2023 Toyota Prius LE AWD Off-The-Cuff Review
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- 0:00 Prius LE Smart Key and Locking Noise
0:27 Prius LE Rear Armrest Doesn't Fold Down
0:48 2023 Prius Screen pt.1
0:58 New Startup Jingle
1:13 Wireless Apple CarPlay Glitch
1:33 2023 Prius Screen pt.2
2:23 2023 Prius LE Infotainment
2:48 Toyota Charging Cables
3:30 Climate Control
3:50 Steering Wheel Buttons
5:36 Steering Feel
6:08 Power + Modes
7:39 Traction Control Button
8:09 goofy ahh hashtags
8:40 LE Prius Cloth Seats
9:08 Glitchy Mirror Light
9:40 No Automatic Lights
9:56 Sound System
10:08 goofy ahh Parking Sensor Noise
10:42 Sensitive Rear Seat Sensor
11:02 Cool Dome Light
11:32 LE Hubcaps Removed
12:06 Rear Door Handle
12:26 Driver door lip
12:47 12v Battery Access
13:14 Driving Impressions
This has been the most honest and straight forward 2023 Toyota Prius review I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much!
Dude, this is one of the most straight forward review, awesome!
I really like how utilitarian they made the interior. No extra fancy shenanigans. Just simple necessities.
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I love having a ton of buttons. The closer my interior looks to a fighter jet cockpit, the happier I am. I really like Teslas in a lot of ways, for example, but I cannot stand the emptiness of the Model 3 interior.
I’m halfway through the video and really love this thorough review. Best review of the new 5th gen Prius I’ve seen so far. Very helpful!
As a fellow 2010 owner waiting for my 2023, this is so helpful! Great hearing your thoughts on what is different from an upgrade perspective and an actual owner. Props man!
I am really impressed with this kind of review
If you are seriously looking to buy a car,
This sub category, focusing on with "the driver interaction" is useful
It's easier to sort out your choices between cars
Thumbs up for removing the hubcaps too. That's something other reviewers haven't thought of doing. Even my local dealership won't let me mess with them.
They probably get you an extra 1 or 2mpg
THANK YOU for showing the 17" wheels and covers. NO ONE has shown those wheels, and that's the trim I want to get!
I bought the supersonic red Limited a week ago. About 300 miles of mixed city and Highway driving. Loving the car and features. My only complaint is the head ducking needed to get into the seat. I had to change style of getting in: butt first, duck head and swing in legs. It gets some attention on the street.
Thanks for the review. Toyota's web site shows under 'Specs' that the LE, XLE and Limited all have '60/40 split fold-down rear seats with center armrest.' I guess they need to update their site.
Thank you for this honest review of the LE. I was looking everywhere for this. We’re looking to buy one but haven’t had the chance to actually sit in one.
Were you able to find one?
I prefer this type of honest review! compared those candy-coated reviews of other youtubers.
This is a hilarious review! And very informative! Thank you for posting this
Honestly the best review I’ve seen so far. Thanks for the honesty and thoroughness!
Good review, thank you. In some of the next videos, could you try to measure noise during stable maximum highway speed? Could you also show the complete space under the floor of the boot space? I am wondering how the AWD affects the space under the floor of the boot. Could you also test the headlights at night?
Thanks for the video! I am so grateful for a review that is not top trim line like always.
The armrest not coming down in the back is a crucial detail not mentioned in other reviews .. they come in clutch as extra cup holders. Thank you!
This is exactly the type of video I was looking for
Thank you so much for all this info
Content I was looking for. Presented way I like. Subscribed for future reviews. Very nice!
Get the new M3 - Vented and heated seats, plenty of bolstering for boney butts - Something fun for the weekends. Just came back from the dealer, placed an order for a Prius LE AWD for work use. Can't wait. Thanks for pointing out the quirks, still can't wait for my new workhorse..
The video seems to cut abruptly. Looking forward to the rest of it.
Interesting review so far, with more real life comments then the stuff that a gazillion CZcamsrs posted from reading a press release and using all the same vehicle they got at the Toyota event driven on the same route.
Finally a good Prius review. Thank you! Please share more as the car ages.
Personally, I think the bizarre hashtags are hilarious. Such a strange, inexplicable decision from an otherwise fairly serious company. Great usability review, appreciated it.
Incredible video. As I am waiting for new information on PHV variant, this was probably the most informative review I saw so far.
It is great to see real usage experience and not just launching the car 0 → 60.
The plug-in version will only be available in FWD, 0-60 time is around 6.6 seconds, and the EV only range is about 40 miles.
