2020 Toyota Prius Prime - A fuel-sipping supercar
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2019
- The Prime isn’t just Toyota’s best Prius-it’s the best hybrid car, period.
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When it comes to fuel economy, the 2020 Toyota Prius Prime is a supercar. Despite Cliff Atiyeh’s heavy foot, he wasn’t able to completely drain the Prime’s fuel tank, covering more than 600 miles in the course of a week. The EPA rates the Prius Prime at 55 mpg city, 53 highway, 54 combined once its battery pack has been depleted. Add in that 8.8-kilowatt-hour battery, and the Prius Prime returns 133 MPGe.
That efficiency comes at the price of power, as the Prius Prime’s 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine and electric motors pair for 121 horsepower. Charging the battery takes 6 hours with a 120-volt household outlet or two hours with a 240-volt system.
Toyota aimed to impress with its 11.6-inch portrait-oriented touchscreen. Unfortunately, the graphics feel old, the controls are overly simplistic, and the maps are both crude and fussy. Luckily, Apple CarPlay is offered, as are multiple USB ports.
Pricing for the Prius Prime starts at $27,750. Cliff’s Limited-trim test model stickered for $35,425, and CarGurus recommends the midgrade XLE for $29,650.
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Presenter: Clifford Atiyeh
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“Looks are not why you buy a Prius.” Couldn’t agree more.
It keeps your bank balance look beautiful.
That angry crab face is funny .
i love how the prius looks.li like its shape.......
I use to laugh at Priuses. After owning a Prius for a few years every other car that I owned afterwards just look like gas guzzlers now. My Prius was totaled and I miss it now. 🤦♂️
Form follows function.....that shape is one of the most aerodynamic shapes in the car world....even the new one is not as sleek...
“90 miles an hour never looked so illegal”. 😂😂😂
One thing to note is also the reliability. When most toyota models are now built in US, these are still 100% assembled in Japan with 100% Japanese manufactured parts. So you can be sure these will be reliable. Those guys over there work like their whole family lineage depends on it
Yup always buy Japanese cars made in Japan. Made in America by lazy Americans = poor quality 😂
I've had my 2020 Prius Prime for 7,280 miles (yes, in 75 days!) and my average is 101.4 miles per gallon!!! As far as I'm concerned, the best car on the market. No stress over charging like Tesla owners. I charge every night just to get the initial electric drive. The initial electric drive is giving me at least 32 miles on electric. You can charge using any outlet. This is the best care ever!!!
I’ve had mine for 30 days and have used less than a gallon of gas. I have to laugh at all the sideline comments, just keep going to the gas pumps, you will understand when the price goes through the roof as the climate do gooders try to price us into poorly built Teslas. Get a 240 volt charger and you are at full charge in just over two hours.
32 miles on electric. You are resting pretty easy on the gas pedal. I can get 34 if I am not running heat or a/c.
How many of the 7280 miles is on Battery
@@josephjohn907 56 mpg on hybrid. So 28 on battery from regular use. The other 45 on pure battery (I'm getting 101 mpg). So approximately 72 miles out of every 100 miles has been from battery only.
@@hermanalarcon4394 . Terrific
It should be the best Phev because it is Toyota.
Finally a common sense review. Seen other reviews on this car bitching about the design and the acceleration cause it's not that fast.. Hmm ok!. Like he said its for fuel savings.duh!
There is no fuel savings on an electric car.Do the math.
The car costs 10-$15,000 more right off the bat.That's alot of gas.
@@EDTHEWATERGUY Assuming the car comes in at 28,000$ without all the extra ... what new cars are selling for $13,000-$18000?
Cheng Vang exactly, but stupid people loved hating good cars.
I mostly agree. However, if you follow the Prime’s drive monitor’s recommended acceleration to maximize efficiency it is very slow. 0-60 takes approximately a minute. I love mine, but even compared to my old 2002 civic it is slow...and extremely efficient.
Go to your local Toyota dealer, put the Prius Prime in "eco"/EV mode, then go on a highway and floor it at any speed above 50km/h. Then, report back here and tell me if fuel savings is worth risking your life. I literally shat myself when trying to merge onto a highway on my test drive...
I'm on my 3rd Prius, and this time a 2020 Prime. In-town driving is all EV mode, and the readout shows 100.1 MPGe. I have not yet used gas in the city over 2 weeks. In hybrid mode, averaged 62+ mpg on the interstate over 800 miles. Amazing tech inside and out. I don't miss stopping at gas stations. Added a 240v outlet and power unit - I just plug in at home and then good to go.
