Gen 4 Warm-Up differences and a few observations

Prius 4T owner of 5 days and 500 miles. I traded my 2012 Prius Model 5 with 76K of care-free miles for the 4T.

Getting into the 4T this am on a fairly warm Florida morning (74 degrees), car not having been driven since 10 PM the night before, and the traction battery with an indicated charge of 80%+ (from the car's indicator), there was no engine warm-up! Went into EV mode with back-out from driveway and drive down an alley and did not go out of EV mode until turing onto the street and accelerating normally. Any of you Prii Gurus have any insights on the Gen 4 warm-up cycle?? The Gen 3 always had a ICE start and warm-up regardless of state of charge on the traction battery.

General Observations from a 2012 Prius Model 5 owners perspective:

• Overall quieter ride with better suspension damping.
• Better handling with noticeable improvement with lower center of gravity.
• Stereo is greatly improved in sound quality and ease of use with enhanced navigation implementation, the system is much more responsive to input with no lag.
• LED headlamps are a warmer temperature and better dispersion and the auto high-beams works great.
• Seats are more comfortable and more supportive on the sides.
• Information displays are more bold (and colorful), additional information, and more customizable.
• Taking foot off accelerator while driving automatically provides a higher level of default regenerative breaking than the Gen 3, but lightly modulating the accelerator allows for the elimination of the regeneration more easily than the Gen 3.
• Radar cruise control requires different technique from the standard cruise on the Gen 3, taps up increase set speed by 1 mph, but holding does quickly increase set speed but does not increase acceleration to speak of. Down taps decrease set speed by 1 mph, holding it down will quickly decrease set-speed and WILL engage friction breaks to a fairly high level to slow the vehicle. No longer viable to tap down and hold to use regenerative breaking only to gradually slow the vehicle. You are better off canceling cruise and breaking gently and/or using the B mode on the transmission. Acceleration with radar engaged is slow, so driving away from a traffic light letting the car "drive" with the radar cruise control on is too slow for most driving circumstances, you are better off accelerating to speed with the accelerator, while turning on the radar cruise using the up-tap, then let-up as your desired speed or leading traffic following distance is achieved.
• Be aware that quick lane changes by other drivers (aggressively cutting in and out) into your path can cause firm braking to increase pre-set following distance to the extent if might be advisable to cancel cruise when drivers are being aggressive.
• Acceleration at lower speeds is more brisk and "torquey" than the Gen 3 even in Eco-Mode.
• Side rear-view mirrors are larger width-wise and seem more parabolic with a wider field of view.
• Blind spot monitors are cool, but location on outer side of mirrors can easily get washed out on bright sunny days I would prefer to have dash indicators in addition to those on the mirrors. But guess the outboard location might cause drivers around you in your blind spot to notice the yellow light if they are "hanging" necessarily in your blind spot.
• AC seems very effective even in Eco, front-seat only mode - at least in upper 70's sunny weather thus far.
• Heat and seat heat to the extent I have used it are the same/similar to Gen 3. Seems like it may use supplemental heat/heat pump functionality during light needs, or to maintain during stop and go driving - maybe reduced reliance on ICE for this.
• Not crazy about the white trim and looking forward to some cool aftermarket trim pieces (like carbon fiber or woodgrain?).
• No glare control glossy Nav-screen difficult to view in certain lighting and shows finger smudges more easily - microfiber cloth and cleaning solution in console has become a necessity.
• I'm looking forward to seeing how the new drive-train works in the mountains - the regenerative braking/speed regulation was an added bonus for those of you who could experience it.
• Overall I personally like the vast majority of the evolution, but it is not what I would call revolutionary.