bank excess energy
The engine noise is interesting. It is not related to the speed. This explains why Toyota drivers don't drive too fast, the engine gets load very early and runs at max. RPM for max. power.
CVT Transmission are literally the best on the market - that’s why Koenigsegg uses them. (Lexus/Toyota use them still in some cars because they invest in quality) 😌
Thats really a torture for the car. ;) It revs so high because it couldn´t charge its battery during the lap, the battery gets empty and can´t support the engine anymore.
Is that why it was so slow? When i drove one when my car was in for a service it was way faster than this one an didn't make that horrible never ending revving lol
@@Jacobtheunwise Yeah. I experienced that once in the Alps, after endless uphill drive the battery was low and the car felt like it only had 40 hp. When you drive normal, the battery will be recharged in a couple of minutes and the car is back to normal.
@@Jacobtheunwise How old is the Corolla? I have driven a 2012 Yaris with a CVT, and if you floor it it stays in the same revs until you let off. It's just that in normal traffic you never floor it for more than like 10 seconds.
When this car was new top gear did a test where they drove the Prius flat out around a track and an M3 was just keeping up results: Prius 18mpg M3 19mpg
Dude checks his mirror, keeps on the right when needed but still enjoys his ride while not annoying anyone else that's so great
Yes, he's driving very well with what he has access to. I would be too stressed to either try to push the right foot through the floor or by constantly need to keep away.
Probably annoyed the Prius, though.
So nice to hear a cvt that actually uses the technology correctly!
Exactly what I was thinking! Gotta admit it sound hella horrible tho hahahah
But it's not. It's more interesting than a traditional CVT.
@@toyotaprius79 What do you mean?
@@qwertz4035 didn't see your reply.
It's a "planetary gear set" like a Ford Model T transmission, or an old school pencil sharpener.
With only three parts; an outer ring gear - powered by the big electric motor driving the wheels, a planetary gear set that spins inside the ring gear powered by the engine, and a central sun gear controlled by the small electric motor - the combination of all 3 let's the Prius do what it does.
It can generate (⚡) and use (🔋⛽) two different energy sources in multiple ways.
The small electric motor not only generates electricity from the engine, it can instantly set the gear ratio of the engine at any speed (even as a reverse gear).
For such a complex yet simple and fascinating gearbox in the Prius - it had often been over looked or willingly dismissed
the good old CVT transmission, for when you love people coming up to you saying 'Mate i think your clutch is slipping badly'
But it doesn't even have one.
It's a planetary gearbox, like a Ford Model T.
@Be Low Below yup, it's a eCVT.
Toyota HSD can be considered a type of Cvt, but it is not like the common variable belt type cvt.
The trick for this is keep the right foot all the way pushed through the floor and left foot brake
Fun fact - you can watch it at 1,5x speed to witness the rare Prius GT3 at the Nurburgring
🤣
"Saving the environment through Breidscheid"...wouldn't that require a not empty battery? 😁
It only has 99 PS (140 with electro) so it doesn’t matter.
Perfect vehicle for an instruction video. Lots of time to explain the line and braking points and you could have the turn names onscreen for longer than just a second.
What braking points? 😅
@@perwestermark8920 Recuperation points XD
That perfectly shows that you don't need the fastest or powerful Car to enjoy a lap of Nordschleife 👌🏼
Wide open throttle for so much of the lap! Cars I learned to drive in were old/not much power, but fun to drive and you could do a lot within the speed limit :)
Well.... Now I'm thinking of bringing my little Daihatsu Copen to the Ring... 660cc of fury! :D
Do it and do a lap with Misha so we can all enjoy it !!!
This needs to happen!
YES
@@MrTchou Dont know if he will sit next to someone who only knows the 'Ring from the Sim even though the car won't be faster than 160kph.
@@churchi1338 that was my case.
That CVT gearbox is just straight hell. Had to turn down the volume to survive watching that :)
It sure doesn't like being driving like that, but at normal speeds, driven normally, it's actually very good. I've had my gen 2 prius for 10 years now, best car I've ever had.
It's not a CVT, it's a planetary gear set.
