Again, no wireless CarPlay. Why isn’t this more widely available from the factory? However I read that BMW has a buggy wireless CarPlay interface.
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Toyota Announces 2020 Prius Prime With CarPlay Support
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I absolutely love my 2017 Prius Prime. It is fully loaded with all of the automated features and is an incredibly fun car to drive. Our daily commute is usually less than 30 miles, so we run on electric power most of the time and use very little gas.
My only complaint has been Toyota's terrible interface system and even though I know this is wishful thinking, it would be awesome if Toyota offered an Apple CarPlay retrofit/reprogramming for my year model. I would pay $500-$750 if they did!
My only complaint has been Toyota's terrible interface system and even though I know this is wishful thinking, it would be awesome if Toyota offered an Apple CarPlay retrofit/reprogramming for my year model. I would pay $500-$750 if they did!
Have you driven one? Electric motors have incredible torque. I ran an autocross with the crappy factory energy tires and won my class and finished in the top half overall.
As I mentioned in another post you can run on electric most of the time if it fits your driving profile. If I had then Prime when I was still working, I wouldn’t have needed to gas for my commute. The commute plus typical errands was well under the range it gets.
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Forget CarPlay Toyota. Flip the switch for that 600 mile range corolla ev
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Integrating these types of things into cars is a massive undertaking. That’s just the engineering side. Flip side is working with Apple so Timmy Cook doesn’t doesn’t jack Toyota on licensing.
Spend a little more and you can have a Tesla Model 3. Tesla recently added auto pilot for free to model 3 and you will never have to go to a gas station ever again. Just charge the car like you would for your Phone every night. Tesla is supposedly adding an Uber like service to their vehicles in the future when laws come into place, so your car can make money for you when you don’t use it.
It’s good they addressed a number of my issues with it when I was shopping for a car (No 5th seat, no black interior, no carplay) but they didn’t address my biggest issue of all....it’s extremely ugly.
The E90 is peak BMW. I’m never giving up my E90 335i. Nothing even comes close.
As for the Prius, well, the only time I think about one is when I have to pass them on the right because they’re hogging the left lane...
Toyota, can you please stop making this line of cars intentionally ugly? Does it really need to look like that to have an electric motor? The machinery is great, saving gas by relying on electric drive, but the other stuff just pisses people off needlessly.
At least they somewhat fixed the awful visibility on the inside (got rid of the extra pillar). I wonder if it still plays that "truck reversing" sound internally when you go into reverse.
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At least they somewhat fixed the awful visibility on the inside (got rid of the extra pillar). I wonder if it still plays that "truck reversing" sound internally when you go into reverse.
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In what way? The power is decent despite what everyone says. Handling is so bad it's unsafe; that alone is why I'd never own one even if I didn't care about enjoying my car.
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I like the concept of the Prius, Chevy Volt/Bolt, but why does it have to be such an ugly vehicle? Tesla’s Model S looks like a normal sedan. The model 3 is decent looking (Model X is ugly imo)
Why can’t car manufactures put their EV or Hybrid technology in a normal looking vehicle? It’s almost like the manufactures want to differentiate between the classical automobile designs and a door wedge known as a Prius.
Why can’t car manufactures put their EV or Hybrid technology in a normal looking vehicle? It’s almost like the manufactures want to differentiate between the classical automobile designs and a door wedge known as a Prius.
The reason is aerodynamics. By designing a vehicle to reduce the drag coefficient, it allows engineers to get the greatest gain in efficiency. The current model Toyota Prius Prime has the least amount of drag of any production car in the world.
This.
Look at the Audi eTron versus the Tesla Model X. The eTron is a "conventional looking" vehicle (basically an electrified Audi Q5) that gets about 200 miles of range on a 95 kWh battery pack. The Model X was designed to be sleek, and the 90D model gets about 260 mies of range on a smaller 90 kWh battery pack. (And that was with the old less efficient motors. The newer 100 kWh-only model can go 325 miles with its more efficient motors. 5% increase in battery for 62% increase in range over the Audi.)
EV/hybrid makers make their cars look funny because it means they get more range for a given battery size.
Also Volkswagen e-Golf vs. BMW i3. Both are small boxy cars. VW "take the regular Golf and make it electric" first-year e-Golf has a 26.5 kWh battery pack and goes 83 miles. Where the first-year purpose-built-as-an-electric BMW i3 got the same range out of an 18.8 kWh battery pack. (Both have gotten larger battery packs since launch.)
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Jesus Skip, u got to have thicker skin than this. LOL typical efficient car owner
Funny being able to come back with this considering your username, but I daily an Impala SS; FYI. “Typical efficient car owner”; hardly even a jab. Typical sandwich enjoying human.
Car culture is respecting everyone’s choice. It’s their vehicle for one reason or another; preference, need, force, etc. Why crap all over it? Insecurity? Sad. Must be a hoot at cruise night. Bet that open mind gains a lot of friends. Ah, that’s right, quick to judge and wrong; that’s impressive too!
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In Massachusetts it’s seems like it’s mostly women with short hair sporting the Elizabeth warren sticker on the back, no kids.
Lol.
I know some won’t take kindly to that, but what the heck, a poke at the truth.
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I love the looks of many cars. For me it comes down to being a make shift dining room, sometimes a place for a nap, and a means of conveyance.
Some are passionate about their cars, to some a car is a status symbol, some have a car because they need it.
I admire that open-mindedness. Wish others felt the same. I have a wildly varying (small) collection of vehicles that all serve specific purposes. All older, so the daily grind doesn't sting as much. They all do what they need to do very well day in and day out. Design notwithstanding, I appreciate most - hard stare at you too; Pontiac Aztek.
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But don’t think for a second I don’t take the opportunity to bust my buddy’s balls every time he pulls up in his Prius. And don’t think, for a second, he doesn’t reciprocate busting my balls if there’s the slightest hint about the gas my truck guzzles.And your input wasn't even prompted in the first place, Rod.
Therefore, my reply; warranted, since you were wildly incorrect in your poor judgement.
I'm sorry, did you just join on Tuesday only to troll a car discussion on MacRumors? Cute.
I admire that open-mindedness. Wish others felt the same.
It’s all good.
The funny thing is we have gone to a couple car shows and both times he “let” me drive.
My neighbor has a GTO, it’s in fair shape.
He has no intention of restoring it.
Very down to earth. He told me this was the type of car he had when he was a teen. He enjoys it by letting his dog ride in the back seat drooling on the upholstery and leaving nose prints on the window.
Drives enthusiasts batty.
I would say that the Accord is as small as sedans should get if you plan on more than 2 passengers. You get trunk size that is pretty useable and your passengers can actually have legs (no V6 option anymore is BS though). The Prius takes 10 seconds to get up to 60 at full throttle, which is downright unacceptable. Practical is a joke for the prius, since even with the back seats folded down you only get 65.5 ft^3 of cargo space.
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"decent?" It takes over 10 seconds to get to 60 flat out. It doesn't deserve to be road legal, at least not on highways.
I drive a 2013 model these days. The new ones are exponentially more expensive and the angular shape is an either "love it or hate it" design. A 20-30 mile range ev mode would be awesome but that's not my particular model. I do find the "power" mode lets me accelerate in traffic or climb hills without issue.
If you do the math, the TCO of a Model 3 is lower than a Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
And the superiority is just inexplicable, you'd have to experience a Model 3.
No need to say anything else.