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Featured 2020 Prius Prime seats 5

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Prius Pete, Apr 28, 2019.

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  1. Prius Pete

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    From the New York Auto Show:

     
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    That’s great news! I wish they would’ve shown the cargo area and mentioned If Apple Car Play is available across all trims or not.
     
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    With a 70+ mile EV range, interesting. It might replace our BMW i3-REx. It would need a fast DC charger option and an optional 40A L2 charging rate.

    With a 120+ mile EV range, it would replace our BMW i3-REx if it had a fast DC charger, +50 kW, and AC charging at 40A.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    ? ... at 32 seconds in to the video - she says ev range is 25 miles. But the 5th seat definitely puts the Prime back in the market for those who want that feature. With so many vehicles being canceled, I'm just glad it didn't face the chopping block.
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    OK, I must ask this. What car are you talking about?o_Oo_Oo_O
     
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    5 seats won't sell more primes in this environment
     
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    Sure it will, a 4 seat family car is not a easy seller.
     
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    Since the attitude now is that sedans are not family cars, that makes no difference anymore.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Yeah, the only vehicles with just 4 seats are on the small side of subcompact or smaller, or are of the type the owner pays someone else to drive them around.
     
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    Not true. We see that with some luxury vehicles... hence the exploratory effort with this initial rollout, knowing "cars" are changing.
     
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    Maggie had me sold at the sun visor extenders (y)
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    My post mentioned the luxury vehicles. Those that get a model with the executive rear bucket seat package likely have an employee driving the car with the owner or VIP in the back.
     
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    Five seats will make the Prime usable for taxi and ride sharing.
     
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    good point, i wonder how many ubers that would sell. could be considerable, especially if the price stays lower than prius
     
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    And that wasn't what I referred too. Some ordinary BMWs are that way, just a typical sedan.
     
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    Yup, perfect for that.
     
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    between SuperShuttle, Lyft, & Uber, I don't know how those people can make a living anymore.
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Which ones?
     
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    Nope. In North America, they are 5 seats. Even a 4 Series Gran Coupe is a 5 seater.
     
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    I have a friend who has one, which clued me into the configuration. They must have changed at some point... experimenting just like Toyota did. Testing market demand is nothing new.
     
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