Bragging Rights !!!!!!!

6"? no way.

 

I've been working on a set of pictorials showing the important measurements (like Max hatch height H110) not done yet.
Did a "Paint" overlay of the G4 vs. Prime cargo area just to see.

 

I'll get on that tomorrow. Ran some errands and got 24 real world miles out before hybrid mode kicked in. After that I averaged 69 mpg driving city streets watching the eco gauge.

In electric I did about 1/3 city, highway, and freeway each. So pretty good for mostly fast driving.

 

Received mine tonight from April Conner at Tustin Toyota! With my friend John (right) who is a Mirai owner. I'm driving back home to Sacramento tomorrow. I'll let you know how it does on a long trip.

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Check the sticker to see if it says "full" tank.

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Attached are 3 sheets adapted from SAE J1100 for measuring the cargo area of a hatchback.

Notes on measurements:
H-193 Lift out height only significant for Chevy Volt. Can be taken as zero "0" for the Prime, most Prius HB, and Hyundai I have seen.
H-196 Lift in height can be taken as the raised cargo floor for the Prime.

My photo interpretation is that the Prime has the same cargo floor area as the Gen 4 HB if it was covered by 4 inches of foam. Rear seats maybe set rearward an inch or so? Why wouldn't be? It's built on the Gen 4 platform isn't it?

 

So is the Prius shown above a 2 Eco or is it the version with the spare tire ?
I am asking because height of the trunk area from bottom to top of the opening is roughly the same as in gen. 3 ,but in gen 3. the ~25 " are measured with a closed underfloor storage !
Shouldn't the space between floor and the top of the opening be at least 3 or even 4 inches more considering the battery has been moved under the rear seats in the liftback ?
I don't get it !

 

Same as mine!

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many questions, and few answers.

 

It's a Three with ATP, i.e. one with a spare tire.

 

I'm still waiting for owner impressions of the car after driving and living with a Prime for a few days. Do you love it as much as you thought you would?

If you have a question about hatch space, go and look at one. Take a grocery bag. Or whatever else you normally carry.

I want to know how people like the car.
Picking mine up on Tuesday and I would like to know what others think of the driving experience.

 

Love it. Have only made a couple of short trips so far, though. Very smooth and quiet. "Zippier" than my old gen 2 Prius.

From these short trips, ride is tight but smooth, not jarring or harsh. Steering also very responsive.

MANY proximity sensors, radar, and cameras so it is always telling you about stuff outside. But not so often so as to be annoying.

Noticed last night on the way back from the dealership that the auto high beams are really responsive. Sometimes picking up approaching car even before I noticed. It did have some issues with highly reflective street signs, but not too bad.

I'm heading home from So Cal to Sacramento later today, so I'll report on the long distance performance. I won't have time to go through the manual to know how everything works beforehand, unfortunately. There's a lot to figure out with this car.

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we don't have any in the area to go look at yet.

 

Here's a pic showing the Prime next to my friend's Mirai (blue).

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it's a good thing we don't own these cars on looks alone.

 

Congratulations to all new owners!
Would be nice if someone can check and report the operation of the new Charge Mode feature as it is a new feature.
If my PiP had this 'forced charge' feature I would have checked it as follows:

Driving on a flat highway at constant speed (anything between 50 and 60 mph) in HV mode after EV miles have depleted and engine is warmed-up completely.
Resetting 'trip meter' and after a minute or so - noting the reported consumption (mpg) for this speed.
Switching to Charge mode (in the Prime - pressing and holding the EV/HV button for 3 seconds or so?), and resetting the trip meter again.
Keeping the same speed as above, waiting until some EV miles have accumulated, then checking the 'accumulation rate' (EV distance added per unit of time).
Lastly, noting the new consumption (mpg).

From these, charge rate (power), charge time (to 80%) and gallons of gas needed for charging can be calculated.

 

The depth difference between the center and edge on my Gen 2 is 1" (35 1/2" versus 34 1/2").

 

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I'd love someone to do a well-charged timed 0-60 run in Ev mode on flat ground.