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Toyota Prius Is the Prettiest Prius Ever

7 points by fairytalemtg 4y ago

danuker 4y ago
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Looks angry or smirky to me, depending on which opening you consider the "mouth".
- Kon-Peki 4y ago
  The key is going to be seeing it in person. None of those photos are from your specific eye level, and every angle is using a different height above the ground to find the best look. Further, this is probably the highest trim level, which is probably going to be so expensive that few dealers carry it on the lots. It has a lot of promise, I'll give it that. PS - that might be the largest windshield/windscreen ever put on a small car. And despite all that it appears to have awful sight lines. I bet that a normal-sized person sitting in a properly-adjusted seating position can't see the pavement 10 feet in front of the car.
  - gardenfelder 4y ago
    I have a 2017 which has one vision problem: out the rear view. Thei long sloping rear window, when viewed from the rear view mirror, is like a tiny slit, nothing panoramic. What excites me is the improved MPG potential. If I barrel in the left lane on long drives - I'll average ~54 mpg. On a 35 mile drive on a hilly freeway, if I stay behind the trucks, no problem hitting 80mpg.
tromp 4y ago
Glad to see Toyota breaking the trend of every past new generation of Prius looking worse than the previous one. I'll be giving this serious consideration when upgrading my 2007 Prius.
rdtwo 4y ago
Yeah but people well think you are an Uber driver and drunk people will hop in your car for no reason
egberts1 4y ago
Might be the prettiest but also one of the least reliable ... according to Consumer Reports. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/evs-least-reliable-vehicle-type-214225842.html https://finance.yahoo.com/video/evs-least-reliable-vehicle-t...
- _hypx 4y ago
  The Prius has one of the highest reliability figures. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/11/15/reliability-cars-consumer-reports-ranking/10703135002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/11/15/reliabi...
  - egberts1 4y ago
    How many Prius recalls so far? 63. https://www.cars.com/research/toyota-prius/recalls/ https://www.cars.com/research/toyota-prius/recalls/ https://www.dealerrater.com/recalls/Toyota/Prius/ https://www.dealerrater.com/recalls/Toyota/Prius/
- robocat 4y ago
  Prius are one of the most reliable vehicles you can buy - that’s why so many Uber drivers use one. Even the article you linked says “Yeah. Yeah, so it turns out hybrids are actually very, very reliable. Talking about plug-in hybrids, think the Priuses of the world, things like that. [snip] With the hybrid, yeah. It's actually a smooth car, really good fit and finish. And lastly, the Toyota Corolla. You can't go wrong here, not surprising from Toyota.”

7 points by fairytalemtg 4y ago

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Looks angry or smirky to me, depending on which opening you consider the "mouth".

Kon-Peki 4y ago
The key is going to be seeing it in person. None of those photos are from your specific eye level, and every angle is using a different height above the ground to find the best look. Further, this is probably the highest trim level, which is probably going to be so expensive that few dealers carry it on the lots. It has a lot of promise, I'll give it that. PS - that might be the largest windshield/windscreen ever put on a small car. And despite all that it appears to have awful sight lines. I bet that a normal-sized person sitting in a properly-adjusted seating position can't see the pavement 10 feet in front of the car.
- gardenfelder 4y ago
  I have a 2017 which has one vision problem: out the rear view. Thei long sloping rear window, when viewed from the rear view mirror, is like a tiny slit, nothing panoramic. What excites me is the improved MPG potential. If I barrel in the left lane on long drives - I'll average ~54 mpg. On a 35 mile drive on a hilly freeway, if I stay behind the trucks, no problem hitting 80mpg.

tromp 4y ago

Glad to see Toyota breaking the trend of every past new generation of Prius looking worse than the previous one. I'll be giving this serious consideration when upgrading my 2007 Prius.

rdtwo 4y ago

Yeah but people well think you are an Uber driver and drunk people will hop in your car for no reason

egberts1 4y ago

Might be the prettiest but also one of the least reliable ... according to Consumer Reports. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/evs-least-reliable-vehicle-type-214225842.html https://finance.yahoo.com/video/evs-least-reliable-vehicle-t...

_hypx 4y ago
The Prius has one of the highest reliability figures. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/11/15/reliability-cars-consumer-reports-ranking/10703135002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/11/15/reliabi...
- egberts1 4y ago
  How many Prius recalls so far? 63. https://www.cars.com/research/toyota-prius/recalls/ https://www.cars.com/research/toyota-prius/recalls/ https://www.dealerrater.com/recalls/Toyota/Prius/ https://www.dealerrater.com/recalls/Toyota/Prius/
robocat 4y ago
Prius are one of the most reliable vehicles you can buy - that’s why so many Uber drivers use one. Even the article you linked says “Yeah. Yeah, so it turns out hybrids are actually very, very reliable. Talking about plug-in hybrids, think the Priuses of the world, things like that. [snip] With the hybrid, yeah. It's actually a smooth car, really good fit and finish. And lastly, the Toyota Corolla. You can't go wrong here, not surprising from Toyota.”