Does it increase your electric bill?
I’ve had my prime for 3 months now. I have close to 4000 miles and still have half a tank left. I can’t believe I haven’t had to fill up yet!
Lies
@@HOTPLATEGAMING woosh
@@HOTPLATEGAMING 4000 miles/ 90 days is 44.4 miles per day. The EV range is 20-25 miles. If he's charging It conservatively and keeps his trips at 44 miles round trip it does make sense that he's telling the truth. Now if he didn't charge it daily, then it will start to be false. So yeah, I don't think he's lying - the math adds up. Even if he doesn't charge it a few nights, it still gets around 50-60mpg without anymore EV range.
Better design? Ugly looking car!
MrSparklespring I have a bad taste when it comes down to looks, can you explain why the Prius is ugly.
Short summary, based upon our 2017 Prius Prime Advanced:
For people with a “chill” mindset. Not fast, but completely adequate (0-60 times are ho-hum, but 0-30 times are actually pretty decent, especially in EV mode).
Above all else, the ‘Prime is *amazingly efficient* ! Efficient, not only as a hybrid, but it’s also the second-most-efficient EV on the US market. 60MPG at 60MPH (or lower) is not at all rare. Now, MPG does tail off pretty rapidly at 75MPH, to around 48MPG or so, due to wind resistance. But even then, 48MPG is around twice that of a typical crossover.
Very safe car! Safe, both in terms of crash-protection, and perhaps even more importantly, collision-avoidance. It drives very steadily, confidently and comfortably.
Super-reliable! Between Toyota’s legendary reliability and the fact that I’m barely using the engine (>95% EV in town), it should easily last 250K miles. If I’m going to spend $34,000 on a car, then doing so once every 20 years, instead of once every 12 years, *that’s some serious economy* !
I’m OK with the big touchscreen. Its design isn’t worthy of an iPad, say, but it works, and the big map is helpful!
Get the top trim level. The HUD, blindspot monitor, rear cross-traffic warning, automatic windshield wipers, XM radio, and robopark are well worth a couple thousand more!
I have a Prius prime 2017. I love the looks of the car. I have a silver exterior and marble white interior. It looks like a little space craft and looks cool. It turns heads and It stands out in the parking lot.
Also, they appear to be invisible to Officer Friendly.
I've used only 132.5 gallons of fuel in my 2013 Volt since new.
that's not saying much, you could be crippled Grandma that goes to the grocery store once a week
So what? Over 12 miles or what? Stupid comment.
tom 97 the comment makes sense. You just don’t understand. I’ve had my Prius prime for 6 months and I’ve only used 18gallons. I have 5000 miles on it. Considering the volt has a bigger battery than the Prius it’s believable.
@@IIC4NCELEDII ok so your 6 months experience in Prius prime explains 9 years in volt ok thanks
tom 97 smh 🤦♀️ lol
It doesn't makes sense to have a 200 mph car on a 40mph speed limit road.
Good review!
I’ve been driving our 2017 Prius Prime since... well, 2017, and it’s been a great ride - very frugal and very safe!
When it comes to the comparison between it and the Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid or the Chevy Volt (no longer being built), I perceive their underlying design goals to be a bit different:
The main goal of the Clarity and Volt is to drive on electric all the time except on long road trips, which is good.
In comparison, I interpret Toyota’s nominal use case for the Prius Prime to be to drive it like a regular Prius, “sipping” gas, buuuut, also allowing you to charge it overnight, thus making an already tiny, ~55MPG gas bill even smaller still - perhaps 1/3.
That being said though, having easy access to lots of level-2 chargers here in Austin TX, I *am* able to drive it almost entirely on electric, excluding road trips. Since my last road trip about a month ago, I’ve burned roughly a quart of gas!
That also has the huge benefit of putting very few miles on the engine. This car could easily last 300Kmiles!
The Prius Prime is, above all else, an *extremely efficient car* , both on gas and on electric. That, arguably, more fundamentally than the ideal plug-in hybrid. I’m getting a long-term average of 4.6 miles per KWh, which is among the highest EV efficiencies out there!