Yeah good luck getting a plug in variant. They are only making 10k as battery resources are limited.
not true, i have a base ordered in awd and plug in. all 23 models hybrids have ev range.@@CumBrianFries
@mrrod3004 Please check your info again, you don't know what you're talking about. 2023 Prius Primes are FWD ONLY! And only the plug-in version has usable EV range!
@CumBrianFries go there website before sounding stupid and you can build a base prius awd.
Thank you for going over the details so well. I'm a new owner and I'm still learning how to operate everything. The owner's manual is way too complicated.
I enjoyed your review, thank you.
We have a 2024 Prius Prime SE. I believe it's the equivalent to the LE sold in The US. Not sure if it's due to different markets (US vs Canada), or, if it's because this is a Prime version, but the SE here has standard equipment the LE lacks. For instance, our rear seat has an armrest, we have heated seats, steering wheel, and, automatic headlights. However, like your car the LED dash strip is missing and, I suspect, like with yours, the hatch lip lacks illumination.
This is our first PHEV but third Prius. Our first two were almost flawless over 16 years and we feel confident the new one will be the same. Love the thing so far. Here in Canada we qualified for a $ 5,000 rebate, making the Prime the same cost as the regular model. In some provinces you'd get $ 8,500 in rebates !
We wanted a Prime because gas here is $6.75 a gallon but hydro is only .1325kwh. After 6,000Km (3,750m), we have used less than 1.5 tanks of fuel. The car is rated for 44 miles (70.4Km), in EV Mode, but we are getting 90+Km. This morning, the computer estimated a 96Km range. The only highway trip so far returned 62mpg. And with its 223hp the thing is quick, 60 in 6.48.
Hope you enjoy yours for many years.
Here in San Diego we have a $6,000 markup. There is an additional 300 floor mats, 150 door Edgar, 70 charger and 69 for bumper sticker. And deliver fee of $1,000.
6k mark up, simply walk away. I live in Arizona MSRP for the Prius Le model $29,600 + 1k destination charge.
* When Toyota announced the new model for 2023, they stated the Prius LE price would be $27,600. Have yet to find that price...
* I currently drive my 2005 Prius w 165,000 miles no issues, may wait to purchase the 2023 model.
Try to find a dealership that doesn't charge above MSRP. They do exist. Maybe be willing to travel further out from your area to find that dealership.
Not in FL. We paid MSRP 35k
@@mrxman581 Not in FL. We paid MSRP 35k
Appreciate this! (New fan of Prius, considering the 2023 as a replacement for an aging 2012 of another brand.) Thank you for your review. Very useful!
This is the Toyota Prius to buy. The extras you get on the XLE and Limited are not worth it. For that price you might as well get the Prius Prime.
XLE. 35k. Large screen. 19 “ rims. Heated seats. 2 sunroofs. Worth it
Nice candid review. Very informative.
However, I would like to see a review that includes comfort riding in the back. I sat in the back of a 2023 Prius yesterday and almost felt trapped in the back. Backseat headroom is an issue for anyone over 6' and while the legroom is fine in back, your feet are almost wedged in under the front seats.
Thanks for this. I learned things that I hadn't heard in other videos.
Keep posting videos brother! I like your style
I knew I clicked the right review when I heard the backseat arm rest don't fold, right at the start.
Can’t agree more on leather seats especially In my part of the world ,, good quality cloth far better
Congrats! from one Prius owner to another.
Great review. I’m not sure what the obsession with big screens is, the one in this car is plenty big.
I saw a reviewer fold one down (rear armrest) in his video. It has two cup holders.
Great review. Not a love fest, which is good. You need to do a piece about the rear wheel push and what they have for flat tire remedies. Why they have wheel covers/// I will never figure out. (Something to throw in the basement on top of the the other two sets I have.)
legit the best review ive seen bro thank you
Excellent review. Comical at times too. Thank you
I appreciate your honest overview. I think I'm going to pass on this generation due to practical design mishaps like less headroom and poor rear visibility.
I sat in a 2023 Prius and the headroom in the front seats is still pretty good for anyone under 6'-2". However, the rear seat headroom is a problem for someone 6'-2" and taller. But the rear seats feel roomier overall than the old Prius. It's just the headroom that is less.
The entire video is all about what the user found nice or not. Sukective personal preference. Good video with real information.
I agree that the sounds the car make sound like Nintendo made them!
Good review. I have no idea why I am watching it as I am not planning on buying a car lol. But you made me watch it. Kudo!🎉
thank you for the review. Pretty goof to know about the seats.
To presentation is great and this is very informative I'm hoping I can get my hands on this car late this year
thanks for the review! I just picked up my Prius LE last Tuesday, great milage on the highway...64mpg, Have you noticed a soft humming noise with driving slow, 20 to 25 mph in EV mode? I just noticed it yesterday. thank you!
