Finally comes the real Gen 5 Prius review

I don’t like auto on off headlights either. It’s like, I am still alive, right? I’ll see about making sure AHB is off now, without searching the manual. Thanks so much for the time saved. An older couple said AHB is their favorite feature , not driving in ev, not needing to put gas in, not rear parking sensors, camera, etc? Their absolute favorite thing is auto high beams.

 

If you mean blinding oncoming vehicles, then I'd say they either adjusted their aim poorly or they just don't care, which would put them in the moron group.

 

I have never been a fan of the AHB feature. Had them on a couple past vehicles and I thought it behaved erratically. Either they wouldn't come on when they should or they would not turn off quickly enough and oncoming traffic would flash you.

 

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i find ahb don't come on until it's too dark out. i'd prefer the opposite

 

AHB is in the LE-

 

With our '10, I turned my lights down to parkers-only a few weeks back, when doing a u-turn on a residential street, to avoid glaring in somebody's windows. Then drove the rest of the way home thus.

Can that still be a thing with the new Prius?

 

Turn timer when you turn off the vehicle to 0 seconds and leave the lights on. They will turn on when you go to ready and off when you shut down and open the driver's door.

Each time I drive I pass several people with DLR on and NO rear lights. DRL should make the vehicle safer, not but not if people run them at night with no tail lights... Thankfully, many cars have rear reflectors.

 

I’m an empty nester so I would take one in the light blue or red. I would want the prime since I have a 19 prime now and am spoiled by the EV driving. I would want solar roof. I don’t love the rear 3/4 look of the car . Dodge dart. I don’t love huge wheels.
my blue magnetism make me happy and I’m used to using the controls that people complain about. I like the unique things like aluminum hood and carbon hatch.

I guess my favorite thing is the front but if it’s meant for me I will get one used in the future.
I have the satellite radio and can use Bluetooth for my music so CarPlay means little to me. I’m a little jealous of anyone who has one but I’m happy for them. My prime is paid for .

 

It is no longer a Prius except for the badge—and not in a good way.
I agree with much of the review except the conclusion. Maybe Toyota should have renamed the Gen5 to distinguish what a fellow member here rightly dubbed an eco-sports car from the utilitarian vehicle the originator of this post appears so enamored of. Indeed this is not a family car, and like others have stated, just from an aesthetic point of view the first Prius I ever considered buying. Fortunately it still accomodates my 100 lbs dog and plenty of camping equipment. My advice to Gokhan: Test drive a Prime in the Ev Auto mode, and see if the 0-60 acceleration gain of 4 seconds compared to your current Prius does not coax a smile out of you.

 

I've recently spent about 300 miles in an LE awd.

It's not a fantastic geriatric car; it's about as hard to get in and out of as a Corolla hatchback. Yes, it has electric steering and no spare. I've yet to drive any car with electric steering that could rival unassisted economy car steering from the 80s, but that's what they all have now. I don't think the little steering wheel is sporty, but is required by the distant screen and drivers having legs. I can feel the ICE kick in with a little bit of torque steer.

The interior space is better than the prior Corolla hatchback, a car I was never able to get into the back seat of.

I didn't expect it to run in EV mode so much even on the highway, and I didn't expect it to surpass EPA efficiency numbers. Mostly though I didn't expect the acceleration, a trait most easily noticed on two lane rural roads when passing. I have mixed conclusions about the various read-outs for which wheels are being driven, whether the battery is being charged or driving the wheels, and the button that control the array of driving assistance features. I find them pretty interesting, but that's also why they are a distraction from the task at hand, driving.

The stock Toyo Extensa tires are loud in turns. I don't know if that's just how LRR tires are; the prior car's Dunlop Enasave tires howled around turns.

Weird wheels - I like the 17" alloy wheels. I'd like to get another set for winter tires, but not if they are expensive. I might look around for 16 or 17" Camry wheels.

Seems like a neat car.

 

I carry 2 little kids in the car, it works as a family car for us Well enough anyway for its size class.

 

YES! to the end of car payments. I like the turquoise, but am happy with the more subdued blue. The Gen5 is flashy enough as it is

 

The other benefit is a much larger EV range. If a new gen Prius came out, or a full EV toyota that wasn't so supremely below average like the BZ4X showed up, I'd consider trading it in for that. Not gonna lie. The EV mode driving has turned me onto the driving dynamics of EVs. Though, realistically, I say this knowing that until range on EVs gets significantly better and/or the charging infrastructure is greatly improved*, I'd still want something like the Prius so that I wouldn't have to worry about charging while on a road trip with kids.

*Not just access to charging points, but availability at those points. Waiting in line to then plug in and wait again is not fun.