It makes sense to compare cars like the Volt to the Prius Prime despite their differing goals. I used to own a Volt, I owned a VW e-Golf for a bit, and now I have a Prius Prime. I believe the Prius Prime is the ideal PHEV design, the Volt compromised too much for the sake of having decent EV range. Mine was a 2015 model year rated for 38 miles of range but 35 MPG on premium gasoline. The majority of my driving was electric but my lifetime average MPG when I sold the car was around 90. Now with my Prius Prime my average MPG so far is 160, I only use gasoline once or twice a week when I take longer drives on the weekends. I am using significantly less gasoline with the Prius Prime despite the shorter range compared to my old Volt, plus I don't have to live with the reliability issues of an American car.
The biggest surprise for me was that the Prius Prime drives very much like the Volt did. I expected the engine to turn on a lot even with the battery charged like the Hyundai Ioniq PHEV does but I have yet to have the engine come on unless I've put it in HV mode, the battery was drained, or I exceeded 84 MPH. My VW e-Golf could not go over 85 MPH anyways so the 84 MPH limit in EV mode is no problem for me, lol. When the engine is running in the Prius Prime it is quieter and smoother than the Volt, Toyota really has figured out how to make a good hybrid powertrain. Hopefully they have some compelling full electric cars when I am ready to replace mine.
@@MylesV, your experiences with and impressions of the Prius Prime are very comparable with mine. That being said though, I’ll add my colleague’s Clarity struck me as a really “nice” car - somewhat upscale interior, family-sized, smooth, and quiet. Still, not nearly as efficient as the Prius Prime!
I gather that, like the Volt, however, Honda is planning to discontinue the Clarity PHEV.
I personally have little experience with the Volt, but I do have one negative impression from the test drive I did a while back: The battery intrudes so much into the cabin space that it feels like I’m sitting inside a box!
You can turn off the blinks on the clock. It took me 30 seconds to work it out.
Great review, Clifford! I like your style.
THIS, is the one that I want.
My sole complain about the 2016 and up Prii is the lack of a second glovebox.
I owned a 2012 Prius C from new to 2020. I live in Canada where the winters are really cold. The car was sadly written off in an accident. I was able to get between 2.9L/100km (82mpg)and 4.8L/100km for the entire 8 years. And the 4.8 was on a bad day. And those numbers include highway trips of 700-1000km. The car was problem free for the entire 8yrs with only oil changes and 1 spark plug change. The car drove normally in city traffic and didnt seem slow at all. On the highway it does struggle a bit to get up to highway speed but cruises just fine. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend it to anyone. The next purchase will be the Prius Prime. With the increased EV range it should go very close to 117mpg or 2 l/100km. Pretty hard to beat that.
At $23k the Corolla hybrid is hard to beat. You have to do almost all your driving short range for several hundred thousand miles to make the Prius Prime worth it.
You make a good point.
This car can be close to if not lower than $23k. With fed tax credit, state rebate and possible power company rebate
I drive 29000 miles a year. At 101 mpg, I'll take the Prime over any other hybrid or plug-in.
Depending on what state you live in, the Prime comes out to about $23k when you include the tax credits. We're getting $7k off our $29k XLE Prime due to Federal and State tax credits. That's saying a lot considering we live in Texas.
This is the most expensive model in the Prius Prime line. Prius Prime LE 2020 starts at $28,500, without the federal tax benefit. And I don't know why you're comparing a plug-in hybrid to a regular hybrid. The Toyota Prius 2020 (not the plug-in) starts at $24,200 without the federal tax benefit, and you get similar mileage to the Corolla hybrid, but with AWD and a hatchback design so it's totally comparable price to other hybrids. At the end it just depends on your choice of design and convenience and priority.
In 1989, a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 litres per 100 kilometres (100 mpg‑imp; 87 mpg‑US), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L; 12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car.
Yeah, but diesel fuel is more expensive and it pollutes a lot more. And I don't know about that car, but I imagine that it must be like the VW XL1 in that it compromised everything in favor of good fuel economy.
@@michaelfjmusic I agree diesel, but the AX was a cracking car, lightweight, mine was 20 years old when I got it and it last another 5 years and someone else brought it to do up. Still getting 65+mpg at that age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_AX
i would love to have one. this car sounds very fuel efficent. i am going to look up and see more of the reviews
V8 owners are crying at the pump.
Great vid. for the parking/collision sensors, does it beep or show which area of the car is closing on into an object? like if you are backing up, there is a pole on the left side would it show on the screen there is an object on the left side?
A VERY informative video. However, missed a couple of items.
