2010 Prius Driving Impressions DISCUSSION Thread

[Paradox]

Originally Posted by mingoglia

I just watched a review on Auto Week TV today. They were disappointed in that the rear seat legroom has DECREASED 2.5" from the outgoing model. This is one of my biggest disappointments and one of the things I like about my Prius. Just today I had a coworker with a the Lexus SUV Hybrid in my car and he couldn't believe the legroom it had with the rear seats back. That's the first thing anyone says. The rear legroom is actually better then the Lincoln Navigator I had before it. To hear the legroom has been decreased by 2.5" is very very very disappointing to me. Anyone notice this during their drive?

There is a thread going on about it. They (anyone reporting this bs) are wrong, it has not decreased. Please see this thread:
http://priuschat.com/forums/2010-toy...-leg-room.html

Be certain to read the post from the Prius Team for clear and concise information.

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by mingoglia

I just watched a review on Auto Week TV today. They were disappointed in that the rear seat legroom has DECREASED 2.5" from the outgoing model. This is one of my biggest disappointments and one of the things I like about my Prius. Just today I had a coworker with a the Lexus SUV Hybrid in my car and he couldn't believe the legroom it had with the rear seats back. That's the first thing anyone says. The rear legroom is actually better then the Lincoln Navigator I had before it. To hear the legroom has been decreased by 2.5" is very very very disappointing to me. Anyone notice this during their drive?

2.5 inches is a lot but I certainly did not feel the difference. I mean 40 inches is a lotta room 38 inches is still above average. 36 is when you start feel cramped and 33 inches is just tight for most people (e.g. IS or the older Corollas)

[MaggieMay]

Hello! New poster here, who's been reading you all for several months. I ordered my 2010 last week and now I'm like a mom in an adoption agency - "I want my baby - NOW!"

I do have a couple of questions for you guys who have had experience with 2010. Last Thanksgiving I rented a Prius for the long weekend and a trip from the Boston area to NYC. I wanted to experience the car in a varety of driving conditions. One thing that bugged me was that at night a reflection of the instrument panel display reflected up in the windshield. Are you familiar with that? Has it been 'fixed'?

Other question: I live in the northeast on the ocean, and do not have a garage. My new child will have to weather the sometimes tough climate here. Any unusual issues with rust or with the battery living out in the cold for extended periods of time?

Thanks in advance!!
Maggie

[cwerdna]

Originally Posted by MaggieMay

I do have a couple of questions for you guys who have had experience with 2010. Last Thanksgiving I rented a Prius for the long weekend and a trip from the Boston area to NYC. I wanted to experience the car in a varety of driving conditions. One thing that bugged me was that at night a reflection of the instrument panel display reflected up in the windshield. Are you familiar with that? Has it been 'fixed'?

Unfortunately, the only 2010 Prius driving events that most non-press could attend were the LA and SF ones which were held in the daytime. The SF event I attended didn't have us go through any tunnels or parking structures.

Yes, I'm familiar with the reflection you're talking about and it doesn't bother me much. A partial workaround it to turn down the brightness.

IIRC, the 2010 Prius still employs the design w/the mirror. You're not looking at the actual display, you're actually looking at a reflection in a mirror. (I remember putting my hand in between the mirror and display to confirm.) So, the night reflection issue might remain. :/

[patsparks]

Turn down the brightness and the reflection is un-noticeable for most.

[HTMLSpinnr]

I think Danny mentioned in his review that the reflection was gone.

[patsparks]

I was talking Series II Prius.

[scienceexpert]

I really liked the USA review of the 2010 New Toyota Prius, especially the part about them improving the rotten seats, which on cross country trips, could require a trip to the chiropractor on the 2009 model.

I am a little concerned about the review part on the nearly unreadable gauges, since I always wear sunglasses in the desert & in the mountain snow.

I did notice that problem some what in the 2009 model, which require me to peak under my sunglasses to read the speed and other input.

Now our LA dealers are port upgrading them to tint which might cut some of that problem. I always have an add-on low tint installed starting at the top of the windshield running down as far as the cops will allow and then I get a removable one on the lowest bad glare part.

[Orf]

Originally Posted by scienceexpert

Now our LA dealers are port upgrading them to tint which might cut some of that problem. I always have an add-on low tint installed starting at the top of the windshield running down as far as the cops will allow and then I get a removable one on the lowest bad glare part.

I have a problem with glare because my normal glasses darken with UV radiation. Unfortunately, or should that be fortunately, the Prius screens out UV. As a consequency I suffer from glare that requires my wearing sunglasses with the result you descibed.
Please tell me about the removable tint. I have never heard of such a thing but it does sound like a good solution to my problem.

[Tideland Prius]

According to mlibanio's test drive, the gauges are fine with his sunglasses.