Maybe here's the reason why the Toyota websites haven't addressed the 2018 Prius Prime (yet)... Say hello to the 2018 Prius Prime Grand Sport:
Dang I like that front end and those rims a lot! Hmmm, shiny piano black outside trim on the bumpers?
Yep me too! Wheels look great too. It looks like Toyota eliminated those useless closed air scoops in the front. Hopefully the specs on this new model will be released during the Tokyo Auto Show (next Friday).
More pictures here: トヨタ プリウスPHV | 価格&グレード | S“ナビパッケージ・GR SPORT”／S“GR SPORT” | トヨタ自動車WEBサイト Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Current exchange rate is 1 ¥ = $0.0088 USD, so this model would be $32,562 MSRP. A girl can dream! Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Toyota has been working towards making several of their models more sporty, so perhaps they plan to do the same with the Prime. Time will tell. Hopefully this GR Sport model will show up in the US.
Nope for Japanese market. Here’s the colors for this “edition”: White Pearl Crystal Shine (manufacturer option), Silver Metallic, Gray Metallic, Attitude Black Mica, Emotional Red (manufacturer option), Thermo-tect Lime Green (manufacturer option), Spirited Aqua Metallic Here’s the additional equipment: Special tuning suspension Brace addition Special tachometer (with GR logo) Shift knob (Smoke black trim) Aluminum pedals Small diameter steering wheel Hmm a Prime in Lime Green. Why not orange? Unsupervised!
I'm VERY sorry, but that THING is just a cosmetically altered Prime. It don't do nuthin' for me!!! I want a bloody REAL GT COUPE!!! Way less weight (1000+lbs) less than my car, whose hatchback interior could accommodate a bigger, solid-state battery, that could be charged in minutes, not hours, and that as a plug-in hybrid would solve ALL my automotive needs: practical 2-seat, VERY fun to drive, can haul groceries, musical instruments, computers, AND is socially responsible! I'll sign my butt up for THAT, and trade in my Prime Advanced for that!! Come on Toyota deliver; we old, financially-more-stable buyers, are waiting!! .
Requirements analysis: a bloody REAL GT COUPE!!! Way less weight (1000+lbs) less than my car, whose hatchback interior could accommodate a bigger, solid-state battery, that could be charged in minutes, not hours, and that as a plug-in hybrid would solve ALL my automotive needs: practical 2-seat, VERY fun to drive, can haul groceries, musical instruments, computers, AND is socially responsible! requirement 2017 Prius Prime 2014 BMW i3-REx 1 COUPE 4-door 2-door + suicide doors 2 weight 3375 lbs 2899 lbs 3 interior space 91 + 20 ft{3} 84 + 15 ft{3} 4 charging L2 CCS 50kW 5 plug-in yes yes 6 2-seat fold rear seats fold rear seats 7 fun to drive front wheel 121 hp rear wheel 168 hp 8 can haul yes higher easier loading 9 socially responsible barely noticed people ask 'what is that?' Bob Wilson
Uncle Bob, Too many doors, uglier than sin (I know, it's my opinion, but my money), limited range (my Superleggera Prime Coupe would have at least a 700-1000 mile range w/11.5 gal fuel tank). A hatchback works better for me. And since Toyota would make it, it would be damn reliable. Oh yeah, MANDITORY SPARE TIRE!! .
My friend has the i3 and the acceleration is almost neck snapping. The interior is also very unique. Pretty awesome car. Negatives are looks and I can’t even charge at home so not an option for me.
Do note that those 18" wheels will take a toll on range. If you're looking for max AER, the stock 15" is the way to go. If you don't care about it and are ok using a bit more gas, then the GR Sport will do. This is why I don't think the GR Sport will make it to the US until we get a longer range PHV to offset the 18" rims inefficiencies. The stock 17" rims (like the ones found on the Gen 4 Three Touring and Four Touring) lower the AER by about 19% over the 15" wheels on the Prime according to Japanese testing.
Well if you're going to change the requirements: Some assembly is required: doors - super glue the rear ones closed or call them cargo loading flaps ugly - 'D*mn it Jim, I'm an engineer not a sheet metal artist.' (DeForest Kelley) limited range - strange, my wife and her two dogs consider it a feature hatchback - flat floor about 6" higher than Prius Prime reliable - like the Hyundai warranty, a longer, needed, one than Toyota spare tire - working on it Bob Wilson
I believe the quote is, "Damn it Jim, I'm only a doctor!" (and not a very good actor, har, har!). Uncle Bob, it's a plug-in Breadbox!! Damn it Uncle Bob, I'm only a Frenchman, but my Escargot Ancestry, (steeped in Latin je ne sais quoi!) demands a bit more elan than those Germanic trolls are able to create with their Helms Transporters. We don't want or need another peasant-hauling minibus!! Couldn't you visualize a lovely curved creation inspired by the House of Bertone; our friends the Italians (fellow Latins) have produced such beautiful automobiles! A Tubolare Zagato bodied Prime chassied Wundercar would lift our spirits (while probably emptying our wallets), and would be so much fun!! Leave the krauts to sausage-making and beer-swilling where lie their gifts!! . P.S. All my Alfas had spare tires, and just because you might have tremendous fuel range, doesn't mean you can't stop when Nature calls; it just means you can stop at a nicer place than a gas station!!
Very much like my first car: 1500 cc, air-cooled, engine 6V electrical replace rear seats with single, frame bed carried tools, spare parts, grit plug cleaner, and flattened cardboard box rebuilt engine when returned from Okinawa So now I have: 660 cc, water cooled, engine 385V electrical passenger and driver seats recline still under warranty, somewhat protected from my evil plans coded to be a better car Bob Wilson
