2026 Gen. 5 Prius Wish-List

enlarge the hatch space, raise the roofline for easier entry and headroom. add a spare tyre and change all controls to buttons, dials and levers

 

I'd like to see them bring back grill shutters and the coolant heater in the exhaust.

 

Congrats. Wish granted. (You've already got them.)

 

No! None of these changes will be ok if they happen after I own one. : )

 

I hope to increase the charging speed....

 

A complete body change to back to utilitarian and awkward. This way the 2023-2025 will forever be known as the sexy generation.

 

That is called a Corolla Cross Hybrid for less money or a Toyota Crown Signia with a quiet powerful ride for more money.

Otherwise what you see is what you get for at least five years.


Corolla 2.0L hybrid


Crown 2.5L hybrid

 

Yeah. No wishes

Just buy a car with all the things you think it should have.
None of those listed matter to me

 

Prius Peep, I get many of the points on your list, but must disagree on one.

I have an LE, so I'm guessing it is one of the noisiest trims. Being able to hear the engine was an important point for me. Having some idea what the engine is doing through aural cues is all the more valued in a car without a tachometer.

In the last several decades cars have become not only quicker, but quieter and more isolated from road noise and feel. Maybe not every last car needs to offer a hushed and pillowy experience.

But the wheel thing, yes. Someone at Toyota should have gotten a dope slap over the 19 inch wheels.

 

NACS is mainly a fast DC charging standard. It can do AC charging, but the reason for non-Tesla makes to use it is to get access to the DC chargers of the Supercharger network.

None of Toyota's PHEVs sold in North America have DC charging capabilities. Toyota figures US gas is cheap, so people aren't going to spend the time, or extra money, to fast DC charge on trips. The gen5 PHV may not even have DC charging in Japan.

NACS will show up on Toyota BEVs first.

 

I've been told that more than once, but I still can't find them.

 

Look straight in the main grille opening. They're right there. Black plastic.

This photo was just taken through the grille, just to the right of the license plate. The blurred parts in the foreground are the main grille. The black plastic parts with all the bug splatter are the grille shutter. The silver part in the background is the radiator.

 

Well, call me a liar if you will, but they are not there.

 

Utilitarian and awkward don't necessarily go hand-in-hand.

 

You're welcome to double check and take a picture of your car to show us you don't have them. I enjoy finding out when there are errors in documentation. Every bit of info I can find says both the HEV and PHEV have the shutters and they come on all trims. Even the absolute base trim in Japan that doesn't have the cold weather package seems to have them. I'd find it fascinating to find out Toyota decided to delete them on some cars but forgot to update the files. Your choice. Ain't going to hurt me either way. <shrug>

 

I still can't see them.

 

Could those be them (partly marked up, shadows brightened):

 

The Prius models with with coolant heater in the exhaust had failures denied by toyota dealers or were not properly diagnosed by TOYOTA dealerships. Expensive failures.