Toyota Prius 2016 - Which? first drive

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This is the fourth iteration of the Toyota Prius. Its looks are bolder, its engines are claimed to be more efficient and it’s got more space inside than before.
We take it for a quick first drive to see if Toyota has managed as radical a shakeup of the car as they have of it's looks.
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@Awayze 8 жыл бұрын

I like it

@Toyota4Life 8 жыл бұрын

I like the wheels and that color is cool. The interior looks very clean. Great car for getting good MPG.

@dadsfave 7 жыл бұрын

The video doesn't mention the extraordinary reliability of the Prius. According to stats on over 1M US trade-ins, the Prius has had the best long term power-train reliability of any compact car. It is also a very safe car. The IIHS (US insurance testers) rate it a top safety pick+ and also give it their highest rating for child seat LATCH attachment.

@azhariqbal1212 8 жыл бұрын

very nice review I will be looking into this car. Thanks

@retardrobo9427 8 жыл бұрын

The was a very good review unbiased review.

@toninocars 8 жыл бұрын

If it's reliable will be a winner, its modern, it's nicer to drive, its fuel efficient and yes a bit of a ugly side but iPhone 6 was uglier than the iPhone 5s that replaced but with a huge success, remember:)

@NobodyYouKnow754 5 жыл бұрын

I get 60mpg in my 2012 3rd gen Prius most I’ve had is 67mpg over a 140miles range doing taxi job.

@lawrencepll76 8 жыл бұрын

Good Reviewer!! Can you review the Hyundai Ioniq as well?

@androo4519 7 жыл бұрын

The price is even more attractive when you consider that it has an auto gearbox. In a regular car you'd pay an extra £1500 for an auto box.

@melcanuck5951 8 жыл бұрын

Despite receiving poor press reviews, I thought the (previous) Plug in Prius was quite nice to drive (though IMO having a very shallow boot). But be interesting to see how this compares with the forthcoming Hyundai Ioniq

@nodfactor8808 8 жыл бұрын

When will you be doing the lab testing? I'd like to see what your results are.

@sleekitwan 10 ай бұрын

The ‘regular combustion cars’ is often quoted, and has me curious. I wonder if these are automatic transmission, and of a comparable size. In general , if the conditions are matched, then it might be possible to say, that an ICE vehicle can compete with the Prius for economy, when the ICE vehicle is in its best possible situation, and the Prius is in its worst. Overall, the Prius will come out on top. Then, what happens when you get to 100k miles or more, is another matter. A simple auto gearbox repair is £1500. A bad one is £2500 or worse, depending on the brand and where you go. This easily equals the ‘battery replacement’ issue often thrown at the Prius, because Prii usually don’t suffer from auto transmission problems, til 250k miles or 400k miles if well-maintained. Good review though, and relevant for us pre-owned market buyers still.

@najudd6497 7 жыл бұрын

I drive a vw cc dsg 2013, I got this car as a replacement vehicle as my car was hit from behind. This car is very ugly to look at specially the back but i must say i get about 68mpg mixture of highway and local (London) and i drive quite rough and the drive is not bad. The more i hate this car the more i like it. Choice is yours, Hate It or Hate It

@johnny207 8 жыл бұрын

I think you meant minicab (private hire) driver, as Taxi drivers drive Taxi's like TX4 black cabs.

@which 8 жыл бұрын

+Johnny Depends which country you are in, but point taken.

@cgrscott 8 жыл бұрын

Some hints of self-driving technology shows up in this car.

@markbohman3539 5 жыл бұрын

We bought a 2017 Prius 3 months ago. I just did a video on how we like it. Come check it out.

@tharindudanushka1 2 жыл бұрын

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@kpopler 8 жыл бұрын

he sounds like David Attenborough

@robelsey2931 8 жыл бұрын

A review about a prius without any commentary on real live MPG - what exactly was the point?

@which 8 жыл бұрын

+Rob Elsey Hi Rob, we are one of the only organisations that test real world MPG in a lab condition. We have deigned our own tests that allow us to accurately predict what cars will get in real life, but we can also repeat the test exactly the same for every car which makes our testing unique. To keep independent we buy all the cars we test in this way so unfortunately we have to wait until the car is available to use before we can get it in the lab rather than just reading off the dashboard on a manufacturer organised test in Spain.

@TheMegamsp 8 жыл бұрын

+Which? I saw 6 litres on the dash. Not bad for a car of this size. And the best color for the Prius is the one that you test drove. What's the name of that color? Any code name? I think the new Prius front is nice but the rear not quite. Must see for myself how it looks.

@luisstransport 8 жыл бұрын

the new Toyota pruis looks like a saloon car

@garylawrence3873 8 жыл бұрын

great anti-car. Enjoy other things in life . can’t wait for a test drive.

@davewylie1992 8 жыл бұрын

That shiny white drinks holder is dreadful, makes the car look cheap. I cannot understand why they did that; a dark matt non-slippery finish would have been far smarter.

@ikybaiiki 2 жыл бұрын

The backlights are horrible but the interior is nice

@ALIENdrifter66 8 жыл бұрын

Why does people still try to see a Japanese brand making cars with European style?? Does a Honda Civic looks like a Golf to anybody?? Does a Prius look like anything in Europe??Juke... Do I have to continue?

@michaelprovence 8 жыл бұрын

It's not a good looking car... This parking system is useless if it need that space to work

@which 8 жыл бұрын

+Michaël Bonnet We think it only used that much because it could. They promised it could get in to very small spaces, but we didn't get a chance to try it.

@milan9751 8 жыл бұрын

The look is because of aerodynamics. The Prius is ment for efficency.

@21boxhead 8 жыл бұрын

I go with Hyundai new hybrid IONIQ it just looks better

@INUMIMI28 8 жыл бұрын

+21boxhead But it's worse at everything else

@21boxhead 8 жыл бұрын

INUMIMI28 how do you know?

@INUMIMI28 8 жыл бұрын

21boxhead How can a hybrid system from noob such as Hyundai, which sells battery well only in domestic market be better than a company with19 years actual experience, and system supported by Panasonic who also makes batteries for Tesla? Trust me it's only show and not much anything else. Just like any other Hyundai products.

@21boxhead 8 жыл бұрын

INUMIMI28 you don't think they got a Prius and reserve engineer it and build something better?

@INUMIMI28 8 жыл бұрын

+21boxhead Yes but they only got Prius III as a reference, I'll ask you, is that really make any advantage against TNGA Prius IV?

@Toerme 8 жыл бұрын

It looks like the previous generation Prius viewed from a crashed graphics card.

@imyourhuckleberry4208 8 жыл бұрын

finally the prius looks good shame it is still over priced

@bearbear807 8 жыл бұрын

Looks like they stole the head from Lexus department, the C pillar just look not very right.......

@which 8 жыл бұрын

+bearbear807 It is supposed to look invisible so that the roof is 'floating'

@tianhuhu3735 8 жыл бұрын

lexus is own by toyota

@mariorma8900 8 жыл бұрын

Hideous

@which 8 жыл бұрын

+mario rma There's plenty of worse looking cars

@jimmypena2442 8 жыл бұрын

+Which? I think the juke looks better... the rear of the prius is wierd...

@najudd6497 7 жыл бұрын

+Jimmy Peña juke is a joke

@1Welshdylan 7 жыл бұрын

i don't why but it looks like the arse of the car is sicking up in the air.

@cocoboers2143 8 жыл бұрын

fug

@voltecrules624 8 жыл бұрын

PRIUS = OLD TECH:( I have a 2014 Chevy Volt I bought new for $22,195 after $9,500 off for tax credit and state rebate. I have 49,000 miles on it in about two years. I have a lifetime gas mileage of 105 mpg. Last month Onstar sent a monthly report on all the cars systems and reported I drove 1,913 miles and averaged 231 mpg. Can a Prius get 231 mpg after driving 1,913 miles? Think not! The new Volt is even better. 0-60 in 7.7 (Prius is about 10 seconds). The Volt kills most cars off the line with 279 lbs of torque at zero rpm. Imagine having full engine torque at every light. Needless to say the Volt is very fun. If you drive less than the battery range, 53 miles, and drive that distance every day for a year you will get 2,418 mpg. The Volt automatically burns one tank of gas per year to keep it fresh (8 gal). Remember you never have to charge the Volt if you choose not to. The Prius is lame and Toyota needs to copy American Volt technology and claim it as their own.

@SK-lt1so 8 жыл бұрын

Just getting 49k/2 years in a GM is an accomplishment.

@voltecrules624 8 жыл бұрын

+S Kirk Just driving a Prius and having people think your hetro is too, Good luck with that:)

@iainansell5930 8 жыл бұрын

GM will not be selling the current volt outside of the USA, as the last one pretty much bombed- not really to do with the technology, just poor advertising-lack of dealership training (salesmen never really pushed it as an option....they did'nt really know how it worked). It also was'nt overly practical... not enough rear seating positions... They tried to push it out as a company car... but for the same price, company fleets went for something more established.... If they put the voltec tech into a zafira tourer however, they'd sell a bucketload of them (as quite a lot of them are used for short journeys on the school run), however, GM do not seem to have many 'switched on' people within their product strategy department(or whatever you would call it)... Toyota have done so well with it so far, (and mitsubushi with the outlander phev) mainly due to the cars being relatively practical- and well publicised...

@voltecrules624 8 жыл бұрын

+Iain Ansell The Volt, like all electric cars, are not sales leaders, making up about 1% of all cars sold. Unlike most electric cars the Volt has no range anxiety since it can operate on gasoline. The beauty of the Volt is it goes 53 miles on a single charge, which is more than the average daily commute for 80% of drivers. That means 80% will not use hardly any gas, and very rarely go to a gas station. Maybe once a year. It's true Chevy doesn't push the Volt. It's because I bought mine for $22,195 new after rebates, and if you look at the service requirements for the Volt there isn't much there. The car is a tank and never needs any service except to change the oil every two years and rotate tires. No money for Chevy in their service dept. I researched sales for green cars. The only green car out selling the Volt, is tesla. Volt doubles the third place Ford Fusion. The new 2016 Volt seats 5, is fast, fun, and reliable.