Midwest availability

Thanks for the side-by-side comparison John. She's a beut! What's his/her name?

Looking forward to meeting her in person.

 

Wow, John, that looks so nice. Great idea placing them side by side. The Prime has a vivid blue.

 

Those are the teaser photos. The hope is to get a chance to go down to the new park with both of them. It's beautiful new land in a prairie area, complete with charging stations.

That will be my wife's first solo flight with the Prime. 2 plug-ins. 2 drivers. I'll get her feeling the need right away.

 

Since way back on Nov. 30, 2008 I was the person who first suggested the name "Prius Prime", it would seem appropriate for mine in particular to be the one simply referred to as "Prime".

 

Burnsville Minnesota

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Advanced Burnsville MN 17902290

oops, could be @john1701a car

 

That's my car... which is in my garage, not available.

 

Road Trip!

163 miles

69 MPG

It was a great experience, lots of opportunity to try out a number of features.

Photos on the way.

 

That sounds like ~ 58 mpg without the battery. About 65 mph ?

 

There was a wide variety of speeds and hill climbing. We drove to the river valley to see Bald Eagles.

EV acceleration onto the highway was sweet. 65 mph, no problem. I couldn't resist dropping the pedal to the floor while cruising too. Shot up to 75 mph to pass someone... all with only electricity.

 

42 MPG 39 degrees weather fighting against the wind 730 mile trip from Lincoln Ne to Detroit MI...going posted speed limits...driving with Eco mode preserving battery for entire trip..battery was on 73% at beginning and 77 at the end...
Full charge battery will run heat on eco standing still for 9.5 hours before will engage engine this was in EV auto mode not for me but my was not allowed in Hotel...so far I'm still impressed with MPG...against mu BMW M 760

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Going back to Lincoln with little better weather still cold 39-40 and experiment with 93 octane fuel and 91 ....
91 have better MPG than 93 or 87....
I use 100% fuel no ethanol
So I'm staying on 91
From Detroit to border of Illinois and Iowa i was 65 MPG...from IA to Lincoln NE a lot of up and downs trough IA have 54.7 MPG all hand calculated....going always posted speed limits heat on and Eco mode to preserve battery
Engine heat was for entire trip 190-195 degrees....
And many more data that i was recorded for engine parameters will be reported in Mr. Bob Wilson thread when i have chance
This low MPG was result of bad weather and different O2 sensor used for data record using different types of fuel mentioned above....my car finally settled with 91 octane as best overall fuel trim % O2 data and crank shaft timing

 

and you couldn't say hello to me in Clawson, Michigan? Just six miles north of the Detroit border.

 

I will probably next time I'm around....i like to meet with any Prius owner..this my first Japanese hybrid i have owned and so far this car is a keeper

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Early November

 

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Hello Richard,

Thank you for the email request. You requested a 2017 Prius Prime, great choice! The new Prius Prime is our exciting new addition to our Prius Family! We do have one available for test driving, when would you like to come in? We can discuss which model you would like to put your order in for at that time! Your salesperson will follow up with more details on this vehicle.

We have the 2017 Prius Prime pricing starting at: $28,209...

*The Internet price includes the factory installed options. It does not include tax, title, license or $75 document fee.

Should this vehicle not meet your needs, please let me know. I would be happy to assist you on a different vehicle, and get you the best possible deal.

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My car arrived in Fort Collins Colorado today. Will try tomorrow to arrange delivery sometime this week.

 

First road trip...

 

Mine is due in port on 19 April. Thinking I'll be cruising around in my new Prime the first week of May, with luck.

 

I bought mine there too

Got the new Toyota credit on April 5th of $2500 plus a $1098 Costco discount
Had to call Costco first



Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

Congratulations on your new Prius Prime, John1701a. It's the best colour I've seen on a Prime so far.

By the way, your website was equally instrumental in my decision to purchase a 2008 Gen 2 Prius Tspirit (UK), back in June 2013. The easily accessible information on there was, still IS invaluable!

And it was a great help afterwards too! I'm still piloting my Gen II (a.k.a. "The Spaceship") 36 miles round trip a day on my commute.

Thanks, John!


iPhone ?

 

Mine was 1,200 miles @55.7 MPG following high-balling trucks on I-85.

The last time I checked, the odometer was showing ~3.5k miles @76 MPG.

For what it is worth, BMW i3-REx, 150 mi range / 2 gallon fuel tank, @75 MPG, running 65-70 mph with one charge. Thereafter, 65 mph @40 MPG. But around town, pure EV.

Bob Wilson