Toyota Declares 'Runaway Prius In San Diego' Was A Hoax

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 03/15/2010 - 16:50

Toyota engineers believe that it would be extremely difficult for the Prius to be driven at a continuous high speed with more than light brake-pedal pressure, and that the assertion that the vehicle could not be stopped with the brakes is fundamentally inconsistent with basic vehicle design and the investigation observations.


 

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