Sales guys are famous for saying stuff which isn't true... -And if it nets them a sale... hey, everything's fair, apparently.
For the record, I've NEVER seen a solar powered A/C system capable of keeping a vehicle interior even moderately temperate which is ANYWHERE NEAR small enough to be vehicle-mounted. -Most would need about five parking spaces worth of Photo-Voltaic cell surface area... and even then would probably only do a poor job.
http://jalopnik.com/5232393/2010-toyota-prius-solar-powered- ventilation-system
-Apparently the reason your car doesn't have it is probably because they can't make it fast enough...
http://www.allaboutprius.com/blog/1034110_2010-toyota-prius- solar-sunroof-smash-success-hard-to-get
But if it REALLY says "A/C" on the key... (does it really?) that may not stand for Air Conditioning. -Just like the "HD" in "HD-Radio" doesn't stand for "High Definition". -Good job too, since it's about 128kBps Mp3 quality.
None the less, the Prius is STILL a hot ticket item. I say smart move. -I notice that the Toyota witch-hunt seems to have died off... We never really got to hear all the information, but it's probably good that everyone has given up on it.
Notice that Honda and Nissan kept their heads VERY LOW...
GM have their new small car coming out soon after their DISASTROUS attempts at re-badging a Daewoo (the Aveo) and making their own small car (the Cobalt). -I heard recently that the GM team was INSTRUCTED not to aim for 'class-leader' with the Cobalt/Ion platform, but instead to try and make it 'class-competitive' or 'comparable'.
Way to go, GM... Aiming for mediocrity. -And then failing.
Meanwhile Toyota have aimed squarely at class-leader, and in the Prius have largely DEFINED the class, and the state of the art. -For as long as that's true, the Prius will be rock-solid in terms of residuals.
Keith