Looking too the future

i like the 1.8 as well. i've never had a problem with power, and i like to squeak out as many mpg as possible.
that corolla is a nice looking car

 

Tesla model 3 since finances isn’t a strain.

 

I would go for the gen5 design. I read in Europe all Prii will be the expensive plugin models with solar panels which might price a lot of people out. In reality a Tesla or Rav4 Prime would be on the top of my wish list although the rav4 hybrid we did get is far superior to our gen3 Prius.

Five generations of Prius

 

The heat/vent controls on the first one (at bottom) look usable.

 

The ergonomics of the gen3 prius v was good including the big ac knob which could change the temp, fan and mode rather easily. After you gained muscle memory it could be used by feel. Plus the v had extra ac capacity over the hatchback. The voice control was one of the first that worked as well, especially for phone calls and nav destinations.

 

ERGONOMICS.. are key. as we are discovering with the sales of the new TESLA. S3XY Buttons. People use them to program. Glovebox Open. Rear seat heaters and I think AC Auto Memory IIRC. Who would have thought a glovebox open button would be an aftermarket purchase?

 

Agreed about ergonomics
I think that the swap of sides of the buttons (left to right) between the 2016 gen 4 and the 2019 gen4 was genius
I no longer had to reach across to the passenger side for “map” or “audio”

 

I love that one-button steering wheel in the 1st generation car. Practically looks like a keyboard by the 5th.

The Corolla looks like the right bet for taxi service.

 

Seems like a no-brainer. The 2.0 actually gets slightly better mpg on paper (64.1 vs 62.7). CO2 emissions are lower too. Bigger battery.

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I don't see any reliability complaints about the 2.0 which would rule it out?

 

I don't really mind having buttons on the wheel ... one, they're real buttons, and two, I don't have to reach for them.

But there have been weird decisions over the years about which buttons go there. Gen 2 had a fairly sensible set. For Gen 3, I think the designers still wanted a wheel with some buttons to check a box (can't be marketing a car in 2010 with no wheel buttons) but gave no thought to which ones they were. For climate, you can ⬆ and ⬇ the temperature, and switch between fresh and recirc, but you have to go reach for the center stack to do anything else. In Gen 2 you also had auto and A/C buttons on the wheel, and a map button to get back to that display on the MFD. I have to reach for te center stack for that too. (Or I can press the voice button and say "map!", but other than the one time that might have impressed somebody in 2010, it just feels like even more work.)

 

I road-tested that 2.0 hybrid in a corolla hatchback last year and it drives very well. I mean VERY well.

 

I really wish Toyota would sell that version of the car in the USA. If something were to happen to our c, the Corolla Hatchback would be our first call- but they don't offer it with the hybrid system here. I'm sure it would be a great car to support our needs, but I'd miss the whole hybrid deal.