Quote:M Fnord wrote:Hrm... *Looks up Prius on Wikipedia* Huh. Didn't know they had a sedan version way back then. The '04 and later models are of a radically different design - almost a whole other car entirely, so this doesn't really surprise me, although it would be nice to see a reference in regards to when DbW systems were introduced in the Prius line and to what extent.
The *newer* Priuses are fly-by-wire. The '01 through '04 models (IIRC) still use conventional ignitions. My '03 uses a key, for example.
Other interesting stuff: this is not a new issue. Before this recall went out, no less a personage than Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer fame has been experimenting with his own garage of Priuses and claims to be able to get a 'runaway' effect out of his new 2010 model. Reliably. Safely even. (O_o)