Styling

Subjective as it may be...and I own 2 Gen IIIs...the Prius never was and up to Gen IV release, still is not a beautiful looking car. It's an efficient, reliable, functional econobox.

 

+1

Except that I actually like the looks of the G3 (even more so now that the G4s are out!!!)

 

Exactly!

I held out to see what the Gen 4's would look like in hopes of really being "blown away" as it was supposed to do to all of us per the marketing team, and hopefully upgrading to a Gen4 eventually... Was hoping for a variation of the concept Prius with the big rims that looked so cool... But alas I was absolutely not blown away, quite disappointed actually.

Hence one of the reasons I opted to trade my Gen3 in before the already crazy low trade value goes down anymore as the Gen 4 is not in my future...

I really did like the styling on my 2015 Persona though...

 

on a plus note, the more people buy g3's, the more the price will drop on the g4. better for me!

 

I am also concerned about the lack of storage areas in the G4. Old folks like me remember Volkswagen Beetles of the 60's & 70's. They had a flat shelf-like thingy up front just a few inches below the dash assembly that extended all the way from the left to the right hand side on the car - just above the knees. I wonder if there is room for something like that in the G4?

 

i love that kind of stuff, and have always wondered at the lack of aftermarket options.

you don't think gas prices will affect sales?

 

I will probably keep my 2015 Prius and just unload my 2010 for a RAV4 Hybrid. Problem solved.

 

I suspect (without knowing), that the G4 final design is the result of upper management making design demands, and the styling department designers (whatever their title} being overruled. Basically, that is what we were told. The design is clumsy. No other word for it. It certainly is not attractive in whole, or in detail.

The only other possibility is, I am too old to appreciate the youthful design. There are so many other really attractive cars out there. Too bad Toyota put what sounds like a really superior, updated, and efficient innards, in an exterior that falls short.

 

i guess we'll find out soon enough.

 

I admit I am kind of weird, well... Maybe "different". But I truly believe the Prius is in fact a beautiful car. Admittedly, I also have no problem whatsoever with the way an Echo looks, or really any car for that matter, so what do I know? To me it looks great and I don't really care what others think, I'm way more into the way a car drives and feels rather than what it looks like in the end...







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Some may be surprised by what I'm about to post.... I actually do get many compliments on my "Girl"...

 

I wouldn't pay one red cent for that, the G4 isn't ugly, no other car can serve the same purpose, the next closest would cost a heck of a lot more that $5 a month (closer to hundreds), and there are no competitors that look any better.

Want a good looking car? Get a purple '69 Cameron or a Candy Apple Red '57 Chevy.

And the g3 isn't good looking either.

 

If you keep saying the same things over and over, I'm going to keep responding to them over and over.

 

you are doing the same thing tho, you think nobody is going to like it and you started several threads about it where people tell you they like it

in 2016, G4 will worldwide probably double 2015 sales of G3.

 

.. the more comparison pictures between G3 and G4 I see, the more I have the feeling that the G4 has sculptured and emphasised the styling details of the G3 - it is wider and not as tall as G3 with proportions that tend to be more sporty.

Is it a beauty?

Not as refined as Italian styling can be, it will never be a steam hammer like a Mustang GT, it got more lumps and bumps than a modern Hyundai, just a distinct look like all Prius had.

 

pubs never gave any prius love, not a shocker, and meaningless really.