2018 Toyota Prius review from Family Wheels
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- The Prius has been the mainstay of the hybrid vehicle market since it was first introduced in Canada in 2000. We spend a week in the latest fourth generation version of this car to see if it's still a relevant choice two decades later.
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I know people think it's abit weird looking, but I think it's a gorgeous looking car. Not all cars need to look alike, to me this is a swing and a hit! To each they're own ofcourse...
Yes, this one is very divisive!
I’m glad you mentioned the Prius Prime at the end of this review; we like ours (2017)! Between its 30ish-mile EV-mode battery, and Austin, Texas being a pretty EV-friendly town, the car has nearly 20Kmiles on it, but the engine only has about 1500 miles on it!
Even better, Austin Energy has a $50/year “all you can charge buffet” around town - about $1/week. Altogether, I’m spending about a $1.10/week, which, of it were gas would only get me to work on Monday and halfway back home, rather than power me all week! And that’s gas at 55MPG!
The real economy of the Prius Prime, I’ve decided, is that, barely putting any miles on the engine, I can probably keep this car going for well over 300K miles! Laying out >$30K for a car once every 20 years, instead of once every 12 years, represents serious savings!
There are some drawbacks though: You do lose a bit of trunk space, along with the middle rear seat and the spare tire. However, in my view at least, the Prius Prime looks a lot better, the big nav screen is nice, the battery in the rear and the suspension tweaks to support it give it a slightly smoother ride. In hybrid mode, it even gets slight better mileage than the regular Prius.
Most importantly of all, the Prime is the first Prius where EV mode really works! You really do get 25-30 miles of real, engine-completely-off EV-only driving, and with fair torque too, especially low-end. The main reason is that they added a sprag clutch to that prevents the engine from turning backwards, and even more importantly, gives the second of the two motor-generators something to torque against, so that both motors can drive the vehicle. On all previous Prius models, only one of the two can, making EV mode pretty anemic.
In short, definitely give the Prius Prime serious consideration!
To be honest, this car looks much better in person. Have seen it several times and didn't find it as offensive as all the reviewers make it to be.
Great video as always. Your videos are always exciting to watch. Not a fan of the looks, but wow that mpg...
Thanks for tuning in!
I love my 2017 Prius. Comfortable, quiet, smooth, and will convert to a camper with my Habitent.
AND apparently, it has a 1500 lb towing capacity. But it hasn't been certified to tow in the Canadian market.
I would drive myself into the nearest active volcano if I had to daily a Prius, but damn do I respect what Toyota has built here. Incredible longevity.
If there is an upside, Toyota's hybrid system is showing up in their other models like the Highlander and RAV4. Maybe less efficient than the Prius but better looking and more practical. .
And the new '19 RAV4 hybrid looks like a real winner. Review to come!
solid review!
I just bought one yesterday ,I was little bit upset cause 2eco does not come with blind spot sensor side mirror but overall it's fun to drive...
Disappointing choice of nickel metal hydride battery in base trim. I agree wholeheartedly that plug in hybrids are often a better choice. One thing that would have been nice to see is some explanation of cost per mile for electricity vs gas, as that's another important advantage to PHEVs over HEVs.
Nice review! BTW If your Prius is still under warranty you can complain that the backup beeping is a distracting safety issue and the dealership will usually turn it off for free.
Dan D it cost me $73.00
I love how it looks , I own a red one
Beautiful car
Gordon Nagy I think so too, the Hyundai though, that’s one ugly car
What is the difference in weight with 2 kinds of battery
I know this is subjective, but how can any designer take the design of the third gen Prius and turn it into this? Can't wait for the new Honda Insight which looks upscale and has almost same MPG ratings.
It'll be good to see an Insight that isn't properly weird looking. I'm not sure why so many companies get so weird with their hybrid designs.
I have same model in uk but there is no reverse beep there should be system that you change to silent
I owned a gen 3 trim level 3 and now own a gen 4 trim level 4. I think the gen 4 is miles ahead of the gen 3 in just about every area, looks, ride comfort, interior materials quality, and best of all gas mileage. I was getting 45-48 with gen 3 and with gen 4 I'm getting 50-55 on same roads. And that's with cheap Goodyear Viva Walmart tires. I will agree with the seat heater buttons. Seems like an after thought.
We love our 2016 RAV4 Hybrid I-AWD. It came in less than $30,000 US. It has higher ground clearance, turn signal light indicators on the mirrors, electronic all wheel drive, sunroof, a more powerful engine 2.5L, nicer looking aluminum rims, and more. The only sacrifice is lower mileage. We average 35mpg. We are glad that we didn't get the Prius.
The new RAV4 hybrid looks really compelling, too. Coming out soon!
