We have a 2024 Prius Prime SE. Though the 19" wheels sure do look nice, the 17's found on the SE offer much better ride quality, lower road noise and superior fuel/EV range. Not to mention, they are a lot less expensive to replace when the time comes. Toyota claims a 70+Km EV range. But, we have seen close to 30% more than that. The longest EV range we've seen to date (after six months), was 91Km. However, there was still 6% SOC left in the battery, so the car would have reached close to 100Km on one charge. Just drove my wife to work after an overnight charge and the trip computer estimated an EV range of 101Km (63.12 miles). As you know, many reviewers on this platform have complained about the steering wheel blocking the view of the speedo. That's a complete fallacy. The drivers seat adjusts up and down, the steering wheel is telescopic and has up/down movement as well. I'm 5' 11", my wife is 5' 7" and we both can see the entire cluster. But, the biggest contributor to a "blocked" view is the fact that most of the posters have the seat-back reclined as if they were sitting in a beach chair. No wonder they can't see the cluster. This is a great car. We now have over 5,000 miles on the thing and we're still on our second tank of gas. Doubtless, the Prime is the best PHEV available. The SE's 0-60 time of 6.48 is unrivalled, if that's the sort of thing that appeals to you.
I just bought a base trim level 2024 Prius Prime SE. It was more affordable than the high trim level shown in the video, and I also got a generous trade-in for my 2017 Prius Prime. My 2017 running average fuel economy for the whole time I owned it was 98.7 mpg. All those short trips around town in EV mode really boosts the running average mpg numbers.
I agree, great car and it was the reason I decided to get a new car. I also like the position of the gages. In fact in a my prior cars the steering wheel always blocked something and most annoying the blinkers. This one offers full view.
We have a 2024 Prius Prime SE. Though the 19" wheels sure do look nice, the 17's found on the SE offer much better ride quality, lower road noise and superior fuel/EV range. Not to mention, they are a lot less expensive to replace when the time comes. Toyota claims a 70+Km EV range. But, we have seen close to 30% more than that. The longest EV range we've seen to date (after six months), was 91Km. However, there was still 6% SOC left in the battery, so the car would have reached close to 100Km on one charge. Just drove my wife to work after an overnight charge and the trip computer estimated an EV range of 101Km (63.12 miles).
As you know, many reviewers on this platform have complained about the steering wheel blocking the view of the speedo. That's a complete fallacy. The drivers seat adjusts up and down, the steering wheel is telescopic and has up/down movement as well. I'm 5' 11", my wife is 5' 7" and we both can see the entire cluster. But, the biggest contributor to a "blocked" view is the fact that most of the posters have the seat-back reclined as if they were sitting in a beach chair. No wonder they can't see the cluster.
This is a great car. We now have over 5,000 miles on the thing and we're still on our second tank of gas. Doubtless, the Prime is the best PHEV available. The SE's 0-60 time of 6.48 is unrivalled, if that's the sort of thing that appeals to you.
I just bought a base trim level 2024 Prius Prime SE. It was more affordable than the high trim level shown in the video, and I also got a generous trade-in for my 2017 Prius Prime. My 2017 running average fuel economy for the whole time I owned it was 98.7 mpg. All those short trips around town in EV mode really boosts the running average mpg numbers.
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I agree, great car and it was the reason I decided to get a new car. I also like the position of the gages. In fact in a my prior cars the steering wheel always blocked something and most annoying the blinkers. This one offers full view.