1) The HSD in the Prime is slightly different in that it has a sprag clutch between the engine and MG1. This allows MG1 to assist MG2 in propelling the car in EV mode. This makes up for the extra weight of the Prime.
2) Toyota and most others tout the combined range of 640 miles. Well, if you are VERY brave and KNOW for certain you got a good fill at your last fuel stop. The actual range without sweating bullets is 500 miles. You still have ~140 miles of gas in the tank, but the DTE says 0 and all gauge segments are off. I was late to a luncheon in San Jose, so pressed on anyway. When I finally got gas the trip odo said 575 or so. My brain was fine driving an apparently empty tank. My stomach did not agree! I still had over 1 gallon left when I did get gas.
How many peeps are going to keep driving a car that says it is empty? 140-mile reserve tank is a bit over the top. I say either Toyota should get a better fuel gauge or quit touting the 640-mile range. BTW, the DTE doesn't track fuel consumed, but rather follows the terribly non-linear gauge (or fuel level sending unit, which is probably float-based like every car since they gave up sight glasses). During the last quarter of the tank, the gas gauge (and DTE) drop precipitously! It should be ODO + 1, DTE -1.
Where I live, the Prius Prime 2020 starts at $47,000. The Model 3 starts at $77,000!!! I think the Prius is a way WAY better deal if you're doing a lot of short trips. Probably not as fun though.
Probably? :)
Fiskaba model 3 tesla?
Japan ?
@@fwefhwe4232 No, they use Yen. I live in New Zealand (New Zealand Dollars)
@@Fiskaba new zealand dollars are weaker than USD. so higher prices in your local currency.
Excellent review! I love Prius :)
I really love the Prius Prime and I wanted one!!😎🥰😘💗❤💖💕😍
Very awesome car. looks,style, mpg. What else could u ask for.
Idk why people make fun of this car.
It's the best car in the whole world.
Love the styling and design.. 👍👍👍😎
Me too!!
Once you learn how to work Toyotas hybrid systems, you can destroy the EPA ratings. My 2019 XLE standard Prius I get 65MPG
So true i own a prime and hate when other people drive my car because they don't understand the hybrid system yet haha
@@Jerryleedlelee the woes of a Prius owner 😂
Same, 65 average.
Is 65mpg you get it from dash or you calculate at the pump? mine does 65 but not at the pump its 3 to 4 miles off
@@vskplmr My dash has always been spot on for me. My 2014 was the same way. I quit checking after a few times of getting the same number in each car.
Did they fix the crappy lights on curvy roads?
i never thought you would be able to scrape a prius but you can my dad has this car in the 2017 model and it scrapes on quite a bit lol
Thank you!
it's 22 cents a KWH here, so I found out it's just cheaper to use gas than charging, regularly gets 65mpg, as high as 100 mpg during stop and go slow highway traffic, i like the car's tech and gas sipping but not the front look
if you pay that much for home electricity, why not install solar panels ? You could recover those costs in less than 5 years.
Nice review!
The Prius is a great car, this is a review pointing out that well. I have a used gen 3. I aspire to this perhaps, the later Prime plug-in. Had the price trends continued, as they did back here in time, in 2020 or so, electricity would be cheaper per mile than petrol/gasoline. Here in the UK, we have a nearby ‘gas’ station that advertises gasoline/petrol at £1.45 ish per litre (! IKR) or close to 7 quid per UK gallon, and electricity now you can charge there too, it’s … 65p per kWh.
For anyone not aware, the usual US domestic electricity price from a table I saw compiled over your way, was most expensive in California at around 27c per kWh peak, and down to 14c per kWh for some other states, the rest were in-between. A few were around the 17c per kWh and that I would say was okay? But in the UK, we’re stuck with a weak government that seems unable to comprehend how bad a £7 gallon is, because it’s ‘normal’ to milk car drivers this way (more than 50% is tax), and also fails to make electricity be based on new renewable prices instead of the price of natural gas (!) which leaves us with home electricity of about 37p per kWh, just dropped this month from 45p. Ridiculous, but worse than that…
…it’s blocked a lot of interest in electric running. I don’t mind my gen 3 Prius has no electric plug, because electricity wouldn’t be cheaper than gasoline, per mile in effect. The best electric vehicles, like the Ioniq and the Model 3, can at best, in lovely 20 degree C temperature (low 70’s fahrenheit?), do 4 miles for kWh. We can figure out then, that we could get in my country, at absolute best, on an mog figure of 50mpg UK, call it 48mpg for ease, 12 lots of this 4-mile bundle for a gallon of gas/petrol. Thus, it seems like we could get 48 miles for 12 x 36p = £4.32 . But, you can just about HALVE that efficiency, when it’s cold for,an electric car, and you need full-on heat made. Heat pumps, yes ok, it depends how cold we are talking.