Great review Paul! The exterior of the 2019 is supposed to look a bit better, more like the Prius Prime. Also, the engine is supposed to become even more thermally efficient to get even better mpg's. I agree about the interior, they tried way too hard to make it weird looking. I hope the refresh addresses this by making it look a bit more palatable.
The Prime is a big improvement.... almost a Bugatti-like back end!
That was weird. I woke up to your voice on my radio. Initially very confusing but an Eye Opener for sure.
Haha... yep, my day job!
Rewatched the entire video, where is the usual highway noise level test? Kinda curious
My battery died in the decibel reader... sorry!
Another great video guys! But that Prius rear end: hahaha omg. I honestly think a Pontiac Aztek is better looking.
Not the first time I've heard the Aztek cross-referenced!
I rented one a few months ago in Okinawa. No complain whatsoever, typical Toyota ride quality and reliability, comfort for 4 people, very fuel efficient, even managed to hold 3 luggages....but man it looks hedious, and to me this is the deal breaker.
A lot of people just can't get beyond the looks!
I had the 2017 Prius Two Eco and I had to trade it in for an Elantra because the seats were killing my back and the brakes were making weird noises. In addition, my mpg during short trips around town started to crater for some reason. The gas engine would stay on for the whole trip (you only save gas when the engine turns off and the battery takes over).
Ultimately I decided to cut it loose and traded the Prius in for an 2018 Elantra Limited (this car is basically a $20,000 luxury car). I have no regrets on the trade in. If you considering the Prius, I would advise you to check out the seats to make sure they are supportive enough and research the weird noise from the brakes. Other Prius driver's experienced the same issue after a few months of driving.
I agree, the Elantra is a much better value and far better executed and refined than the Prius.
Yes, the seats in this car are really very bad. That was one of the real take aways for us.
Are Hyundai reliable cars ? I want veloster but I'm not sure
@@twalker2959 the Elantra is Hyundai's most reliable car. Not sure about the Veloster...
The EV mode is kind of useless because the car is in EV whenever you're not accelerating anyway. The EV button just limits your speed so I actually never turn it on.
My dream car when I graduate
Good job batman! "Save" that fuel! :)
You get sunroof in Canada.
We don’t get sunroof option in Uk ☹️
That because it rains there.
3:25 Look at that white thing in the middle of the center console. Why did they make it such a weird shape? I drove one for a while, and that sharp upper wing kept poking me in my calf, and it was becoming a real irritant. Why?
Yeah, the interior leaves A LOT to be desired.
WOW ! You know Batman !
I'd have to say any current Lamburghi Aventador looks like the batmobile.
I always knew Batman had a chauffeur... Now there's proof! Bam! Zap! Pow!
Yes, he's doted over!
I have a 2010 Prius. The best car(5) I ever own in terms of reliability for the last 25 years. But I already order the Honda clarity or might end up getting the Honda insight.
What made you flip over to Honda?
Just not into the new Toyota prius's style.
I wish they’d make a new prius v. The regular prius is too much of a compromise for families.
Rumour had it there is one one the way that will look more SUV like.
@@daveincanada785 damn that could be sick
That would be too expensive
@@greenprofile5755 RAV4 Plug In Hybrid arrives next year. I find the regular RAV4 to be overpriced, I will likely find the PHEV version to be priced too high as well!
@@daveincanada785 yh all 7 seaters with good gas milage are bare expensive
Like volvo xc90
Lexus 7 seater dunno the name
Their both like 50k
I always wondered 52 Mi per gallon us is about 70 Mi per gallon in the UK is the UK smile shorter is there a gallon larger what is it
Imperial gallon is larger.
Check out the latest generation of the Prius, it’s a big change and very impressive.
Looks, power, handling: Prius?!
czcams.com/video/iQTa-2wdeIg/video.html
I turned off the reverse beeping of mine, now it just beeps once
Nouveau1 how did you do that?
in the owner's manual, it says you can bring it to your local toyota dealer to change the intermittent reverse beeps to just 1 single beep.
Norma Tu that's exactly what I did! I'm loving my Prius!
Did you have to pay? I'm thinking of asking about this the next time I come in for maintenance
Nouveau1
yes, through the nose. $73 and change. It one ploy of Toyota to make you pay them more money.
This new generation is amazing to look at. I disagree that its ugly.
Car designs, like art I guess, are up to the individual!
Lot of nonsens. You can drive for about 1.5 km on battery on a speed of 70 to 75 km/hour. Just lift and gently push the gaspedal. Needs some practice to learn that. No need to switch from ECO mode to EV mode.
Love that little joystick. Why the need for a giant gear stick you don't use?
If you want to turn off that reverse beep, just look for the Prius app on your Android smartphone and connect the phone to the car via a bleutooth ODBC connector. Simple as that!
The reviewer complained about the Prius for most of the review as opposed to highlighting the positives and negatives. I found the review quite bias tbh.
