Just need to vent...

How many threads are going here, about the lack of a spare tire on gen 5? A few I've found:

Alternative Spare Tire | PriusChat
Shout out to Hammersmith!- spare tire | PriusChat
OEM spare tire install | PriusChat
Vredstein Space Master Spare from Maserati Gran Tourismo - Alternative to Toyota Spare | PriusChat
No spare tire, no problem? Toyota tire puncture repair kit to the rescue. | PriusChat

Apart from the Primes (which could have a spare, if the engineers put their minds to it), all of the 5th gens are capable of stowing a spare. I'd wager you'd be hard pressed to find any 5th gen owners grateful for the lack of spare.

So they soldier on, cobbling solutions. This bugs me. Because they play into Toyota's hands. Gotta have this car. No spare, no problem: Having just dropped well over $30K for new and shiny, now I'll spend up to a grand on a makeshift solution, cobble up the underfloor Styrofoam filler pieces with a carving knife, no problem.

I think if a few of these customers had told the dealership salesman they'd be back when Toyota included the spare, it'd happen fast enough. The only thing Toyota apparently reacts to is $'s.

Even the owner's manual is ready, per attached: