Dipping a toe - Buying a 2016 Auris hybrid
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Carplay has been starting to roll out on US market Toyotas, so I guess they realise they made the wrong call with that and it will come in time. If only they'd reconsider their position on hydrogen over battery EVs too!
My point was that as it's a standard double DIN sized stereo in the Auris so, as lots of the Japanese tend to, you can just fit your own stereo with whatever features you like.
My point was that as it's a standard double DIN sized stereo in the Auris so, as lots of the Japanese tend to, you can just fit your own stereo with whatever features you like.
Evanivitch said:
Do you have a driveway that you could charge a PHEV?
A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
Sadly not. Driveways in London are a massive luxury.A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
raspy said:
If you're looking at a 2016 car, test drive the new shape Prius from 2016 in addition to the Auris. Superior hybrid system and based upon the TGNA platform, so not a sports car, but far better to drive than non-TGNA cars from Toyota. The new Auris will also be built on the TGNA platform and even offers a performance hybrid version too!
Demand for the Prius seems to push its price significantly higher than the equivalent age Auris, which is probably the decider for us. If I'm being honest, driving dynamics are way down the list of wants for this car.C70R said:
Evanivitch said:
Do you have a driveway that you could charge a PHEV?
A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
Sadly not. Driveways in London are a massive luxury.A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
Evanivitch said:
C70R said:
Evanivitch said:
Do you have a driveway that you could charge a PHEV?
A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
Sadly not. Driveways in London are a massive luxury.A Prius PHEV, or Ampera would be a better car, you could cover most your miles in pure electric and then have the ICE for long miles.
littleredrooster said:
It may be worth noting that, AFAIK, the new Prius >late 2016, which I have just bought, is the only one with the GenIV powerplant. All other Toyota/Lexus hybrids with the 1.8 L motor use the earlier engines/technology. I drive the factory demonstrators all over the country, so have done many thousands of miles in all variants.
The difference is notable; I average ~65mpg driven briskly on open roads, Mrs Rooster regularly gets >80mpg around town without trying. It is difficult to get it to drop below 55mpg even when flogging the brains out of the thing, to be honest!
The GenIV unit is also significantly quicker & quieter than all others, too.
Edit for date of GenIV
I know it looks like a dogs breakfast, but the new Gen4 Prius is a really lovely bit of engineering underneath. I've just bought a Gen3 (old 59 plate was all I could get for my pittance) and its awesome. Its not a drivers car, but for getting you 30 miles to work without fuss, effort and stress... its A++ and I achieved 57 MPG without even trying, on the first attempt, a full 22 MPG better than my last car.The difference is notable; I average ~65mpg driven briskly on open roads, Mrs Rooster regularly gets >80mpg around town without trying. It is difficult to get it to drop below 55mpg even when flogging the brains out of the thing, to be honest!
The GenIV unit is also significantly quicker & quieter than all others, too.
Edit for date of GenIV
Edited by littleredrooster on Tuesday 24th July 21:36
As mentioned though, there are cars out there that will do similar... small petrols and diesels. But I didn't want a diesel at all, in any guise. I wanted something automatic and I didn't want something small like a Polo or Fiesta (Granted, I had a 1.0 non-turbo 18 plate Polo on hire and whilst it was absolutely glacial, it rode well and was quiet).
Given that, I don't think the Prius/Auris Hybrid is a bad choice at all. Good on fuel, extremely easy to drive and big enough for stuff/long trips.
We have had a Prius+ since 2013 - wife loves it and it totally reliable except for the fact that we had to fork out around £1500 for rat related damage to wiring (soy based wiring harness covering which is very attractive to them) and lots of small plastic interior bits falling off - boring to drive but as others have posted, gets the job done.
Well, after seeing a lease deal for a brand new Ioniq hybrid (prompted by parking next to one yesterday) which is cheaper like-for-like than finance on a 3yo Auris, our heads have been turned. We've just enquired about how quickly we could get one, and if they are available we'll probably pick one up this coming weekend...
Merry said:
We drove the phev version of the Ioniq, felt a bit cheap compared to the Auris. The boot was also tiny.
The foot operated handbrake is daft too.
Appreciate the Hybrid may be different but I really didn't get in with it.
We'll need a cursory drive in one, but the reviews seem decent enough. The hybrid boot is a decent size, and I've had MBs before so the foot handbrake (which is probably optional in an auto) is no issue.The foot operated handbrake is daft too.
Appreciate the Hybrid may be different but I really didn't get in with it.
Truckosaurus said:
You're not meant to actually use it...
Yes. It would irritate me even just using it at the end of the journey. I'm not the tallest nor have long legs but my knee was half in the dash to get my foot on it to engage it. It's an ergonomic disaster.
Properly situated I suspect it would be good. Which I guess given the comments Mercedes has.
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