@@Oockeshoek It's even more than that, with two integrated motor-generators, but functionally I'd say it's a form of CVT.
@@SolarWebsite yeah, everything is attached to the planetary gear set. It’s a really clever system (I even got classes about it at uni)
Not a CVT
Very sorry for the „AMG“ license plate😂it‘s just my name
I can prove that, i'm the co-driver... 😋🤣
Idk why people hate this car. It's just not meant for petrolheads, it doesn't take anything away from you.
The gearbox an the way it looks lol qn interior is horrible. They're just not a great car in general
@@Jacobtheunwise But the hate is less about owning one and more about their existence in general. Also, CVT was a victim of a few bad implementations and bad timing with the ICE->electric switchover. Theoretically it's the ideal form of gearbox. Even F1 had to ban it.
The "gearbox" is basically the most reliable transmission in a passenger car on the market, maybe ever. No clutching, no synchros, no fluid changes...
The Prius overtook a Civic Type-R, now that’s funny 🤣🤣🤣
Oh that poor little 1.5L screaming its head off, especially when his electric buddy stopped helping. Still looks like like much fun, with the occasional scary moment like 11:00.
I hope it didn't start using oil after this adventure.
I have a 16yr old gen Prius, and I've always had it in the back my mind to do this with it. Having seen this, I don't think I will, except maybe on the last day before I sell it.
The 1nz-fxe in the old Prius is a version of the 1nz-fe which can go to more rpm. The Prius throttle body only goes 60% open max and 5000 rpm limited according to my scan tool
You actually passed a car and it was the track vehicle going slow. Good video
I passed 2 track cars and a Type R civic. ;-)
This is probably the perfect car for a beginner who may want to lap on the Nurburgring. Since it is slow, one can easily learn the basics of making turns on the track before transitioning to more powerful cars.
Had the same car, also in black. Loved it. And I‘m a petrolhead with several MX-5 in the past and currently driving am Golf MK 7 GTI PP. Really miss the Prius. It was the most reliable car I ever had. I sold it a few years ago and switched to a E38 740i. 😂
we actually have a gen II prius we're modding. We already stripped it out, have a carbon hood, and are saving up for some Advan wheels. We dream of shipping her out to do a run at the ring. But that's a ways off for now
The original gen II hood is already aluminium, and wheels are magnesium, how much weight do you expect to save ?
@@MrTchou As much as we can, we aren't planning on doing much to the engine so we're hoping to basically go full lotus with it. The Enkei J10 wheels we have on it now already shaved a few pounds off the wheels but honestly we want the Advans for fun as much as we want to go even lighter
Great lap, battery almost made it to Schwedenkreuz :-D
I tried… first lap we were 4 in the car and Battery was ded at Sabine Schmitz Kurve… ;-)
That Type R got smoked 🤭
gotta say Misha that was torture to watch, but as u said it wud have been a heap of fun doing the lap. very cool.
Love that Ladybug on the AC vent
Did you see the top gear episode where jeremy drove an e9x m3, chasing the stig in a prius on the track, the m3 was more efficient😆
Haha I miss the days when top gear wasn't arse pie
They'd make sure that was the outcome, wouldn't they? Top Gear (or... was) funny, but I'd take any "information" they presented with a large 50kg bag of salt.
@@SolarWebsiteTrue true
Thank You dear Misha for going for a lap with a Prius! I have a Auris Hybrid and now I know what will happen If I will come to the ring. 100 Km/h from Bergwerg upwards Haha! I feared that this will happen!
It's nice to see the squirrel in the cage getting some exercise, was this a Sunday drive on a Saturday lol. The constant rev sound was priceless.
Probably the most reliable car and safest (speed of course)car on the racetrack.
This lap reminds me of my go-karting career - under powered and being overtaken all the time. :-)
The oddities are always entertaining.
That cvt just makes you want to cry a little bit
Bruh
Shhh. Let people enjoy things.
You should film on second camera the Energy distribution on monitor during lap will be interesting :D
I have a program on a pc that access way more data than what the energy monitor shows you, i guess next time i come there i’ll bring it with me.
@@MrTchou could you write the name of this software?