So on a good mild day, it’s £4.32 to do 48 miles on electric. On a bad day or if the battery got chilled the night before, that can be as bad as £8.64 to do the same exact 48 miles though. So what then, of that rip-off garage/gas station down the road, selling kWh at 65p a pop? Well my ipad calculator works that to be 65/36 x £4.32 = £7.80 at best, and double that gives us the cold-weather possibility of a horrific £17.60 to cover that self-same 48 miles.
Patently then, we have the slightly badly-kept secret, that EVs are really worth it if you either use home electricity at nice low US prices per kWh, or even better, your own $20,000 solar panel/battery on the wall setup etc. They don’t do well, if you buy the electricity for cold-weather running, at a ‘gas station’ sort of price. Commuting, great. Unpredictable or longer journeys, hybrids make a lot of sense.
My own reasons for a hybrid are really simple: truly, it’s only applicable to the Prius - there’s the same masses of extra heat made, as a conventional ICE vehicle makes, and it has a robust/almost unique automatic transmission. It’s often chilly in the North of England where I live, and more so in Scotland where I visit. We had a very mild/wet 2023 which the Prius gen 3 has thrived in. The small/tiny 1.38kWh hybrid NiMh battery, wasn’t great in the colder months of January/February this year when I first got it. But, it managed 45mpg without me trying in any way, and not understanding most of the dashboard at that time. Honestly, I think the brakes were dragging a bit too at the time. There will never be a car quite like the Prius. Take care all.
With my 17 Prius 3, the 17 inch wheels really improve the handling and looks
In Japan, they sell the Prime with the 17 inch alloy wheels from the Prius Touring models but they won’t ship those wheels on cars here. The alloys really fixes the derpy ugly looks of the Prius.
16inch for less rolling resistance and better comfort.
My 2015 regular Prius gets 55 MPG. It has required nothing but gas, oil and tires in 45,000 miles. The 2018 my son drives DID need one set of front brake linings (it's now at 110,000 miles). The wifes 2012 Prius V hasn't needed anything, but it's only got 65,000 miles on it. The savings are not just from fuel.
I am on my second Prius, a 2016 model 3 with 26 k miles. My current mpg is 67.2 and I drive city/freeway evenly. I will soon buy a 4 wheel drive model trading in both my current Prius and my gas guzzling Ford Escape. Love Prius!
That is all fine until you consider the environmental impact of gas or diesel cars. Also there is the reduced cost of maintenance (no oil, filters, spark pluts, etc.)
Says “under 30 grand” proceed to spec page,
Price as seen 35 grand ?! wtf
Are they still really loud with road noise ?
Informative review.
sucks not having captions. signed, cell-less older person shopping for a 2020 prius hybrid
ps: what i'm really looking for is a review of how the small screen worked, instead of the 11 incher / harder to use one.
I filled up twice in 2020. Once in February and once in September.
I like how it looks
hi! how many km can you drive in EV mode?
*he hit different* did it for me.
Impressive... will buy
I can't wait to see a Toyota Camry Prime
Had mine for 3 months. Getting around 30 miles on 1 charge. The only thing that isn't quite true is 650 miles of range. I've been only getting around 550 miles of Range.
Remember, it comes with a 4500 tax federal rebate. I got the base model, after the rebate it was $24000.
David Chong the $ is first not last, David. $24000 in USA.
Federal tax credit, not a rebate.
How many miles in total and how many on Battery.
Thanks
@@josephjohn907 I did a long distance trip to Los Angeles around 75-80mph. 550 miles in Gas, 30 miles in Electric, Total of 580 before I had to gas up.
That's my car!
Hehe😄
Do there carry a level one charging
Why people hate it's looks? Looks really nice
@@dystopia2386 Toyota doesn't do awful
It has a drag coefficient of 0.24, it is as good as any Mercedes or BMW
"Accelerates up to 84 mph on EV mode". This EV mode is user engaged right? If you set the cruise control on 70 mph on the motorway in hybrid mode, once the battery is charged up and you're going on a very slight incline, is the electric motor enough to sustain 70 mph on complete EV with engine shut off? My 3rd gen non-plug-in can't and if the gen 4 can, I'm sold!
