Why in the World Would Toyota Discontinue the v?

Rear seats were different part numbers because the Prime was initially 4-seat; they use the same seat bottoms now (71075B or 71611). You can look up other part numbers--hood, fenders, floorpan, doors, roof, whatever--they are all the same. The 3" length difference is entirely in the hatch and bumper covers.

The v on the other hand, was 7" longer than the 3rd gen Liftback and had a 3" longer wheelbase. More importantly, it was on the old platform not TNGA--so bringing out a second-generation would have required an expensive redesign and new roof structure and hatch, new floorpan for the added wheelbase length, etc. where the Prime has minimal changes from the TNGA Liftback because it's the same car underneath.

 

Not having 5 seats is a deal breaker for Rideshare. The car must be able to seat the driver plus 4 passengers comfortably. Shame too, since I would seriously like to have a Prime version of my Prius V. I have a driveway I can park the car in near electric power. I would probably burn through the EV mode before the end of my shifts, but electric power during the night is cheap. If I got an offer for a ride to the Newark Airport (about 100 miles from Philly), a Prime could still do it without a 20 minute charging stop.

BTW: My Nephew tells me the are other larger Toyota "Prime" vehicles. I don't recall which models, but imagine a "Rav 4 Prime" or a "Highlander Prime".

 

I get a lot of "this is really a Prius" from six foot four inch passengers. I tell them it is the "wagon" and they no longer make them.

 

It wouldn't be too hard for Toyota to modify the Camry hybrid into a wagon. Whatever they call it, it would be much better for my purposes than a RAV4 or VENZA. I prefer not to climb up into my car, as does not grommitoo's passengers.

 

A customer ubered me over to their location...... it was a bmw.

And here is a picture of the driver.....for some reason he looks kind of familiar.

 

They have to make those payments some way.

 

I went to OR from CA to get my v. I'd been shopping since January and have seen the prices change drastically. I think Toyota would fill a void with the v in the current market but I get that the numbers in 2017 didn't make sense to them. In southern CA I see v's all over the place.

 

If Toyota gets lasso d with the 10kwhr battery requirement in BBB Rev 3?
they will be mostly unable to sell Prius Prime and the current design lacks the space to fit in more than the current 6.6 kwhrs (rock and hard place scenario)

See if the car is just discontinued like the V, only 5 model years doesn’t match How Toyota rolls

 

I was just in to my dealer today for service before we head our Prius v 2017- 4 to Florida. We love our wagon! When we got back from our last Florida trip with our 2014 - 3 I went in to the dealer and wanted to buy a 2018 - 5 because I wanted all the goodies, especially the dynamic cruise control! I was heart broken when I was told there was no 2018 model but with persistence we bought a new 2017 - 4, most acceptably, in the same Blue Ribbon Blue. I didn't get my DCC but the upgrades - better/nicer seats, better rear camera, better navigation + other stuff reduced the sting.

I HAVE NOT forgiven Toyota for discontinuing the Prius wagon and although our annual mileage has dropped significantly I will continue to run our Prius v until the last mile I possibly can. I have a RAV4 that I wouldn't even consider for a long trip (terrible ride!) and I have no desire to own a Venza.

I imagine there are a few Toyota decision makers looking at their foot wondering why.

 

There is a Rav4 prime available at a very high cost in selected areas.

Why did the Prius v get discontinued? Sales volume. Too much cost to keep it up to data when you had the Rav 4 hybrid at close to the same MPG but selling like hotcakes. (Go see if you can buy one for list today!)

I owned a v, now a Rav4 hybrid. One v still in the family. One Prius Prime. One Avalon hybrid.

 

Used Toyota Prius vs for Sale in Hustisford, WI (with Photos) - TrueCar

I paid 19k for a 2017(2) w/35 k on it last march. Now it's actually worth more than I paid for it.
Put you zip code in the above link to see what available in your area.
I had to replace my 2016v after it was totaled. After test driving may options to replace it, (Venza, Rave 4, CRV) I found a v out of state to replace the one I had.
The CRV would have been the replacement, as the Venza and the rav 4 was too much vehicle than I needed.

 

I paid 21K for my 2017 four CPO with 41k on it in June 2021. Had to drive 7 hours round trip to get it. I don't like "Perl White", but I could not find a "Blue Ribbon Metallic" anywhere with less than 70K on it. I might get my 2017 painted Howard Johnson's Orange.

 

We would have gone with Prius v, if they still made it,
So we had to go with 2020 RAV4H which has been fine 40 MPG, and we get a lot of use out of it.
We wanted the new Safety Sense features, otherwise might have considered used v.
The RAV4H is probably just as good MPG if not better than our Gen2 Prius for around town driving as we do no work commute anymore.
The Gen2 always had the 5-10 minute warm up period with low MPG.

Amazing the "big" RAV4H gets 40 MPG. Sienna Hybrid looks amazing 36 MPG for the size too. Damn I see now the middle seat in the Sienna is not removable.

 

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