Great information, had no idea there wasn't auto headlights, rear center console, or wireless charging on base model.
Ours has auto headlights
@@zoobrizzwere the auto headlights dealer installed on your LE?
I really like your review, you have things in here that are not anywhere else. Just a little tidbits that come from carefully considering the features on the car. I am definitely considering getting the new Prius. I think I will go for the front wheel drive Limited it seems like the best way to get one is to buy one use with 4 to 6000 miles on it then you don’t have the long wait. I don’t know I would have to compare how much it would cost to buy it new compared to that way. I have not actually driven on one yet. I am wondering how easy it will be to get in for someone that is 6 foot tall and a large frame. My current drive is a Pontiac vibe which has been very reliable and a great car that has a Toyota engine. Thanks for the review
Thanks for the LE review. Helps me choose what trim level is a better fit for me.
Good review. I was hoping something would be said about the AWD.
Loved the review, thanks a ton
Thanks for all the info. So you tossed your jacket into the back seat without having opened a back door since your last drive? Most systems are based on a rear door having been opened.
Fantastic review. Thank you for the nuances that salespeople will not mention. Will a tall person fit (like 6'3")? I am disappointed the Prius lost its former utility. My father used his like a small truck. Can you imaging the new Prius as a Taxi Cab?
that was a great review 👍
Wow I love this review, especially from the point of view of someone else who previously has a Prius.
Great video.. Its good to see a nice honest review.
Excellent review, keep it up!
I really like that you can change the smart Cruise to dumb cruise. My mom has a newish palisade and it ONLY has smart cruise. If your radar is muddy, well sucks 5 suck, you're pedaling the whole way back.
You forgot to mention that the Prius LE has a light bar on the trunk/hatch that does not turn on… it’s just a reflector. Something I wish I had known before I purchased mine.
Will you do more videos as your ownership experience progresses? Thank you for making that video . Im seriously considering buying the limited Aa’s model with guardian grey paint
Damn, tired of all the "pro reviews". LOVE your video!!
Really enjoyed your video thanks man!!!
Refreshing review - well done.
To be honest I love that they changed the locking sound.., although I don’t have a Toyota (I have a 2017 Honda CR-V and the beeps just aren’t loud enough sometimes to let me know I successfully locked it from around a corner like a honk would or this sound would be loud enough
Thank you!
Thanks for this review @ISBYVR! Is there a spare tire in the LE? I've seen mention that there isn't in the other models, but that there is in the LE. Thanks!
Nice review man!! Super Detailed!! Also, Super Clean Car 😊
Talk about the most abrupt ending to a video ever lol
You can set the unlock so that it opens all doors.
I was looking at the wheel sizes and there seems to be hardly any options for tires. What’s up with that?
Thanks for sharing the good review.
Great Review Style! Instant Sub 🇺🇲
The only problem I have with this car is its' enormous front windshield. I live in the southwest where its get 100f+ and sunny often. That's gotta make the interior so hot with that large windshield.
Add ceramic tint and problem solved. You can get clear tint
@ARjr247 It's funny you say that because I've been looking at just that.
@@ARjr247 interesting. Didn't know about that. Thanks. I'll look into that when I get my Prius Prime.
I will say that it does seem to almost magnefy the light onto you. One of the things I quickly noticed is it doesn't seem the windshield has great IR filtering as I can definitely feel the heat through it. Odd as I don't think I've ever experienced that in another car. And my previous car was a 97 Camry.
@@Skylancer727 Yeah thats what I thought but like stated above you can have the windshield ceramic tinted which takes care of most of that.
This is a really good review!
great review!
great video. How do you find the visibility (front and back)? What about space in the back seat?
Highway noise is pretty much a direct correlation with the types of glass they use and the new windshield is a LOT of glass. Sound deadening glass is hellllla heavy.
I wanna go test drive one because I am interested. I have had a 2012 civic base model since new and its about time for a new 10 year, fuel sipper replacement. As long as the highway noise is better than that ill probably be sold. It looks so good and if it can really get me 50 mpg highway and be quicker than the civic thats insane and I want in.
Its gonna be white and im gonna put it on gold Volks or Rays or something.
And tire noise. Very little sound deadening around the wheel wells.
FYI, I think they charge extra for the white color.
@@mrxman581 500 bucks. Small price to pay for a color you are gonna look at for years. Also in Florida where im at having a light colored car makes it 10 degrees cooler when you get inside.
@@CrossWindsPat Understood. Just wanted to warn possible buyers. I was surprised when I found out. Historically, white is a basic color with no up charge. I think red is the other color they charge for which is more common.
@@mrxman581 Same, I was also surprised. Its a small cash grab they know they can get away with.
the goofy ahh hashtags made me laugh.
