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Consumer Reports recommends 2016 Prius Three with Advanced-Technology Package over all other 2016 Prius models, including the Touring models:

"Most Prius models are available with a comprehensive suite of active safety systems, called Toyota Safety Sense-P (TSS-P). This includes forward-collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure alert with steering assist, automatic high beams, and adaptive cruise control. Unfortunately, you can't get TSS-P on the Prius Two or Two Eco. It's optional on the Three and Four by ordering the Advanced Technology package, and TSS-P comes standard on the Three Touring and Four Touring. We recommend shoppers go for the Prius Three with the Advanced Technology package. Not only do you get the important safety items, but this package also includes a color head-up display and a power sunroof, neither of which are available on the Touring models."

 

What the foxtrot!!! Why would Toyota leave out the colour HUD from the Touring model? What crazy bean counter came up with that idea? That defies LOGIC!
(And there I was, secretly hoping some "Carbon Creek" Vulcan like 'Mestral' had been moonlighting at Toyota and played a major role in the design of the 2016 Prius - it does look decidedly Vulcan in design - looks like I was wrong; no self respecting Vulcan would allow a such a.......human error of this magnitude!)

I wonder how many Touring sales they're gonna loose for just that reason?



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sell it with extras

 

Probably posted already, but here is a Japanese test (translated with Google) with comparison between a Gen3 with 15" and 2 Gen4s with 15" and 17" wheels. The fuel consumption they have found (scroll to the tables in the middle and end of article) and essentially showing zero to "up-to" 20% fuel consumption reduction.

 

Excellent article:

Only on the 'mountain' road did the 17" come in slightly better but the difference is very small, 17.7 (17") vs 17.5 (15"). We know the biggest effect of a larger wheel diameter are the inertial changes. I suspect the mountain climb and descent had the fewest speed changes and the lowest inertial losses.

	test	Gen-4 S (15")	Gen-4 A (17")	Gen-3 S (15")
1	congested	28.4 km/L	27.0 km/L	23.2 km/L
2	climbing 1100 m	11.8 km/L	11.4 km/L	11.1 km/L
3	foot hills	17.5 km/L	17.7 km/L	16.2 km/L
4	expressway	35.2 km/L	32.0 km/L	26.3 km/L
5	Total	28.1 km/L	26.2 km/L	24.9 km/L

Bob Wilson

 

Ah! I cannot seem to get my %s right

 

My hypothesis on the lack of HUD and sunroof on the Touring is that it's intentionally to make it less desirable, so that Toyota doesn't have to report the fuel economy hit that the 17" wheels cause, by selling over 33% as Tourings.

 

Maybe this has already been posted. But oh well, another one - an Irish point of view - actually a nice one in a way:

 

The second review is excellent! First one I see after all the pretty useless video reviews I have seen of people essentially reading the press release. BTW the guy mentions that the leather seats are in fact Soft-tex - which means no dead cows also in EU, which is good news and it shows that they are not offering a non-sense non environmental option for a very environmental friendly car! I don't understand why then they sell it here in Germany under the "leather" name and not "soft-tex"...

This one is also nice:

Regarding video 3, the MFD says about 53, they measure 50, that's about 6% offf, which is the same in Gen3. Same logic between Gen4, Rav Hybrid *and* Gen3...
PS: 50MPG going 75mph, which was probably more like 70-72 (I don't know how accurate speedometers are set for US market; in EU typically they are almost, stupidly, 10% off) and getting 50mpg, "easy" - I want to see what it does at *real* 130km/h-81mph (average allowed speed on most highways in EU) speeds - soon on this channel

 

You mean the inline "Quote/Reply" by highlighting text - I did see that