Comments on: 2009 Toyota Prius cooled by the sun

By: Danman2

Danman2 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:07:10 +0000

Hahahaha.
Toyota articles are fantastic for CA webhits! Going through the history (back 1 year) any article with Toyota in the heading generates about 2.4 times the comments of any other kind of article. With that kind of ‘pageview’ I would, as editor, post EVERYTHING about Toyota’s. Helps the ratecard with advertisers and all that.. pays the bills and the circulation figures help to make the manafacturers take CA seriously so you can read the expensive, exotic car reviews that would not happen without that cred. So lay off CA or start you own website and then you can never mention the 400 press releases that Toyo sends you per month.

Fine?

By: the fact

the fact — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:05:12 +0000

very simple Reality….JEALOUSY….unbelievable isn’t?

By: Reality

Reality — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:34:43 +0000

Amazing how passionate people get when CA posts any Toyota story. :)

By: Steve-Poyza

Steve-Poyza — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:50:46 +0000

Well, it seems everyone is over the Prius. Okay you want something different? Give us a story on when the new Mégane will be coming to Australia! :P
Sorry, I had to say it. Also, apparently they will be bringing it here in the Coupé form first to attempt to change their image to a more classier car-maker. Why not bring the Laguna Coupé or the (now dated) Vel Satis?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:01:41 +0000

BM, I didn’t say dude, as I wrote I meant with all due respect to CarAdvice, I kinda figured from the (.)(.) lol

By: Grammar Nazi

Grammar Nazi — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:40:11 +0000

Sorry, I should have made my comment two separate paragraphs – two separate observations.

Not trying to say that nay-sayers on the Prius’ solar features are under-educated, just an observation that people get a bit petty during Toyota-related articles – and no – I’m not a Toyota driver.

That is all.

By: cg

cg — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:15:47 +0000

Using a button on the keyfob, the air-conditioning can run for up to three minutes before the car is occupied, cooling the cabin down gradually and efficiently

Sorry FREAK…I must have read it wrong!

By: VW Freak

VW Freak — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:57:31 +0000

I’ve heard this solar panel feature will only be available on the iTech, not the base. Once again Toyota have given us a crap line-up, whereas overseas there’s many different models and option packs available.

The radar system for adaptive cruise and crash prevention is pretty impressive. Once again, from what I’ve heard only the iTech scores the radar system.

Btw, the solar panel only powers the HVAC blower fan, not the A/C as some of you think.

By: NotTheStig

NotTheStig — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:57:13 +0000

“Guys, this is a world’s first in the way the system has been designed, the idea is a world first, but this method of implementation is.”

Well, Alborz, if this is the level of your writing then go back to school. This sentence makes no sense at all. Read before you post !

By: alborz

alborz — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:45:32 +0000

Guys, this is a world’s first in the way the system has been designed, the idea isn’t a world first, but the of implementation is.

Also the reason it was posted again was due to more information being available.

We’ve got some really interesting photos of new Ford cars coming up soon – so we are definitely still chasing cars! :)

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:25:33 +0000

Hey Andrew Im a “dudest”……..just for future reference ;)

Either way seems it not “world first” does it?

NTS………said the same earlier.Where is that innovative /exclusive stuff we used to get from you CA ?

By: cg

cg — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:22:31 +0000

maybe its the first time solar panels have been used to run the air conditioning compressor????you think??

By: NotTheStig

NotTheStig — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:20:23 +0000

This is lazy work from CA.

We discussed this being old news and first seen on the Mazda 929 (as others have confirmed) many months ago.

I am finding that CA isn’t trying any more. Seems a lot of PR rerun when it suits.

If you can’t be bothered giving new and useful content and not just trying to get your pageviews up to satisfy advertising statistics, then I can’t be bothered reading…

Pick your game up CA before I won’t pay a visit any more – even to your home page.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:55:29 +0000

With all due respect to CA, I think it’s getting a “world first” tag because this was mainly a copy and paste of a press release

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:48:30 +0000

Ok so why is this getting the \”world first\” tag for the Prius ? Another idea they have adopted as their own perhaps ;)

By: Alec

Alec — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:28:52 +0000

This is an extract from an old test drive from hard drive . com about the mazda 929 sunroof if you\’re interested.

\”The optional sunroof includes the most blatantly trick piece of gadgetry: a solar panel which can either run vent fans when the car is parked, to keep the interior cool, or recharge the battery. It\’s one of those obvious ideas which seems cute and exotic just because nobody ever thought of it.\”

By: Alec

Alec — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:18:27 +0000

Jbot,

They did have this tech but then.
The Mazda 929 had solar panels in its sunroof. I cant remember whether the panels then powered the air-con or turned on the ventilation, dropped the windows or simply opened the sunroof.
It was an option.

By: jbot

jbot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:08:39 +0000

Actually I’d be very surprised/impressed if they had that tech back then…

By: jbot

jbot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:07:56 +0000

Like I said Cg, the Chevy Impala has remote engine start, I’m guessing like the Mazda 929 did, so the air-con can then be run.

By: Grammar Perfect!

Grammar Perfect! — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:06:16 +0000

“GRANDMA” NAZI it would seem to me that your highness is so sophisticated that you didn’t read any of the posts. How else could you denigrate the VALID comments of the “alleged” non-academics?
You think it(Prius cooled by sun)is a good idea? You have every right to. But to ridicule what stand as intelligent observations from other people?
Why come here to spout your intelligence? If seems to me a case of inferiority complex.
Obviously your supposed academia didn’t teach you discretion!