Why should I pick the Gen 4 over a Chevy Volt?

That's pretty good mpg. You might do better than the volt's mpg rating too. I would have reliability concerns (sorry, still not over previous family GM vehicles) on the volt but that's just my personal view and if you aren't someone who keeps their cars for a very long time it might not matter much anyways. This is kind of a silly one but I like to have at least a power driver's seat and I don't know that the volt comes with one on any trim. It might come down to the small things.

 

I don't believe you have driven a 2016 Prius. My Prius Four Touring doesn't drive like you're describing. If you don't like the Prius, that's fine. But, don't make up nonsense about it. My car feels sporty in PowerMode. It's quick, corners well, and is fun to drive.

No one buying either a Volt, or a Prius is looking for a sports car anyway.

But, the Gen 4 Prius is NOT sluggish. That's not even debatable.

 

Nope, I drove a 2008 lift back and a 2014 c, and a 16 v recently along with a gen I Volt and it's not that I don't like the Prius, if the prices were different a few years ago I would likely own one for a crafting booth storage/transport unit (I prefer the v)

But I won't pretend they are good handling luxury rides. Those are traits I normally avoid in cars I own but again the Prius is like a utility vehicle, it's not a bad thing just that it's a very practical ride. Seats aren't uncomfortable but they aren't the best I've had either, but honestly I could sit on a wooden bench, but I know some folks that seating comfort is critical. Several folks I know wouldn't own either car because they don't like egress into a low seat.

I also don't feel a Prius is sluggish nor do I care, I drove a 25hp Subaru 360 for years, loved every moment, but many who have driven a Prius and a Volt realize one is quicker off the line. No sense lying about it.

I take corners to the limit and yes the volt and Prius are very different traction control on the Toyos I've driven makes things sluggish if you activate it, snow acceleration was quite sluggish.

Not saying the volt is perfect, the way GM handles ice in braking and takeoff is terrible, never tested a Prius on ice only wet snow.
Volt is terrible below 15 degrees, I ended up modding the car I hated it so much.

Volt is a mild weather car, it works in the cold but that is about it.

 

Ah.. tapatalk reported my Asus tablet model. Nothing to do with a Prius but still a great Android tablet!

P01M ?

 

Seems like if you're going to advise someone about how a car drives, you should have driven one. I'm not saying I can win races with my Prius. But it's a far cry to turn around and say it's sluggish or slow or corners badly. None of that is true.

 

Never said it corners badly or that its sluggish, you said that.
But one does a better job than the other
And I did drive a 16 Prius v.

 

The v is very different.

 

Ditto on a lot of comments. I actually considered a 1Gen volt before settling on the 2016 prius. I had a 30 mile commute one way and no way of charging it at work. For me, the numbers didn't make sense (with super cheap gas and 12 cents KWH electric price) to go to a volt so I dropped it off the consideration list. I rode in the 2015 volt and my head hits the side when getting in and out of the vehicle and didn't like how low it was. So for me, it wasn't a good fit and didn't make any financial sense either. After having a toyota matrix with 333k on the odo with just minor issues, the decision was easy to stay with a Toyota. You might want to see if you can rent one for a while to get a better feel for the vehicle before making the plunge.

Personally, if it was me, I would stick with the corolla for a while as that would probably make the best financial sense for you.

 

I needed more cargo room than the Volt offered, so I got a Prius v. Only you know if 4 seats is a deal breaker, only you know if you can charge at home or at work for free. Only you know the details of your normal travel day, I do 220 miles a day so even if I charge at home, I use more gas in a Volt than in a Gen 4 Prius.

 

...I now see this question is Gen4 vs. Volt (not Prime vs. Volt).
Well the Gen4 is closer to 20-ft3 more space than Volt, with much more space in the rear seats and cargo.
In that case, consider the Prime plug-in as a better compromise between a Gen4 and a Volt.

 

I should expand my one word answer. My family has driven Toyota cars for 25 years with somewhere over 1.5 million miles driven. Five Corollas and now a 13 Prius C, 13 Camry, and my new 16 Prius 2. In all that time I have had to get a ride home once and that was my fault for not replacing the timing belt.
My 16 Prius is the most fun car to drive and no slouch on the highway!
Do I even look at other brands? No!

 

I think the big problem with the Volt is the quality of the build. I remember watching a few reviews and even after a year, screws and other things were beginning to rust. I have had an issue with my previous Prius "C" but it was covered under warranty and there was no hassle.

I think it is a no brainer if you ask me. However it does depend on how you drive, where you drive but I'd probably still buy a Prius Prime if I were choosing between that and a Volt...

One thing for sure is thankfully Chrysler doesn't make an EV...I feel it would go down similarly to that of the Samsung Note 7....

 

I have a 6 year rust warranty on my volt, here in the rust belt you know it fast.

Someone mentioned I was making fiction, gen I had great build quality, not fiction. No build issues.

Only rust is on exhaust hangers and exhaust components.

Gen ii 2016's rate below average reliability with the Mexican built engine chuggle
2017's rate much higher but are too new to judge without bias.
Having driven a 2017 volt fit and finish was excellent.

That said I would not trust consumer reports to rate without bias, like the tesla best car ever gaff , then a turn of face after finding tesla has much higher defect rates than average, rating far below the gen ii volt.

 

The main reason I went with a Prius was Toyota reliability over GM. My personal experiences. I will sacrifice bells and whistles over a "gee, we're not sure what is wrong with your car, but we will at least get it running" or "yeah I know your car is only 2 years old, but that part isn't covered under warranty and is a special order" type stuff I have been through it and I hated it. No issues like this with Toyota.

 

I find no noun "chuggle", so I can't deny one is made in Mexico. The entirety of the Prius however, including the engine, is from Japan.

 

still owned my very first 1987 Toyota and excellent running condition.

 

i think you're conflating prius years, models, generations and countries of origin. or perhaps it's just confusion?

 

IMO if you can accept the volt's lack of head room in the rear, low ground clearance (2017 I think addressed that) and price tag, get the Volt. If my Prius burned to the ground today I'd go rattle the Chevy dealer's cage again to see what price I could get a Volt down to. When I looked at used gen 1 volt's the low front end and for me an unusable backseat were deal breakers. From a driving dynamics point of view I preferred the Volt over the Prius. When I looked at the new Volt though, they didn't address the back seat and the dealer wouldn't budge on the price, so I bought the Prius.