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Best Car I have EVER owned. Period!

By Manny Marin Jr. written on 05-16-2016

Having purchased a 2015 Prius Five for my Printing Business I was satisfied with the car BUT saw the Commercial during the NFL Stupidbowl this year. I was taken away by the styling of the outside of the car. Reminded my of the Auto Show where I saw Toyota's first Hydrogen vehicle concept. The lines were similar and the interior of that car blew me away. Fast forward to last week. Dropped the Prius Five for it's first service and saw the 2016 Three Touring in the showroom. Like the look but the interior was missing something, mainly power seats. The Salesguy informed me that there was a Four Touring with all the bells and whistles. I saw it, drove it, and traded in my 2015 that night. The car drives much better. No hessitation when giving it throttle. Brakes waaaaaaaaay better. Seat is more comfortable. Love the Qi cell charging for my phone. Visability is better. Fuel economy is better as well. Still getting used to the rear end of the car which is growing on me. I also see Toyota changed the interior taking out a lot of the cheap looking white plastic inserts to black. Love the blue stitching in the black leather seats. Seat warmers are better. I am a fan!

Super Efficient and Great for Kids Too!

By Sandy written on 06-12-2016

In Spring 2016 I was in the market for a hybrid, so I test drove a Prius 2, Prius 4, Prius V, Honda Civic hybrid, and a Ford Fusion hybrid. I ultimately went with the Prius 4, and I?m very happy with my decision. I?m amazed by the fuel efficiency and the luxurious feel of the car. Here are some of my impressions: 1. The fuel efficiency is unbeatable! I have a long commute with stop and go traffic, and I get 65-69 MPG per trip. The car goes about 650 miles on a single tank of gas. I?m saving a lot of money and I?m also saving a lot of time by not having to make weekly trips to the gas station. I only refill the tank once every month, and that?s when I?ve been driving heavily ? sometimes I can go 6 weeks between refills. (FYI, hybrids do best in traffic because they use the battery most then, so the more you are in traffic vs. the open road, the more efficient the car is, though it still does great on the open road, too.) And all this is without using the ?Eco? mode, which I think would increase mileage even more, I just haven?t experimented with it much. BTW, you only have to change the oil once every 10,000 miles! 2. It handles the best of all the hybrids I tried. It has great maneuverability and the acceleration is surprisingly good for a hybrid. It was noticeably better than the Prius V, and better than the Honda Civic hybrid. The acceleration in the Ford Fusion was OK, but the Fusion wasn?t as nimble. The Prius also has a ?power? mode to boost acceleration when you need it. 3. There are many nice features on the interior! The Softtek material has the look and feel of leather, but it doesn?t get as intensely hot in the sun. I got the all-black interior and it?s really sharp looking. The navigator and Bluetooth work well and the interior is quiet enough for phone calls even at high speeds. There are lots of features on the dashboard for anyone who likes data-driven information, such as ?real-time? fuel efficiency, what the current road?s speed limit is, how many miles you can drive before needing to refill, etc. By comparison I was unimpressed with the Ford Fusion hybrid, which has a picture on the dashboard of leaves growing to indicate how efficient the car is. 4. GREAT for kids. I have two kids and two kids? car seats, and there is plenty of room for them and their seats. The latches that you attach the seats to are very easy to access. The kids can get in and out of the car very easily by themselves. The backs of the kids? car seats do (somewhat) limit visibility out the rear window, but between the reverse camera and the blind spot monitors, I find that it really doesn?t matter. The trunk has plenty of room for all their stuff when we take road trips. 5. The 2016 Prius is a big improvement over the older Prius models. We had a 2005 Prius in our family for 10 years, and while we loved the reliability, we hated the brakes and the visibility. The 2016 Prius brakes are much smoother, and the visibility out the rear is good especially when combined with the reverse camera and large, high resolution picture. It also comes with blind spot monitors which I?m crazy about ? they make changing lanes so much safer and easier! By comparison, I thought the visibility out the rear window of the Ford Fusion hybrid was poor and it had a small (4?) screen on the dashboard (even in the Titanium model), so the reverse camera wasn?t too helpful. Also, compared to our 2005 Prius, this one is much steadier on a windy day ? you don?t get the feeling that you?re being blown around. 6. I love that the Prius (as a car model) has been around for a long time, which makes me less worried about repairs and resale in the future. At the time I was car shopping, Honda had pulled all of its hybrids from the market and the only thing I could test drive was a 2015 Civic hybrid, and it was literally the last one available in my area. It drove OK but I would?ve had to buy it ?as is,? which made me nervous, knowing it was already a year old and there were no others being manufactured. Also, since the Prius has always been a Prius, there are no weird compromises ? for example, the Ford Fusion hybrid has a split-level trunk because Ford had to retrofit the back of the car to accommodate the hybrid battery. Some quirks about the Prius, which I found ways to manage: 1. YES YOU CAN TURN OFF THE REVERSE BEEP!!! By default the car beeps (on the inside) when it?s put into reverse. It?s a safety feature but it can be annoying. You can?t turn the reverse beep off manually but I had my dealer turn it off, and now it only beeps once and then it?s silent. It?s a big improvement. 2. The entire dashboard is centered, meaning that even the speedometer and gas meter are slightly to the right instead of directly behind the steering wheel. I?ve gotten used to it, but I would point out that the black dashboard is a good choice; since there are no meters right behind the steering wheel, the sunshine on the white dashboard is a bit bright.

Great looks, Great Car

By Robyn written on 08-01-2016

So I've owned hybrids for quite a while -- mostly various Prius generations. My 2005 Prius was an absolute workhorse -- never an issue. I decided to try a 2013 Ford C-Max, and the thing was in the shop *every single month* since the moment I bought it (sold it 8 months later). When the 2016 Prius became available, I was really torn. I love the look of the Chevy Volt, the ability to plug it in, and all the features it has over the Prius (remote start, parking assist), but reading reviews for the 2016 and 2017 were shaky at best. I test drove a couple of them, and although they were quiet and responsive, they had a few cons as well, and I just couldn't bring myself to spend that much money on something that doesn't have a proven track record for reliability. So, I test drove the Prius 4, with technology package. Although the acceleration isn't meant for drag racing, the car is pretty quiet, and it is such a smooth ride. Brakes are leaps and bounds better than the Volt -- seriously. I read a lot of reviews on the 2016 from other Prius owner's, claiming they're getting in the high 50's, and that Toyota really underestimated the MPG this time. Let me just say... I do NOT drive like a grandma, I've been in Normal mode the entire time, and over 600 miles later, it's showing I'm averaging 64 mpg. I thought, "No way!" My husband also has a 2013 Prius, and his just barely gets 50mpg. First fill up (over 500 miles later), I double checked, and it's 100% accurate -- 64mpg. Between the reliability and the gas mileage -- I absolutely adore my Prius!

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