Buy a Prime 4 seater or 5 seater - poll?

Neither, because neither exist yet. All we know is what they -might- look like.

 

I'm guessing the Rav4 has fine print like the Highlander about it not being intended for off road use.

 

too bad we're not getting chademo, 120 volt inverter or solar. oh well, maybe we should invite the japanese to vote in the poll.

 

I would rather get the matrix array headlights, and the vehicle to vehicle/vehicle to infrastructure communication.

 

yep, a lot of things that would make prime killer. but no, we get the watered down version.

 

Prius. To go before.

1. It's a matter of time before there's a law. Shouldn't take much, and existing headlights are not good enough.

2. Expensive gimmick. Not wanted.

3. Not a big issue IMO.

4. Again, a matter of time. It's coming, why not be ready. Prius. To go before.

 

Not getting those is about available infrastructure and option prices.

 

I'd like to see a 2 seat, convertible with the hybrid synergy drive. A la MR2.

 

BMW developed the laser headlights a few years ago. DOT wouldn't allow them - they light up the road too well.

How Laser-powered Headlights Work | HowStuffWorks

If BMW is able to import the i8 with them I hope the auto press give them a lot of coverage so the general public will be able to actually see what the feds are preventing from being introduced

 

Considering the IIHS's report on headlight effectiveness, lighting up the road too well is far from the problem most cars have.

 

I use a regular Gen 3 on Costco/Sam's/BJ's/Lowes/HD runs all the time. What do you pick up in the regular Prius that won't fit and how often?

 

If I carried 3 adults in the back regularly, I'd look for something larger but for occasional use it's fine. Leg room seems to be OK with 6'3" people front and back (maybe a bit less in the center). Width seems likely be more of an issue with 3 in the back.

 

I'm sure the squared rear of the v comes in handy at times, but I think the better rear headroom is a bigger draw for families with older kids.

 

I am just one data point, but if you look at my avatar, you can see I had to load my ladders with the (dirty) feet into the back of the seats as the roof sloped so they did not fit feet back. The v solved that and the back of my seats are cleaner for it. (I do not hang out with humans, so head room is kinda academic for me)

 

A fact that the DOT doesn't seem to be able to revise standards quickly enough to resolve. That is if they are even trying to improve automobile technology. It almost seems that the bureaucracy exists solely for the bureaucracy sake.

PS, I worked for the DOT for 16 years at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA.

 

The european v has what .... SEVEN seats? Why sell Toyota short? What about a Prime model v becoming the Prius to offer 7 seats ...
THAT'd be a major winner too.
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what about a prius vegetable delivery truck, farm to table? those would sell like rutabaga's.