Prius Ornament

Over the days leading up to Christmas we were awakened to a crunch. As it was before December 24/25, we assumed it wasn't Santa. It was the neighbor attempting to drive their Prius out of their driveway through a couple of inches of loose snow, in which it became firmly embedded.

During my drives, which have included trips through snowstorms and foul weather - the low center of gravity of the hybrid causes it to handle better than even a standard Tahoe and the 4-wheel drive selection does not seem to have as big an impact on mileage as I expected - I have noticed a very large number of Prius' stuck in the snow and broken down on the side of the road.

The hybrid Tahoe, in addition to being able to handle bad weather, blows through the snow even while towing loads in excess of 6,000 lbs. The Prius, Civic and similar just don't seem to have the power.