@@AlekR3 Hybrid Assistant on android with a good ODB dongle . You can find the list of the most adapted ODB dongle on the devs blog . It's possible to log all the powertrain and brakes datas .
@@ludovicbon5903 thank You, my mum will buy a hybrid So i will use IT in her Car.
@@AlekR3Prius Can monitor, it was written by a Japanese guy, runs on windows XP only, gets a lot of data, one guy from a french prius forum translated it to french, he gave it to me. i don’t recall if it’s opensource but he had the green light from the japanese dev to give it for free.
The Prius is not fast, but actually an very good choice for a daily. If you watch the fuel prices...
That’s why i got it, cheaper than my 60 hp polo 6n, more powerful, less noisy (on normal use it is) and way more comfortable on long haul journeys.
poor prius didnt even have any battery charge lmao, pure torture
Is that why it was so slow? Ive driven one an it was way faster than this one lol
@@Jacobtheunwise don't trust the petrol heads to give a Prius a fair shake.
It was torture. The sharp braking and lack of momentum offered no regen or engine charge.
When it gets to 0-1 bar, that's when you're stuck with 75PS
@@Jacobtheunwise the prius was designed assuming most of your driving is at partial power. Highway holding steady at 65, or city streets at 40 for example. That's very easy to do for a 70hp engine, so it can spend a little extra power to recharge the batteries for the next acceleration. Going full throttle though forces the ECU to pull power from the battery until there's nothing left, and you're already asking the max out of the engine, it has none to spare to recharge the battery.
Works like a drill without impact.Misha what would you choose Multipla or Prius ?
He definitely would go Multipla.
@@MiGujack3 i’d say 1000tipla even.
Both are horrible
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 it's fun to drive terrible cars, though!
It actually sounds like a lawnmower 😂
The Prius is like having a Citroen 2CV. An amazing car that isn't fast...
Brisk across paddocks and dirt. 2cv probably faster than a Prius in those situations haha
ive always thought the prius was cool besides how slow they are. i mean if teslas can be fast and a prius has less battery weight and a hybrid powertrain instead imagine how fast a prius would be with faster motors. maybe tune the engine to give a little more power too.
@@rabbitdrink that would defeat the purpose of a city car like the Prius is.
@@mastex5575 yeah, but in my taste the prius has too little power even in the city.
@@mastex5575 look up RAV4 PRIME
battery left the lap
3:37 yes you just witnessed a prius pass a car on the Nürburgring track 😂
This is way better if turn up the playback speed to 1.25.
lol
What a symphony though. Thing literally held 5000rpm the whole lap. Sounded like a weed whacker.
Does this prove the old adage that it is better to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slow?
Absolutely.
Keeping momentum is more rewarding than driving with both pedals at the same time.
To all guys here that are not aware since the next generation Prius from 2010 and above the transmission is different and overall set up is different, the cars doesn’t whine that much , they have more pulling power and way better to drive. But yeah it’s fun for sure 👌🚗✌️
I think every car guy hates the Prius but we’ve all priced out a used one before. Would love to see you driving it at full attack with AR1’s on it.
Those early CVT transmissions make it sound like one big gear. At least the modern ones simulate multiple gears, make it sound more natural.
But at that point there is no need for a cvt if you aren’t going to use the technology correctly
@@NatedoGP I think they stated the simulated shifts don't negatively effect the efficiency that much, the single rpm thing is only part of what makes CVTs efficient. Also, most of them also have an Eco mode, which pretty much removes the simulated shifts. The full efficiency is still there should you choose it, but still pretty efficient regardless compared to traditional autos.
@@gpaje But it affects the performance. When the cvt keeps the car in max power all the time, it accelerates faster.
@@banaana1234 Yeah, I'm not sure how it works, but the engineers who program probably know what they are doing. Most CVT equipped cars aren't sports cars it should be noted. Though as I mentioned, they can easily revert to no simulated shifts depending on the driving conditions.
It's not a traditional CVT transmission, Prius has an eCVT transaxle, that works with a motor-generator: th-cam.com/video/WL9I_MLj1aw/w-d-xo.html
This is clearly better experience than doing a lap with Kevin Estre in gt3 rs
5:47 *Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management
9:36 VDIM is a predictive system. It was no doubt confused by the banked corner and though the Prius was going to skid.
