One big lack in the new Prius

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[/QUOTE]I feel that Toyota should provide a six-way drivers power seat as an option, if not as
standard equipment.

What say you guys[/QUOTE]

Based on the number of Prius seat complaints, I think Toyota should add the power seat option in future models. The seats in our 05 Prius are totally comfortable for both me and my wife however, so we would skip the power seat option if it was offered.

We do have power seats in our Caravan (that now very rarely gets driven) and the only adjustment we use is the one that moves the seat forward or back. I have long legs and my wife doesn't. So it's an unnecessary extra expense for us.

 

Wow.. a very encouraging and nice post!
I didn't notice the seat being bad.. but I wasn't crazy about the rear view.. other than I "did" like the fact that I could see really low... it would be hard to run over a bicycle or small kid behind the car with the lower window view.. but the split between the two is abit large
But like you... once I drove the car.. I forgot and didn't care about the rest... I had to have that car! In fact there are many other cars for the price I could consider, but I haven't and won't even go drive them.. I don't want to fall in love with a car I don't want!... does that make sense?... I didn't think so! :lol:
Anyways.... It will be too cool to own this technology... anything else is boring now.

 

I'm with Evan -- I think this is probably (with the 2006 addressing other major peeves) the final remaining widespread deficiency with the Prius.

I should add -- I myself have no problems with the Prius seats, either in comfort or ease of use. But I'm 5'8". My partner is 5'2", and she would really appreciate the option for power (or manual!) seat height adjustment.

 

I like to ask, was the Gen0/1 Prius seats more comfortable? Because the story is the Gen2 seats came in because they couldn't justify the Gen0/1 seats based on any real numbers.

I challenge Toyota to justify the Gen2 seats they then came up with.

 

My problem is not in the derrière area but with the total absence of lower back support.

 

I also think that a six way electric drivers seat would have added to the car. FOr me personally it is not so important but I know it would have added a lot.

 

Disagree. One way to please everyone in the seat department would have been to make them adjustable like they are in cars half the Prius' price. Thats why they invented adjustable seats in the first place.

Even some manual adjustments would be nice, instead the seats are more similar to the 1987 Ford Aerostar van my parents had when I was a kid than any other modern automobile.

One of the things I always found weird about the Prius. All this technology, but no auto headlights, no adjustable seating etc

 

We (south of Canada, that is) get neither.

 

Likewise. The seats on my 05 Prius seem to be as comfortable as with any other car I've ever owned. Mind you, I have no experience with so-called luxury cars... mine have been on the practical side.

 

I'd be content with decent manual adjustments.

 

Funny... we get pretty picky about how much things weigh.... I read all these reports about gas mileage, but one factor I never hear anyone include in their reports...
How much does the driver weigh?..... :lol: :lol:

 

Well, I'm 157lb and I get ~47mpg. So that sets your lower bound. And I know there's people that get way better MPG with more caboose, so...

 

I am 100 lbs. and my best tank was 59.8mpg. On not soo good days I average about 57mpg, but winter is approaching...

 

Ha!.. my problem is not the caboose.. its all the cars in the middle!

 

No kiddin, no way!... And I thought your picture was just an icon!... :lol: