Why is the Prius so loved?

[saaby93]

carry on

[Pints]

Get that debadged and you may have a point.

[saaby93]

Theres a lot of them about
http://www.nextgreencar.com/news/6176/Toyota--Lexu...

[rumple]

I like that a lot.

[MysteryLemon]

They really aren't all that bad looking.

When I worked at Toyota, we would often run around in a demo car if we needed to go out for something etc. One we had was a white Prius with black alloys. Looked stunning.

It is far from a drivers car but isn't exactly marketed to be one either. It's not so much the car that people hate, but more the drivers and the smugness that comes with owning one. You buy a Prius, you are saving the world, although your not as its not actually that good at what it's supposed to do.

[Roo]

I might change mine for a Gen 3 later in the year.

[saaby93]

from the front?

[fatboy b]

I'm going to request an anti-Prius filter on PH.

That is truely a bloody awful looking car. And as for the hybrid bit, why do people want to carry all that extra weight around.

Yuck, yuck and yuck.

[Roo]

Yep, the whole weight of two extra car batteries.

Not forgetting that it doesn't have the weight of a conventional gearbox to lug around.

[saaby93]

fatboy b said:

I'm going to request an anti-Prius filter on PH.

That is truely a bloody awful looking car. And as for the hybrid bit, why do people want to carry all that extra weight around.

gross weight 1805kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

insignia diesel gross 2155kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

is that a fair comparison

Edited by saaby93 on Saturday 20th April 17:33

[fatboy b]

saaby93 said:

fatboy b said:

I'm going to request an anti-Prius filter on PH.

That is truely a bloody awful looking car. And as for the hybrid bit, why do people want to carry all that extra weight around.

gross weight 1805kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

insignia diesel gross 2155kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

is that a fair comparison

Edited by saaby93 on Saturday 20th April 17:33

Isn't gross weight the all-up weight with 4 or 5 pax and baggage? Which makes the Insignia a better car surely?

If not, then my XF is lighter than a Prius, though I'm not surprised.

Edited by fatboy b on Saturday 20th April 17:54

[AnotherClarkey]

Roo said:

I might change mine for a Gen 3 later in the year.

I'm going to wait and see what Gen 4 is like (expected late 2014/ early 2015) then decide.

[AmitG]

Weight wise I think a fairer comparison is minimum kerb weight (i.e. just the car) and competitors that are roughly equivalent in size and fuel economy. From DVLA data I get this:

• Toyota Prius Gen3 = 1,370kg
• Vauxhall Astra diesel auto = 1,550kg
• Volkswagen Golf diesel auto = 1,466kg
• Ford Focus diesel auto = 1,461kg

On the face of it the Prius is lighter. The petrol versions of the diesel cars would probably bring the weight down to Prius levels, but then fuel economy is a lot worse...

[kambites]

The Prius is a pretty light car by modern standards.

[saaby93]

Whats the difference like between a gen2 1.5 to a gen3 1.8 ?

[430T]

saaby93 said:

from the front?

Have to say, this makes me want one

[kambites]

saaby93 said:

Whats the difference like between a gen2 1.5 to a gen3 1.8 ?

In my experience there's certainly a big difference in real fuel economy. I struggled to get much over 50mpg in mixed driving from a gen-2; I got over 70 from a gen-3 in similar circumstances without really trying.

[The Genuflectee]

saaby93 said:

fatboy b said:

I'm going to request an anti-Prius filter on PH.

That is truely a bloody awful looking car. And as for the hybrid bit, why do people want to carry all that extra weight around.

gross weight 1805kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

insignia diesel gross 2155kg
http://carleasingmadesimple.com/business-car-leasi...

is that a fair comparison

Edited by saaby93 on Saturday 20th April 17:33

If you click through, one notes the leasing prices:-

Prius = £272.15 plus VAT
Insignia = £203.47 plus VAT

Mind you, isn't it a bit like deciding on which breed of dog's st you'd like to eat?

[TheHeretic]

fatboy b said:

I'm going to request an anti-Prius filter on PH.

That is truely a bloody awful looking car. And as for the hybrid bit, why do people want to carry all that extra weight around.

Yuck, yuck and yuck.

And so you dive into a Prius thread?

[vxr1]

I do like the look of these with those decent wheels. Much nicer than the old model like this one: