Originally Posted By: qship1996
Interesting, as I have heard lots of complaints from Prius owners over the a/c system being marginal in hot humid weather- and lots get their windows tinted to help keep the car cool here in maryland.
I have no idea where these people are coming from. My Prius is BLACK, and I live in FLORIDA. My Camry Hybrid is BLACK, and it lives with me, under the unrelenting Florida sun. I recently took a temp reading off the roof of the Prius with my laser temp gauge, and it read "182F", yes, that's only thirty (30) degrees short of the boiling point of water, but no matter, the AC in this car will have it meat locker cold in a minute or so.
The Camry Hybrid's electric AC is even more powerful.
I don't know where this nonsense is coming from (probably the usual anti-hybrid suspects...), but it's just that -- nonsense. These cars have the most effective AC I've ever experienced, and I've been driving since 1976.