Friday, July 31, 2015

The Prius: 4 Things that Need to Go; 4 Things that Need to Stay

The  4th generation Prius is being revealed very soon. The Prius has been a pretty bad car. Here are 4 things that need to go in order to make the next Prius better and 4 things that need to stay.


Down below is the list of stuff that needs to go away.


1. The Looks

2009 Toyota Prius (ZVW30R) liftback (2011-12-06) 01.jpg 2010 Toyota Prius (Not US Spec)


Let's be realistic. You can make a car aerodynamic and look good. Some have pulled it off with family liftbacks (Tesla). Others have not (Toyota). Please, you can make a family liftback look good and be aerodynamic. It looks like a lizard with fangs.


2. The Center Mounted Gauges


Center mounted gauges are a stupid idea. You're supposed to look forward when driving, not to the side. For one thing, it is standard to have the gauges in front of someone, not to the side. It means that it will take some time getting used to. What is the the point of center mounted gauges? The speed of the Prius is nothing to showoff to your friends.


3.The Funny Gear Selector


2008 Toyota Prius (NHW20R) liftback 02.jpg Gen 2 Prius Interior


The Gear selector on the Prius is weird. Very weird. For some reason on these eco cars, they have to have a weird gear selector. I don't get it. Drive is left and towards you while reverse is left and away from you. Park is directly down and towards you. It is absolutely complicated and also takes time getting used to.


4.The Slowness


Hybrids are not supposed to be slow but are made to be efficient. However, people have decided to make them slow. You can make them more light weight. You can give the engines turbo chargers. Turbos help get better fuel economy and can be speedy. Hybrids don't have to slow.


Now, it is time to list the top 4 things that need to stay on the Prius.


1.The Space on the Inside


There is a lot of space for cargo because it is a liftback and there is no metal in the way. It is relatively tall so there is a lot of headroom. There is also plenty of leg room in the back seat.


2. The Fuel Economy


The Prius gets 50 combined mpg. That is very good for a car that isn't a plug in hybrid. The only non-plug-in hybrid car that I can think of that get's better fuel economy is the Elio. Of coarse, it is not for sale yet.


2nd Toyota Prius.jpg Gen 2 Prius


3. The Reliability


The Prius is one of the top ten cars that can go up to 200k miles. That is a lot of miles. It also saves a lot of money because you don't have to use your money to buy a new car. Sweet.


4. The Size


The Prius has excellent proportions. It is small enough on the outside for it to be easy to park due to it's small size. Because it is relatively tall, it doesn't feel cramped on the inside.



2012 Toyota Prius v (ZVW40R) wagon (2012-10-26) 01.jpg Prius V


If Toyota follows these tips, then they will make the Prius a much better car and also keep the things that matter on a Prius.


Thank you for reading the blog. Please remember to comment and follow the blog.

No comments:

Post a Comment