Toyota Revises Prius

Dealer informed me today both Leather and Sunroof are options in 2006.

 

Good point Tempus.

Hm, if that's the case... go get a Saturn Ion. Those obviously aren't going to be getting any better.

(haha)

 

I'm afraid you're right. I called 1-800-GO TOYOTA today and got the expected non-commital "do not know", augmented by "...we would be the people who would know."

I guess I'll cave and pick up the Tidelands #4 on Monday.

 

Don't worry, genalex, the Prius you get Monday will be the best car you've ever had! Sure, we expect the Prius to get better, but whatever you get now is sure better than anything else on the road.

 

Thanks for the kind words, Bill. My present '96 Camry has held the laurels for my best car ever up till now. A tough act to follow.

 

I traded my 2002 Camry XLE for my Silver Cloud with the BC package. When I bought the Camry I looked at the Prius and thought, "Not a bad Corolla, for the same price as the Camry."

The new Prius is wonderful. Any little thing is just a nit. Sure, I'd like it to lock the doors when I start moving and unlock them when I turn it off, like the Camry, but there is an after-market fix for that.

 

Doe anyone know how to tweak the electronic assisted steering?
I think less boost at all speeds would be better.

FYI on the Euro Prius- I read somewhere that the 2004 model has stiffer bushings the the USA model(? dont' know which ones).

Does anyone know what the "I" shaped round bar between the back Left-Right suspension is for ?(It's visible from the back of the car). It kind of looks like a whimpy anti-sway bar.

 

Isn't that the torsion beam? What's it for.. do not know.

 

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Leather is available in the 2005 in the Gulf States Region. Mine looks and feels great.

Herb

 

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rear anti-sway bar.

 

Did anyone find any more info about this update/upgrade for the states?

Is there a way to tell if you are looking at a Prius that has the updates?

Just wondering....

 

I saw a newly delivered Prius yesterday at the dealer. It has a build date of 05/05.

How can I tell if this Prius has the new revisions? Did anyone find out if the US is getting these revisions?
-Lee

 

Toyota updates as it builds. You can't tell as it's seamlessly added to production. They don't let us know in advance and don't lets us know as they are delivered. When you go to the parts dept. they want the Model and Serial Number and there is lots of stuff that have Serial Number/build date inclusions in the parts list. If you want the right parts you have to have the serial number which gives them the build date. Toyotas way of continuously updating their product.

 

Is there anything physical we could look for.

Toyota has added extra sound insulation, and has added a noise-absorbing film between the two layers of the windscreen.

Is there a way to tell if this was installed?