No hatch release inside the vehicle?

fuzzy1 · 08-30-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djasonw

... I don't think I've ever encountered a passenger that did not know how to open the hatch. That's almost tantamount to someone not knowing how to open the door. ...

For those who have never had a hatch with a hidden electric release button, the Prius hatch is not at all obvious. This is not at all comparable to a door with an exposed grab handle.

radiocycle · 08-30-2009, 04:51 PM

Aren't autoheadlights standard on even the base 2010 Prius? In Canada that is the case.[/quote]

Nope, not in the States.

Dillona · 08-30-2009, 04:51 PM

I would have appreciated a hatch release lever on the floor next to the fuel door release.

TKY · 08-30-2009, 05:15 PM

The feature I really miss and I think there are many manufacturers and models that have dropped is the lockable glove box. On the Prius, just having one of compartment, maybe the lower glove box lockable would be really nice. --TK

a64pilot · 08-30-2009, 08:26 PM

The weight for a remote opening switch and wire should be only an ounce or two at most. Good point, I have not missed it, but even my Miata has a remote opener.
Autoheadlights, I don't understand why not. They aren't on the high end models?
A locked glove box just means you get to buy a window AND a glove box when your car get's broken into. If locking the car didn't stop them, the plastic glove box sure won't

JimN · 08-30-2009, 09:17 PM

Maybe the spent the money budgeted for the hatch release on the reverse beep. We all know how necessary & useful that is.

**Tideland Prius** · 08-30-2009, 11:23 PM

Umm... as far as i know, no hatchback ever had a hatch release. Only sedans have trunk release (and even then, more and more are getting a power release so they no longer have a cable-operated interior release.

azgringo · 08-31-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

Umm... as far as i know, no hatchback ever had a hatch release. Only sedans have trunk release (and even then, more and more are getting a power release so they no longer have a cable-operated interior release.

I've had hatchbacks in the past with hatch-release. That's why I miss it on my Prius! Not a deal breaker....just something I wish it had.

fuzzy1 · 08-31-2009, 12:20 AM

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Umm... as far as i know, no hatchback ever had a hatch release. ...

Do you mean from the cockpit? All previous hatchbacks in my household have had it -- '84 Mustang, '86 Accord, '89 Integra. The Ford was electric inside the glovebox, the Hondas were cable levers alongside the fuel door release.

Or do you mean the emergency escape for trapped or kidnapped passengers? I can't speak to that, as this is my first car made since that mandate.

**Tideland Prius** · 08-31-2009, 12:36 AM

Jeeez... i've been living under a stone!! I guess liftbacks had a hatch release (like those cars you guys mentioned.. kinda like the Saab) vs. say a Civic Hatch or a Yaris.

08-30-2009, 04:51 PM	#12
radiocycle Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 255 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: No Package Thanks: 150 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts Friends: 1	Re: No hatch release inside the vehicle? Aren't autoheadlights standard on even the base 2010 Prius? In Canada that is the case.[/quote] Nope, not in the States.

08-30-2009, 04:51 PM	#13
Dillona Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 12 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Navigation Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: No hatch release inside the vehicle? I would have appreciated a hatch release lever on the floor next to the fuel door release.

08-30-2009, 05:15 PM	#14
TKY Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 218 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts Friends: 0	Re: No hatch release inside the vehicle? The feature I really miss and I think there are many manufacturers and models that have dropped is the lockable glove box. On the Prius, just having one of compartment, maybe the lower glove box lockable would be really nice. --TK

08-30-2009, 08:26 PM	#15
a64pilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Albany Ga. Posts: 732 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: N/A Thanks: 19 Thanked 45 Times in 40 Posts Friends: 0	Re: No hatch release inside the vehicle? The weight for a remote opening switch and wire should be only an ounce or two at most. Good point, I have not missed it, but even my Miata has a remote opener. Autoheadlights, I don't understand why not. They aren't on the high end models? A locked glove box just means you get to buy a window AND a glove box when your car get's broken into. If locking the car didn't stop them, the plastic glove box sure won't

08-30-2009, 09:17 PM	#16
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08-30-2009, 11:23 PM	#17
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08-31-2009, 12:36 AM	#20
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	Re: No hatch release inside the vehicle? Jeeez... i've been living under a stone!! I guess liftbacks had a hatch release (like those cars you guys mentioned.. kinda like the Saab) vs. say a Civic Hatch or a Yaris.

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