Why do some people think the Prius is ugly? Detroit car manufacturers changed shpes every year with no substance just optic's. Don't people buy a car because it makes sense.
That is absolutely amazing mileage for 2018 technology, Toyota has almost caught up to the 2012 Chevy VOLT. Even a 2012 Volt will average over 100mpg and my 2013 is averaging 130mpg. Ane well how about the 2018 VOLT. Just no competition from Toyota
Racer D too bad GM canceled the Volt.
Im with your son, it looks like the batmobile :)
He kept asking when we could fly it!
The mention the inrrerior being not the greatest but honestly, Toyota has never had great interiors. They know that the buyers of Toyota don't really cross shop, they just want the latest Toyota . Toyota tkds advantage of this and gets huge profits on ancient cars.
What? The new car does 4.6L/100KM, premium petrol? I still drive my 2006 Prius every day. It does 4.5L/100KM, and it drinks regular petrol. It's been very hard to find a reason to buy a new car because it's so reliable and cheap to run. I wouldn't mind upgrading mine to a top spec 3rd gen Prius. However, I have always wanted a Subaru.
I could live with the looks of the front of the new car. But the rear... man it's ugly... I have not seen many of these on Australian roads.
The fourth generation (at least in Canada) doesn't require premium... but that's interesting you see the same numbers in your previous gen Prius.
Zifei Li my bestie has a Suburu, and I hate it. It's cheap looking, feeling, and sounding. The seats are the worst. It feels like riding in a tin can.
Thank you for another honest review! I was hoping for 13 minutes of interior shots... Fundamentally the same hybrid issue has persisted from day one. You overpay for a compromised car and gas savings take 100,000 miles to break even with a normal vehicle for the same money. Plus the environmental impact of mining metals for motors and batteries in developing countries.
A Prius has only a small battery so there is barely any differende in the impact of prodcution.
Mgoblagulkablong The point is that it's not all that green and fuel efficiency doesn't make a ton of difference unless you are a cab driver doing 50k miles a year. There are so many better cars at that price point that do not include materials mined by children in Congo.
www.caranddriver.com/columns/aaron-robinson-out-of-africa-where-electric-vehicle-batteries-come-from-part-ii
If you talk about "being green" you should also consider the emissions, the Prius is among the cars with the lowest emissions regarding particles, nox, etc., one of the cleanest gasoline engines ever produced. Sure, overall you may pay more if you don't drive that much, but you get a mechanically superior drivetrain with less wearing parts than in a conventional car.
1. You don't need to drive 100,000 miles to break even, if you put in all the numbers correctly.
2. Very few Prius Owners care about the environment. Those have moved on to plug-in or full electric. Let alone "environmental impact of mining metals for motors and batteries in developing countries". Could care less.
3. Not sure what specific or any "Hybrid Issue" you are talking about. Do look up car problems website for any "significant" issue tho, cause you will find out there's none.
4. Yes, you do overpay, for certain trims, as mentioned in the video.
You have to love clean air to appreciate these cars.
The Hyundai Ioniq is not a beauty queen, but it looks a hell of a lot better than the Prius. Toyota designers should be spanked and sent to bed without their dinners.
*Ouch!
The interior of Ioniq easily beats the Prius too.
Christopher Calder at least the Prius is quirky, plus, Toyota’s are much better looking than ugly Hyundai
The worse part is that the visor does not have a extension. So the sun is going to burn your left side of your face off.
It really is an odd duck
Those "leather" seats - look like rubber. Surprise, it IS rubber. (Toyota calls it "softex"). It feels cheap, and doesn't breathe at all.
Softex is so much better in terms of durability, clean ability, it doesn't crack or scratch as easily. Breaths and doesn't cave in like other competitors. Go test drive it for a few days before positing silly opinions.
is that real feeling, kind a rubber? thinking about getting one with this softex
I think you should see for yourself. When I sat on them with shorts on, and touched it, I felt like I was sitting on a rubber exercise ball. I frankly can't see myself sitting on that for more than 30 minutes without feeling yucky. Unlike what Thang said, I don't see how any synthetic material that is non-porous can breathe, and frankly I'd rather take a natural material like leather even if it can crack later on - but that can easily be avoided with leather treatment maximum once a year if you live in a hot dry desert climate, and maybe once every two years if you live in a colder humid climate like me.
I actually don't mind the Softex material and it is TOUGH!
I mean they got that stupid split rear window...it's like having a huge spoiler but surprise, u don't and ur car is a lot less cool because it's not a spoiler it's just how they made the car.....
Makes the visibility REALLY tough, too.
ioniq is better.
Better yet, niro is best.
It’s ugly, Prius is beautiful, it’s my dream car :)
Competitors are glad it's an ugly car. Imagine how many cars they would sell if they designed beautiful cars.
The back of this Prius is so ugly.