Tesla owners take note😂
That angry crab face .
People forget you can also charge the electric battery while driving too so you, honestly, might not even need to plug it in either. Just hold down the MODE button until you see "Charge"
it only charges the hybrid battery not the main electric battery to drive on electric only
It charges the main battery up to 80%...
@@billplaschka9279 yeh, if you put it into charge mode but that's destroys your mpg from gas so it's pointless
Still better than my old vw bug
I am going to buy one this coming weekend =]
Love the Prius looks good and last 500k miles if you take care of it.
I have an 18 prime and everyone's jaw drops when I tell them how good on gas it is. Most people dont even know it's a prius since the only similarity is the body and frame.
How many miles in total have you reach and how many on battery only
@@josephjohn907 I'll have to check and get back to you on that
@@Mattisttam .ok . I will be waiting
Once you have a car where you don’t have to visit the gas station for 3 weeks it’s hard to go back.
@POISON Where I live soccer mums drive minivans or big SUV'S
Damn that actually looks really good tho 😍
Trolling?
If you're not joking then you should fuck off harry huang
@@STANCED A car that gets you from point A to B as efficient as possible, is reliable and practical, it's a good looking car.
I drive a TC 2015 and I hate it... I wish these would have been popular in PR
I drive a Ford C Max, This is going to be my next car.
I love it😻
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait for major updates soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly I like the 3rg gen looks more, its not cool looking but it's cute. The prime is trying to hard to be cool.
Toyoda has proven the best e-cvt tecnology, saves money, less enviromental damage because of less battery, less roling resistance, better aerodynamic, cost not that much and eco oriented! I mean 640 miles on battery+ 43 liters of fuel! Maybe even more if you drive slow, like in EU! Prius Prime will be my next car!
Hi. Seeking permission to use about 2 seconds of this video to make a music video
There is a big difference in pricing between regular Prius and Prius Prime - $24,325 vs $27,750 = $3,425! The question is - is it worth it? The extra battery in Prius Prime will last 25 miles that is the fuel cost of the regular Prius (54 MPG) is 2.16 Galon and 2.16 Galon cost is $7.56. Thus daily saving is $7.56 minus electricity cost for these 25 miles is basically a half $3.78. Thus the daily saving if charged only once per day is $3.78. Thus the extra battery cost will recuperate in 3-3.5 years. The LiIon battery must be replaced in 10-12 years, as it will be only held 70% of the original capacity and it is an extra cost $3,425 plus the installation!
man that big screen feel so dangerous to use.. the reverse camera is so tiny. Pretty useless to me. I think my iphone is good enough
I have my toys, but My Prius Saves me a lot of money. This is year a tallied only $736 dollars in fuel. Sometime more depends how much I drive. 42 to 50mpg city driving in winter. 68 to 100mpg in summer. Mine is 2014 prius, the new one after 2016 can go much higher. 87MPG with ease.
Wow. Your numbers are impressive. How do you get 68-100 mpg? The most I get is 50-52 mpg combined city/frwy on my '13.
@@teban6560 actually I drive all city. So Toyota underrates the prius. It says 50mpg, but it can get way more. But you need ideal condition like nice weather. Winter is the worst month because you use more gas to save the engine. But they are huge money savers. Get the Regular Prius, it is faster and gets way better fuel mileage. I bought mine to save money, my truck was costing too much with gas. Drive one, and see, you will be impressed. It drive like a luxury car. Prius C is too small, get the bigger one.
@@bjsimon802 I already own a 2013 Prius which I enjoy very much. Yes, the amount of money I save for gas is terrific. In fact, my family of 4 took a trip from California to Edmonton last summer and It didn't cost us a lot of money for the entire 3,600 miles round-trip. We saved more by camping en route, and staying in hotels just a few nights. This car is amazing!
I agree this isn’t a fast car... but that’s not why I want one. My first car was a z28 95’ camaro, I know what fast is, and I’d readily have a 54/133 mpg over fast.
I kinda feel like the rav4 prime is the better deal if they can come in at high $30s.
39 miles on a charge, much more room, and much faster at 5.8 seconds 0-60.
For some, like me, the 3.3kWh built in charger of the Rav4 would make charge times too long for our driving patterns. In order to get the 6.6kWh charger it is required to purchase the top model and then add a $5,700 option package increasing the Rav4 Prime to more than $10,000 over the base model.
