Prius Versus Camry Hybrid or Ford C-MAX?

I have a ScanGaugeII but can't find any confirmation that the X-Gauge codes for the Prius work with the Camry. ( I doubt they would since it's a different ECU) I loved having it in my Prius, I would display Coolant Temp, Friction Braking, RPM and battery current.

-This conversation has gone slight ly off-topic but hopefully it helps Fred/anyone else in his/their quest for TCH Knowledge.

 

The CMax has a custom, user selectable display for engine temp and tachometer. My suspicion is Ford saw all the concerns from hybrid owners wanting this info.

 

It's a bit more advanced than those dashes. It originally appears in the previous fusion hybrid. There's the speedometer plus some of the usual gauges in the middle. To either side of that is an LCD screen with customizable displays. This where you can have the energy monitors and fuel consumption screen that the Prius has on the central display.

The C-max is heavier than it could be, and the higher power output mean it is easier to get lower fuel economy out of it than a Prius. Cleanmpg.com did do a C-max, Prius, and Pv face off. They could exceed the EPA with the C-max, but not by the margins they could with the Prii. In other words, it will probably take more effort to get the high mpg in it than in your Prius.

 

not really, Mine was always at 197 once it leveled off.
In the winter (32-48F in Texas) I did see a lot of heat loss when the ICE was off at traffic lights if that's what you are talking about.

 

I enjoyed my week with the C-Max. In summary, in unscientific testing, it did better on fuel economy than the Prius V I tested, but not as well as our Prius does in similar driving. Overall, I thought it was a very nice vehicle and pretty competitive with Prius and Prius V, each with their own pros and cons that vary for each buyer, of course. I also liked the Fusion hybrid quite a bit, too. Haven't yet tested the Camry Hybrid, though it's on my list when I get time. I'm a bit concerned about Toyota's recent dismal performance on the new IIHS partial offset crash test. Even their newly redesigned vehicles have been doing poorly in that test, and the parameters have been established long enough for them to have done better in "all new" models over the last year or two:-( The new Fusion was pretty respectable overall, though. Granted, one crash test is not the end all for safety, but still disappointing.

 

Don't see how that can be. They are the same design.

 

The Prius C is a completely different car. My comment was within the confines of the gen3, your car. I guess it's possible they made structural changes to the front end during the refresh, but I don't see why they would. Wouldn't Toyota have to recertify its crashworthiness if they made such changes, and that costs money.

 

Even if our standard Prius does vary somewhat, I wouldn't have much confidence in it being much superior. Given the results of the new Camry/ES350, Rav4 and Prius V, it seems Toyota just didn't put an emphasis on this with their newer designs.

 

I have 2012 Camry XLE this car is awesome we get 41 mpg and that is over 18 months and about 26k miles. We drive 50/50 freeway at 65-70 and around town. The car has exelent handling with the large. Wheels and stabilit control with leather and backup camera. We paid just over 25 for it. We like it so much we bought a prius c for all the in town driving i do. I vote Camry.

 

I would vote;
1st-Prius
2nd-Camry
3rd-civic

99th-C-max

 

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