2006 Toyota Prius Prices...

sigh! not that i'm not happy with mine, i would've loved the tire pressure monitor (which was originally advertised but not offered in the U.S.), weight sensor is great, gotta see the new lights, chrome grill, and lip spoiler. oh, and the mp3 and rear camera i would've gotten. sigh!

 

I'm only digging the OEM mp3 player and new colors. Leather you can always get it custom in LA for $800 and navigation $2000 installed.

Tire pressure monitor would be nice (and actually will be mandatory in all vehicles in the U.S. by 2008) but not too critical. I've heard that the warning only comes up if the tire pressure drops by 25%?!?! That doesn't sound too safe.

It would be cool to have lane departure warning (like the new Infiniti) and dynamic cruise control (like the Benz), but then i'm asking for too much for a $20-30k car. I cannot be satisfied, give me more Toyota!!!

 

so that 2% increase discussion before... heh .

Sounds great actually, I cant wait to see the interior - and I pretty happy that exterior is very much unchanged.

Big kudos for the soft plastics and darker fabrics - those were my biggest "issues" with current prius (i love it though!).
Repositioned back seat for more head room - awesome!
mp3 player-awesome
new gen navigation? - awesome! Now you would be able to get to new routes via voice while car is at speed. I wonder if it is new gen system like in new IS?

Pretty freaking awesome if you ask me... big kudos!

 

1. Whats a front lip spoiler?
2. Does anyone know exactly what they mean about the rear seat?
3. I think the Nav will be great! You can't manually push in a destination (without disabling it through the menus) but you can say the destination while driving which makes sense. Its convenient and safer. The other Nav changes will be awesome I'm sure.

Also, I saw somewhere there will be sound absorbing glass and material added to 2006 Prius, does anyone know where I can find that information again? Thanks so much. This site is super!

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1 Exterior enhancements on the Prius include restyled headlights and
taillight clusters, and a new front lip spoiler.

2 The rear seat bottom cushion has been slightly re-positioned to improve headroom and ride comfort.

3 The optional voice-activated DVD GPS navigation system has been improved,
offering enhanced map quality, and estimated time of arrival display, and a
route tracer function. The system also features a voice recognition search
function, which allows entry of a destination through voice recognition while
the Prius is being driven. The system can also be set to operate in English,
French and Spanish.

 

Also, I saw somewhere there will be sound absorbing glass and material added to 2006 Prius, does anyone know where I can find that information again? Thanks so much. This site is super!


The sound absorbing glass was on the Japanese web site for their models -- I highly doubt if we are getting it in the USA or Canada

 

did you guys get prius updated from march 2005? In Europe at least we got them, and it included sound absorbing windshield glass, tighter steering and improved stiffness.

my prius is very quiet, so i would think you guys need new tires anyway...

 

Also, I saw somewhere there will be sound absorbing glass and material added to 2006 Prius, does anyone know where I can find that information again? Thanks so much. This site is super!

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That was in the Japanese site announcement. No mention of those in the Torrance announcement. But they might have just wanted to focus on gadgets, not the more "mundane" things---which would be more important to me than the rear camera.

Edit to correct spelling.

 

What exactly is new?

You can do "quick access 1 .. quick access 5" right now, and "go home".

 

2006 Package pricing for Seattle area $6890 for #8, $5730 for # 7 (no leather), and $3205 (no leather or NAV)

 

As I suspected, the option package prices drive up the 06 price further (i.e. beyond the $450 difference in base price). Increase is not as bad as I expected. Did the math for a 2005 vs. 2006 w/Nav. (2005 Package 6, 2006 package 7). This eats into the 2006 ~$3000 tax credit a little bit (if you are going for the loaded models).

2005 vs. 2006 Price Comparison, Package 6 (Nav), WA sales tax.

2005
Base price $21,275
Package 6/BC $5,065
Taxes (8%) $2,107
Total $28,447

2006
Base price $21,725
Package #7 $5,730
Taxes (8%) $2,196
Total $29651

2005-2006 Price increase $1,204

 

Note that in Seattle the sales tax will be 9.1% and the $540 delivery charge will be added to the base price.

Downtown Toyota dealer does not know which packages will be available in the Northwest Region. He says he will get his first 2006 allocation in mid-November.

Using the data posted so far here are some numbers:
PACKAGES Package Price MSRP Total wih
including Sales Tax
delivery @ 9.1%
Base Price incl $540 delivery 22315 24346
Package #1 650 22965 25055
Package #2 825 23140 25246
Package #3 1475 23790 25955
Package #4 1825 24140 26337
Package #5 3205 25520 27842
Package #6 3830 26145 28524
Package #7 5730 28045 30597
Package #8 6890 29205 31863

 

Sorry the table header didn't copy properly; how does one post a table?

Also there are two threads on 2006 prices, could they be consolidated into one?

 

I believe that is the function of the Code button.

 

Hey Fiesta, when you figure out how to post a table, let us know. Also, consider adding a column that lists the total price difference (i.e. factoring in the base price difference, option cost, etc.).

Dig your web site. You've got it made.

 

Code:

         
PACKAGESPackage	MSRP including delivery	Total with Sales Tax @ 9.1%        
Base Price incl $540 delivery  22315	24346
Package #1	650	22965	25055
Package #2	825	23140	25246
Package #3	1475	23790	25955
Package #4	1825	24140	26337
Package #5	3205	25520	27842
Package #6	3830	26145	28524
Package #7	5730	28045	30597
Package #8	6890	29205	31863

 

Mojo 40

I was trying to set up a table with the CODE function and accidently posted. It's really fiddly but I"ll try again when I have time. I'm not sure what you meant by adding price difference colunm - do you mean from 2005 prices or increments by package?

Glad you enjoyed the website. Yeah, we really do have it made. It will be even better when we get our Prius!

 

Uh, on the base price, $21,725 + 540 = $22,265.

 

................................................MSRP........Total with
................................Package....including....Sales Tax
PACKAGES................Price.........delivery.....at 9.1%

Base Price..................................22265.......24291
Package #1................650..........22915.......25000
Package #2................825..........23090.......25191
Package #3...............1475.........23740.......25900
Package #4...............1825.........24090.......26282
Package #5...............3205.........25470.......27788
Package #6...............3830.........26095.......28470
Package #7...............5730.........27995.......30543
Package #8...............6890.........29155.......31808


Sorry, slip of the keyboard, thanks for the correction.

I pasted from Excel; each cell can have only one line of text (no text wrap). I still had to pad with periods after pasting. I tried using CODE but go no better results. There has to be a better way.

Does anyone know the amount charged by the dealer for tax & license in Seattle?

Any clues on which packages will available in the Northwest region?

For 2005 did Northwest region cars come "clean" or with any port instlalled "options". Can you specify that you don't want any? The only dealer option I would want would be floor mats.

I'm getting closer to a total cost so that we can make a decision.