The Prius' computers limit the top speed to about 105 mpg. The Prius accelerates strongly up to that point.
About acceleration: There are a few things that fool people:
1. When reviewers get 0-60 times, they rev the engine and pop the clutch (or the automatic equivalent). The Prius won't let you do this kind of juvenilia, but no one (who has to pay the bills) drives like that anyway so a few seconds to the acceleration times have to be added or subtracted depending upon which way you're doing the math.
2. Because there is no shifting in the Prius, you don't get that gear change jerk, which some people equate with engine power.
3. Because the engine RPM is not tightly coupled to vehicle speed as it is in an old fashioned car, some people use the sound of the engine RPM to tell when to back off on the accelerator. If you do this in a Prius acceleration will slow down. The Prius won't let the engine over-revv so backing off just slows acceleration. Note that many folks do this unconsciously because it's the way you accelerate in other cars.
4. The Prius actually accelerates at highway speeds, unlike many non-sports cars.
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