Sneak Peek of the New Prius - #13

Interesting guess...I would like to add here that perhaps this may be displayed on the "MFD", in the center of the console.
Have we seen any of that yet?

 

i think with "hypermiling" popular enough to be added to the dictionary as "word of they year" this display simply allows that without having to sacrifice the normal screen

would have been difficult to maintain the "no arrrow" if nav was running i would think... this eliminates that inconvenience i would think.

 

The leaked video is subject to change, quite possibly filmed using an older pre-production model.

Our credible source is the provider of the peeks. Those are much more likely to reflect what we will actually have an opportunity to purchase.

And of course, there's always the chance that multiple configurations will be offered.
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climate control is not shown on instrument panel - all thats shown there is options from steering wheel... I would expect full climate control options to still be on the nav screen...


my original guess was HUD as well for the new sneak peak, but different colors wouldnt go on HUD... i would think it is simpler screen on instrument panel for people that dont have NAV...

 

I think you are wrong. As you can see in the next picture (made by kinghuang), climate controls are under the NAV screen.


I think toyota has taken this approach to allow the user to choose between a full featured NAV touchscreen or a cheaper CD player. In this spy shot, the CD player is visible:

I also think so....

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Marc Vallribera i Ros
Sorry for my bad english!

 

Paradox, you've posted your reply while I was writing mine! damn it!

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Marc Vallribera i Ros
Sorry for my bad english!

 

you are probably right, thats extensive screen for climate control... some models have both, but i think i am looking too much to my lexus, while they might want to save some money on Prius by having standard controls independent of navi (while on lexus you have both). It is probably going to be more like Auris/Rav4 where there is no additional climate options on navi...

 

Ok, i understand...
So we'll have to wait until the official unveiling in Detroit to see where these peeks are located I can't wait!!

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Marc Vallribera i Ros
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That picture alone is making me want a new Prius!

The MFD is by far the worst piece of the car. Touchscreens are such a bad idea because you have to take your eyes off the road to use it. I could control my old Focus' ventilation system and stereo by touch alone. In fact the term MFD has a different meaning in my car: 'goddammit I have to press the M.F. display again!'

I see Park is now a very small button out-of-the-way! Probably a good idea - it's easy to hit by accident (only did it once; the sudden halt, even though at only a very slow speed, was not fun and not good for the transmission, I think). I've got in the habit now, when coming to a halt, of putting on the parking brake and flipping into neutral, letting the parking brake take the strain, then put it into Park. (This is my first automatic transmission, so 'creep' is an oddity.)

Little improvements will go a long way from turning, frankly, a geek's car into one that's more liveable for the vast majority.

I almost wonder if this is going to go along Microsoft-like lines: version 1.0's barely usable, 1.1 fixes the bugs in 1.0, 2.0 is workable but quirky - 3.0 takes over the world!

 

Maybe the "P" button works only when the car is not moving? It could be nice that if you hit it by accident while driving, the seat gives you a small electric shock so you won't hit it again anymore

That's possible. Any company has to improve its products over time... Usually it takes two or three versions to have a "wow" product. I think this version of the Prius (2010) will have this wow effect. Previous version was also very nice, don't get me wrong, but this one is... well... I'm in love with it!

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Marc Vallribera i Ros
Writing from Catalonia. Please excuse me if my english is bad...

 

I was looking at the interior pics of the new Lexus RX 450h and found that it has a gauge in the instrument cluster that shows similar information as the peek we are discussing here:


You can see CHARGE and POWER "modes", so I guess it will show whenever you are using more power (white zone: full power electric+fuel), just the right proportion (green zone: electric plus a few fuel) or recharging the batteries (blue zone: no fuel and using brake effect to recharge the batteries).
But the question of where it is located in the Prius remains unanswered


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Marc Vallribera i Ros
Writing from Catalonia.