Rav4 Prime is awesome, but dealers are charging way above invoice to get one. Still not enough to go around.
It’s almost 40k. Then why not model 3?
Mine cost $30k, taxes and all else included. No drain anxiety. Better than a Model 3.
Why not diesel?
Why to make 1.8 gas on prius?
Because diesel is shit
It looks more aero than tesla! Looks futuristic!
Great video. If you have a conveniently located 240v outlet, did you know that you can charge your Prius Prime up in 2 1/2 hours for less than $50 dollars ?
I think you meant less than 50 cents. I do it all the time, in an hour and 50 minutes. And since my source is solar, I don’t have to pay that 50 cents. It’s an 8.8kw battery but it only uses the middle 6kw for battery health.
@@pianodarr I'm Not talking about the USA national electrical average cost of electricity, which would be about .72 cents (6.5kw x .11 = .72) for a full charge. I'm saying Nobody needs to spend $$$ on a Level 2 charger, the included Toyota OE charger (EVSE) is actually a 240 volt unit. When less than $50 dollars is spent for the needed adapter, the Prime charges up in 2:28 minutes. Go to PriusChat, then read through "Prime Plug-in Charging", there's A LOT of great info on this & how to get one.
@@RobPowell43 Cool. Yes I did know the charger unit can do both, with an adapter. It's not entirely clear Toyota approves. I enjoy having two chargers and keep one in the car for when I'm out and about. Electricity is about 8 cents per kWh here in Arkansas.
That's my car, and that's my color. I love it, but Toyota just recalled the car for an adaptive cruise firmware update, and they really messed it up. The only thing I would change, the display. I wish it was horizontal, because vertical video is just stupid. This screen forces normal people to an orientation that doesn't make sense. Why do I have to watch a 6.5 inch picture when I could be watching a 10.5 picture. But stupid people do it all day long. Go figure.
Kia Soul does it right with its 10.25" horizontal screen that doesn't look like a glued on tablet. It's gorgeous and really functional in split screen mode.
BOSS! Love my Prius C.
that cap fail at 2:48 made me laugh out loud
I could drive into town every day and not burn gas ⛽️❗️
I have this and fuel once 2 months...
Get rid of those stupid screens. The whole thing should be an app.
Nice BUT whenever I drive out of state, I have to plug it somewhere!? Hotel lobby or Air BnB home is a hassle. Great gas mileage, technology etc but that one thing turns me away. I will look for another hybrid or gas vehicle. My 2 cents 💰
It does not need to be plugged in. If you are away from home and have no charging options, it will run just like a regular hybrid car (like the regular Prius). You get 99% of the gas efficiency of a regular Prius, plus the benefit of a plug-in option that further increases efficiency. Also, depending on your situation, a host of incentives can make this less expensive than a regular Prius.
@@Ovationhabs oooooooohhhhh really!! I might consider one, if the price is right 😆 thanks for the info 👍
This car looks a lot better from the back when its trunk lid is up (5:41). Toyota did some parts of this design well. I imagine this would look less offensive to most eyes in black.
For the record, due to the fact that that tailgate is carbon fiber and the rear window glass is curved, the rear hatch is incredibly expensive to replace.
Lol, "All for under $30,000". Next screen $35,425.
Subtract federal + state tax rebates...
we get 25 km/l in india in suzuki swift
My 19 prime hates gas . In hybrid mode it can get more than 70 mpg
Toyota is the only brand never lies on mpg, but other brands lie ; I used to have 3rd gen Prius 2010 i liked that much more better than 4th gen prius, 4th gen design and driving is terrible over terrible
Wait who is he saying is ugly? Prince Harry or William? Cos before he lost his hair Prince William looked like a boyband member lol
It needs a bigger battery
Wow that screen is useless. Why can't they make it more responsive?
Toyota GPS is useless. I've never used mine at all.
With carplay or android auto these gps systems are anachronisms. They lack responsiveness, and the search on the locations is always terrible, too. I have one on a late model Volvo and it's of no value at all.
I'll stop by the dealer and check. But, as far as I know, Toyota doesn't make any cars that I can get into with bumping my head.
Its radio looks like a teslas radio
The screen was what I was most excited about lol, disappointing
Why would tesla owners care about this? Why would the go backwards? Especially with a smaller screen?
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Try it against the Kia Optima PHEV.