Toyota Initial Quality Survey

Things that could be added:
1) Solar panels or solar energy collectors to keep car cooled when in the sun.
2) Addition of current Odo reading to Entune app. This is to check my mileage travelled for business during the day.
3) Extension of ChargePoint term to 1 year, to allow users to find/use stations.
4) Driver-controlled outdoor beepers for navigating in densely Presbyterianized parking lots!
5) Much smaller variant of Prime Advanced, 2 door, much lighter w/carbon fiber (1800Lb), 2-seater with same drivetrain. This hatchback sportscar would be ecologically responsible and tons of fun!! Imagine the range and performance!!. I'll put in my order today!
6) Option to integrate 3rd party GPS systems(Garmin), rather than factory GPS.
7) I know friends who'd love a Prime pickup truck! Contractors able to plug-in power tools into traction battery-supplied A/C current.
The sky's the limit with Prime: aircraft??

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Other than fixing some software bugs in the Prius Prime, the main thing I'd want new is a 7-seat version of the V in "Prime" form.

The next version needs the battery under the rear seat, probably a 5th seat (I could have sold one yesterday to someone if it had a fifth seat - doesn't matter to me) and improved software. Mechanically (and electrically), the car is amazing.

 

Ditto. Most things I dislike about the car stem from it being 2' longer than my previous car. It's huge.

 

Woman, you are SO on the money!
It seems that nobody complains about the huge size of the Prius; if you check out a 1969 Alfa Romeo GTV, you will see what I mean by a nice-sized car. Don't you think that a 2-door, 2+2 sports car with the drivetrain, fit and finish, and reliability of the Prime wouldn't make a fantastic sports car!!

My 1969 GTV 1750 Turbo (weighed 2300 Lbs). Sold because of divorce!!
A 2+2 coupe makes sense if you just have to have room for stray guests; otherwise, a two-seat hatchback with lots of rear storage like my 2005 Honda Insight hybrid coupe makes total sense as a body configuration.

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I had heard that Tesla does regular software updates and provides them to previous owners as they make improvements to the car. It would be great if Toyota did that as I expect the 2018 and 2019 models will be improved. I can't think of a logical reason the backup camera image only fills the top third of the screen or why the entune system is so lame or why there are no tie downs in the trunk. Expect these will be fixed in the near future.

 

There are fold down tie downs in the trunk of my Prime Advanced. It would be nice to be able to run Google from the voice command in my Prime Advanced. Maybe we will get an update!!

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Janice, What was your previous car?

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Thanks for that. I just went out to my car and found them! Also turned on the trunk light.

 

Just completed the survey, so I included solar panels among other minor complaints. Generally very happy with the car, but there's always room for improvement...

 

I don't have mine yet, so I can't speak from genuine experience...

...so, without getting at ALL "technical" (and I simply KNOW that I'll be in the minority here), I'd like Toyota to make interior FABRIC choices a standard feature for ALL levels of the Prime... and maybe at least one additional "choice" in both fabric and SofTex. I'm thinking Toyota's so-called "Harvest Beige" fabric would look AWESOME with Blizzard Pearl or Blue Magnetism Primes... and I for one would DEFINITELY consider paying that extra $400 for the Blizzard Pearl IF it could be had with that light-brownish fabric interior....

 

Yup... I could DEFINITELY get on board with these two suggestions!

 

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LG-H918 ?

 

I like that one too! Here you have me dreaming about my next prime when I don't even have my first one yet! (10 days away supposedly...)

You can't forget good suspension for cornering ability on that "Prime Sport".

 

Cool! What's the Mfr PN for LED trunk light?

 

Well the DeDion transaxle containing a 5 speed like my Milano Verde, with inboard disc brakes, front engine, rear traction battery would be super. Alfa Romeo design inspiration with Toyota materials and execution using carbon fiber monocoque structure to keep the weight super low!! All this operating as a Prime Advanced power plant, owww, be still my heart, my checkbook is out with my golden pen!!. I would prefer the 5 speed, but at gunpoint would settle for the CVT tranny! Come on Toyota make my dream come true!!

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How about an MR2 with either the Prius or the Prime HSD?