My first, but short road trip with Prius C

My experience is that the Prius's throttle pedal is mapped for economy. You have to push it almost to the floor in order to get it into its high power range, but once you do there is actually a lot of power available. Perhaps not as much as other cars, but for someone like myself who makes a habit of driving gently in order to maximize fuel economy it seems like plenty. The engine will rev quite high when you do this, but the power is there if you need it.

 

I don't believe there is a indicator for your set speed while you're using cruise control...i believe you push the cruise control button at the end of the dongle then you have to flip it down To activate a speed?? The cruise controls are definitely different than most cars

SAMSUNG-SM-G870A ?

 

I'm hoping to take my Prius C cruising down the sea-to-sky highway to Whistler BC one of this weekend to see how it perform. I usually carpool with someone to work and I too hesitant to rev up the engine on a long steep climb. I can see many cars try to pass me in many occasions LOL. Oh well, might as well enjoy the mountainous terrain while we're at it

 

I've done the Whistler trip a few times in the Prius C - it performs just fine. I'm not a particularly aggressive driver, but IMHO the C has easily more than enough power to keep with everyone. But you can't be shy about stomping on the pedal to get it. The throttle graph in the "ECO Score" display is misleading - where it maxes out at the top of "power" band is nowhere near the maximum throttle position. If you keep pressing the throttle down further beyond that you'll get a fair bit more power. The CVT spins up the engine to deliver on your demands, so it really whines and of course you're gulping down the litres to do it, but you don't need to do it very often and it's nice to know that it's there when you need it.

My acid test of a car's power is to drive up Oxford street in White Rock. The Prius C has no problem with that hill, although the engine probably wakes up the neighbors and the grade makes it feel like you're going to do a wheelie.

 

Mash the gas, buddy. Mash the gas. Of course it's going to sound like it's coming apart...it's an econobox. Take it off ECO put the pedal down. It is what it is. Learn to live with it. My current 6000 mile average is 45. I sit in the parking lot for an hour before I go in smoking my cigar and drinking coffee while listing to morning radio. The fan is blowing out the smoke and it turns on every now and then. This pulls the average down, but it gives me peace. I've done my fretting over super-duper gas mileage and I'm pretty much over it. But when I pull into the parking lot at over 60mpg for the trip in, it's still a good feeling.

And it beats the heck out of driving the 10mpg V10 Super Duty 4wd every day...

 

Hey there GabriolaGuy! I'm just across the water in Nanaimo. My C is just a little less outfitted than yours (Trim 1 vs the Tech Pack).

But, if you want to compare and contrast, let me know!

 

I hear that...I'd spend more time on Gabe if I could as well...further from the crappy drivers and clogged parkway!

Problem is, I've got a decent job over here, and another year's lease on the townhouse. I should pop by for a visit before the weather really turns, I still haven't explored much other than right near the terminal.

 

"The Spine"? We've always called it "The Hump". I'm not from the Island originally, so I always like learning new terms for places. Some people call the Malahat "The Hat", tourists seem to call it "The Really Dangerous Highway", and the locals seems to call it "That Road I Shouldn't Drive Drunk On, But I Do Anyway."

 

Up a hill, just take it off of Eco mode and put the pedal to the metal. It will do just fine.