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This is how NASA - the space agency, not the racing association! - teamed with Baylor University and Shelby American to test driver endurance in the 1964 Daytona Continental. Some famous names are within.

Yes, I know a couple of images are mirrored. I didn't take them..I wasn't there!

Racing Improves the … Astronaut - Hagerty Media Sixty years ago, telemetry gathered by NASA from Shelby racers at Daytona helped answer questions about the limits of human endurance.

This week, I'm driving the 2024 Toyota USA Prius Prime XSE. No joke, it's one of my favorite cars you can buy right now. Incredible fuel economy is standard for any Prius, but they've finally made it look GOOD. It drives well, it's comfortable...it's just a damned good car.

The Prime part of the Prius means it's a plug-in hybrid, giving around 40 miles of all-electric range perfect for the daily commute. For the weekend roadtrips, fuel economy ends up averaging around 52mpg, giving around 600 miles of bladder-busting range.

This one is painted Guardian Gray, which looks very much like the familiar shade of "Ohio Skies In January."

I thought the Prius Prime was divisible only by one and itself, but that's a Prime Number, not a Prius Prime.

This one has a sticker price of just over $42,000 delivered - loaded up like every media loaner is. You can get into a well-equipped Prius Prime for around $37k, or a non-Prime Prius for around thirty grand.

Um… wheels sold separately? Additional Dealer Markup gone very wrong?

Been driving the 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 this week - this one is the long-range RWD model, which has an expected range of a whopping 361 miles between charges. Stopped today at an EVgo DC Fast Charging station, where I went from 29% to 83% charge in 15 minutes - taking me from 129 to 275 miles of range while I made a quick stop in the store.

We just need more of these fast-charging stations in more accessible locations near major thoroughfares. There are but four places around Columbus - a metro area of around 2 million - where one can get 350kW charging like this.

The car: impressive, even in this relatively mild trim. It even has cloth seats - which I love! Sticker is $46,825 delivered, which all things considered is pretty reasonable.