Live Periscope 2016 Prius Walk-through Tonight

I'm in! I love Periscope.

 

"Periscope Now" has a solid one star out of five rating on iTunes. I think I'll pass.

 

I get a page not found error at that link.

 

me too. unfortunately, the big guy sleeps while rome is burning.

 

Let me Google that for you:

Google

 

Same page not found error.

I don't care since I don't use Apple, but I thought I'd check the link in case it doesn't work. And it doesn't.

 

Lee Jay, no problem, I'm also including the link to the OS/2 Warp version of Periscope.

 

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still nothing.

 

Wow - really? We're bringing Apple fanboi BS to a Prius forum? I see the moderator deleted Lee Jay's response, but after that sort of provocation, I think I'd excuse just about anything (okay, not actual threats, but short of that . . . ).

Let's stay on topic, people. That does not include a favorite flavor of jelly bean, ice cream, or smartphone. I'm sorry Danny's chosen a medium that apparently requires a Twitter account to access, but whatever. This is important info of great interest to members here, and there's bound to be a bit of frustration for people who have to deal with sign-ups, etc., on a service they don't want. OS/2 jokes are out of line, so can it.

 

How?

 

Thanks. Nice walk through. I enjoyed it. Good information.

 

Thanks for the Periscope walk through Was the presenter, John, Tideland?

Curious to know if there was a spare tire underneath trunk load floor?

 

I assume we'll see more in the way of formal presentation in Frankfurt - I have to say my jaw dropped when the official Livestream ended less than 10 mins after it started. Thanks very much for this informal walkthrough (and earlier walk around during the main press availability) - it was a lot more informative than the "reveal". Many interesting items, and more than a few disappointments. Despite talk of increased passenger space, it looks like they've actually reduced rear seat headroom and lowered the seats - both MAJOR negatives for me. I'm no fan of the white plastic center console, either - worse than just weird, it looks cheap and toylike, if not like a, umm, porcelain fixture stuck between the seats. Trunk doesn't look bad, interesting that it's no longer level with the opening, but probably not enough off to be an issue (unless maybe you're rolling out a wheeled suitcase....).

Overall, I'm not feeling great about what I saw this evening. It looks like Toyota may have done what I was most afraid of - in an effort to appeal to "regular" buyers, they may have sacrificed some virtues beyond MPG that matter to past models' owners. This strikes me as a bad idea, because I really don't think anyone is cross shopping the Prius and, e.g, a VW CC - it's just a different market segment. I'll reserve judgment until we have a chance to sit in it and take a drive for ourselves, but this initial look has me thinking a lot more seriously about an Avalon hybrid; it's a great car, and unlike the Camry the trunk's so big it can give up a slice to the battery without compromising utility too badly. This matters to me, since our other car's a plug-in and this will be our road trip car. I prefer the Prius hatchback config, but not enough to make up for a vehicle I find too low-slung with limited rear headroom.

 

I missed the Periscope walkthrough. The non-level opening surprises me since that was one of the many things that the Prius line has previously gotten right.

Anyone have a picture with the hatch open that shows this uneven floor opening?