The poor car sounds like it's screaming out in pain for the whole lap! Have you seen the GT300 Prius with LMP1 engines that APR run in SuperGT? Would love to see one of them on the Nordschleife
Glad to see someone driving it like it should be driven instead of just showing off on the Kö.
It's good that it is Prius 20 - it is indestructible. Prius 30 would end up in the middle of the track somewhere with blown up inverter....xD
Torturing > my subs with < a Toyota Prius on the Nürburgring
Get a Thornton tuner chip for your Prius. I put the stage 3 in my first generation Prius and on a Dyno it's putting 150 horsepower to the wheels. Not only did the horsepower go up but it charges much faster. I do 75 most of the time on the highway and I still get 34 miles to the gallon with the Thornton tuner chip.
This is like a leisurely afternoon drive rather than a lap! hah
Funny lap with the Prius 😀
That beeping traction control sounds like the one in my moms Peugeot 107 when you would try to powerslide it in the snow…
not that i ever did that of course😅
Taxiride becomes a new definition on the nurburgring
bet the dude in the type r does not tell this at home 😬😬🤦🏻♂️
It sounds like someone who doesn't know you have to change gear in a manual.
me pense que el motor salia por los aires aguanta esa leña porque es toyota buen video Misha
I haven't laughed this good in a while. What a wonderful video. I'm glad he gave it the beans, even if it was so slow, haha
i've always wondered what happens if you track a toyota hybrid car. THANK YOU!
The engine sounds on this thing 🤣
First-gen CVT, it's just like one big gear, modern cvts simulate gears now, more natural of a sound as it accelerates.
@@gpaje Stupid cvt:s simulate gears. Not all of them. If you are going to have a constantly variable transmission, its stupid to not constantly vary the gears.
@@banaana1234 They all do it now. They simulate shifts, but still have the constant gear when cruising, apparently the simulated gears doesn't reduce efficiency that much. They usually have an "Eco" mode, which removes the simulated shifts.
@@gpaje None of Toyota's hybrid eCVTs do that, you know what you're buying them for. If you want to simulate gear shifts, wiggle your accelerator
@Appletank8 makes sense, their gas ones continue to however.
The most funniest - silence - environmental care, lap !!!!! Nice !!!! =D
I want to make a video driving a smart for two on the Nürburgring 😂😂😁
needs a 3sgte swap /s. Would be ridiculously fast if it got a built 3s though.
I see you're slowly getting accustomed to driving as passenger again. 😎
In all the videos of yours I have watched I have never seen this many cars passing you as a driver or passenger
Did not disappoint😂
we use to see you race around in the GT3 RS and 720s..... i miss that
Wrong video description, Misha ;)
Sounds like my washing machine!
Time for the new 2023 Prime
They are all right these things. Haha.. Damn thing can scream. It was a pretty enjoyable lab. Who would've thought a prius would be such a hoot, that too on the 'ring. All in all I don't hate them that much anymore.
this looks like a standard cab ride.
Just Put Some sticky Toyo tires on my Prius and Dear Lord why does my Prius think it's race car now😅
Ja, dat zijn de leukste ervaringen, auto's die je niet verwacht op de Nordschleife.
Nice. Should have a lap time + mpg index (if lap times were allowed)
I think they could make an exception for a lap time from this car - it isn't exactly stressing around the track 😃
I didn’t time it but fuel was about 9L/100km on the lap
@@MrTchou Normal city driving numbers for my 1.6 petrol Megane. 😂
I timed the lap from the video BTG was 11:54
@@MrTchou not bad for flat out
That thing sounds like it's about to blow up.
It feels like it too when your engine is redlined at 70mph...
(usually when climbing a mountain)
@@FawfulDiedIt's good that the rev limit is set so low on this engine
THE ONLY CAR THAT CAN SURPASS A FEW MILLION KILOMETERS-IT'S THE BEST CAR EVER!
The speed is like my late Charlston Citroen CV2.
Sooo, what was the fuell consumption?
I guess something between 7 and 10 liter per 100 kilometer.
@@patricknintemann924 maybe. I've driven at 150-181km/h for over an hour in a Prius once. Average fuel consumption was 6.6/100km
It was nice
@@toyotaprius79 That's impressive. I would have assumed more consumption. I thought the hybrid system only really saves fuel in the city. because the engine turns off when you are stoped and the electric motor gets you going. Thats when a normal car wastes the most fuel. In stop and go traffic.
@@patricknintemann924It's still a very efficient engine, though it's true that the hybrid system doesn't do much while holding steady.
The idea behind a hybrid system is that it allows you to undersize an engine. An small engine working harder is generally more efficient than one being choked off through the throttle plate. Anytime you need more power, the electric motor can boost you through. Whenever you don't need the extra power, the ECU can move the engine load into a more efficient zone to recharge the batteries.
Cars without hybrids need a much more powerful engine in order to cover every possible situation on its own, and is oversized for steady state. Which is why they only start to become efficient at highway cruising, where you're working the engine more.
Eco-turbos are utilizing the same logic. You can undersize an engine for steady state, and spool up the turbo when you need more power. Though it's obviously less flexible since it can't bank excess energy
Sounds like the valves or pistons are about to launch into orbit
They won't, that's the difference with most other cars....
beeping reminds me my handbrake + throttle drifting on icy/snowy parking lot with Toyota Avensis Wagon 2.2D 130kW :D
I have heard that the standard brakes on most cars can't handle a full lap and would get heat soaked. It doesn't seem like an issue here though?
Braking with hybrids utilizes the electric motor as a generator, simultaneously recharging the battery and slowing down the car.
One day, when I have more money than sense, I will stick an evora drivetrain into the back of a prius.
The only car that you don't need to let off during a yellow.
That was a great lap, using all the gears.
CVT, bit like the old Dafje eh :) I drove one of them in Holland back in 1999, now I'm in a Corolla with the modern Belt Drive
The engine noise is interesting. It is not related to the speed. This explains why Toyota drivers don't drive too fast, the engine gets load very early and runs at max. RPM for max. power.
It's not what you drive, it's how you drive that matters
The engine: Pleaseeeeeeeeee
cvt.45 kmph- 6000 RPM. trully ecologic
When even an mx-5 breezes past you on a straight, you know you're slow
CVT Transmission are literally the best on the market - that’s why Koenigsegg uses them. (Lexus/Toyota use them still in some cars because they invest in quality) 😌
Its a Toyota. The transmission would not shatter to a million pieces like most does.
Prius owners be like: Its a family regera
Turn on B Mode when racing and turn all the assists off with the cheat code (being literal)
Toyota Land cruiser 120 also beeps when it looses traction
Good video
Good comment
Flat out through all corners 😂😂😂
Thats really a torture for the car. ;) It revs so high because it couldn´t charge its battery during the lap, the battery gets empty and can´t support the engine anymore.
Is that why it was so slow? When i drove one when my car was in for a service it was way faster than this one an didn't make that horrible never ending revving lol
@@Jacobtheunwise Yeah. I experienced that once in the Alps, after endless uphill drive the battery was low and the car felt like it only had 40 hp. When you drive normal, the battery will be recharged in a couple of minutes and the car is back to normal.
It revs so high because it has an cvt and its keeping the engine in peak power range for maximum acceleration.
@@banaana1234 my girlfriends corolla has a cvt an is nothing like that. Must be an old cvt thing
@@Jacobtheunwise How old is the Corolla? I have driven a 2012 Yaris with a CVT, and if you floor it it stays in the same revs until you let off. It's just that in normal traffic you never floor it for more than like 10 seconds.
RIMAC ON NURBURGRINGGGGGG
i did the same with my Toyota Auris hybrid. I OVERTOOK a Golf6 in Kesselchen. #truestory
Was it broken down? ;)
Están pa eso, Ramón!
I'd like to see the fuel economy of that lap.
I guess something between 7 and 10 liter per 100 kilometer.
When this car was new top gear did a test where they drove the Prius flat out around a track and an M3 was just keeping up results:
Prius 18mpg
M3 19mpg
Top Gear modified the Robin to roll more easily for content, so I wouldn't put much stock into their results.