I was looking into getting a mazda mazda 3 or a prius, but lowkey I'm feeling the Prius more.
'On a good day I'm 5'9' lol
I like that unlock tone
The armrest is only part of the xle trim and up.
so no mention of the AWD system or the gas mileage? the two most important things?
The rear backseat warning is activated by when you open the door. Not by the weight of the item you put in. I could be wrong, but my last car was like that.
It is, though the passenger seat does seem to have a sensor.
@@Skylancer727 You might be right. I think it might be both the door opening and a sensor also. I had to go to two stores to pick up two separate items, and I put the items from the first store in the backseat. At the second store, got out open the back door then closed it because I didn’t want the car to beep at me like it does when lm leaving the car. But even opening the door like I did it still warned me when leaving.
@@Losttouchjs well I've noticed that when I opened the back seat just to look at it and closed it again that after getting where I was going it popped up a warning to check the seats. And the passenger side instead seems to have a red buckle up sign when I put my work gear on it even though I didn't open that door.
Keeping it real. Thank you
They are asking 2k mark up in my area, I wonder are other areas of the country marking up the new Prius?
Not in FL. We paid MSRP 35k
i like your format
17" rims make it look so small. I plan to add 18" rims on mine with about the same diameter as the OEM 19" rims and tires. My little experiment to see if the tire sensors will still work right at that size. Also to prove my point that 18" looks better than the 17" or 19".
I hate large diameter rims. The roads destroy them, tires are super expensive and the car rides like a train.
@@pittss2c601 In addition to this, if the wheels are larger, they weigh more and make the car agile and consume more fuel.
I mean you can get the larger wheels on the higher end models, personally I prefer smaller wheels. I mean, bigger wheels only exist because they look cooler, otherwise they ride rougher, are more likely to get damaged, have more expensive tires, and consume more fuel. I mean Toyota's own estimate shows a loss of around 4-5mpg just from the bigger wheels. It actually has more impact than the AWD model does.
im going to see about getting 15 inch rims if i get this car
@@PhaseSkateri’m going to slap on 14s on mine 😂
The Prius fact sheet comparison says the le doesn't have a rear arm rest.
Great video! Thank you!
Good information - thank you.
Does the AWD intrude on the space for a spare tire?
So is that one the gas and electric, this is one of the best looking prius I actually like! I think the next gens should have a little button to push the tachometer and prop it up just enough to either bring it forward to see it underneath the steering wheel or push it back to put it above the steering wheel for taller people! That would be the way to go! Well Done Toyota!
The side tray buy the console is for holding/charging your phone! :)
It's only a wireless charger on the higher end models. For the LE the "#sidetray" is just a reminder you don't have the fancy model.
And it's just a normal hybrid. There is a Prius Prime which is a plug in hybrid, but from what Toyota said to investors, they don't tend to make many of those. In theory if you only drive short distances a Prius Prime would allow nearly full EV driving. Downside is the plug in will get worse fuel economy if you do use gas.
Still even if you can find the Prime, it's hard recommendation. I mean you will now need a place to charge it and it will take a long time to make up the extra cost. Honestly unless your state has an incentive for buying a plug in, it's not a great deal. It is $5K more so you'd have to drive over 80K miles on electric only to make up the price. It's a pretty poor deal.
And if you really wanted the electric savings, you can get a Model 3 for only slightly more. The Prius Prime is $32,250, a Model 3 right now is about $36,500 after the tax credit. Downside to that is gas at least will give you the fast stop and fill up and longer range, but it is a close option.
dealer told the you cant get a smart key in the LE. This is a base LE with no additional packages right? I just dont want to have to get out keys to get into car or start it. They really acted like you would have to use the fob to gain entry.
I bought my 18 prime during the 2020 pandemic for 24k and its the last prius i want to own, its a great car and its pretty fast considering its 1.8L. I seen that new hybrid taco coming out and that is my next new vehicle when toyota starts offering it in the lithium package.
you "saw" not "seen"
I heard some people are not happy with the rear view mirror and the visibility of the back. Is it that bad??
Very good. Thanks for sharing.
2023 Prius Prime vs. Tesla 3? which one and why?
No EV. AV anxiety Vehicle for me
Great video!
Agreed, I don’t like leather/fake leather seats either and prefer cloth seats. It’s too bad all “higher” trims of Toyota vehicles upgrade you to leather.
I personally got the lower end model about 2 weeks ago, more got it as the higher end models get low profile tires. My state has horrific roads so no matter what, not interested. Honestly I think fabric seats are more comfortable anyways and being in a temperate climate, leather seats are guaranteed to crack. Just a shame nobody makes vented fabric seats.