Gen 5 Launch Articles and Reviews

or a phev

 

Nice video, would be an xle trim for me...no wait...want to see the Prime video that offers as much detail first lol.
That is a mighty long trail period offered on some of those service. Florida is too hot for an all glass sunroof me thinks.

Darn...seats have red accents on all Prime trims...bummer indeed.
Hum, the mother-ship is watching US...below 25mph. Traffic Jam Assist if your eyes are not looking at the road it won't work else maybe stops working.

 

yes, it was great while it lasted, but just a tease

 

There is another press event coming up in the first week of December.

 

I’ve watched a couple of those common-room videos. One of reviewers had the hatch open, noted a step-down of an inch or two, to the hatch floor. I was practically pleading with the TV, saying “lift the hatch deck, check for spare”. No luck.

Did any of the reviews check for a spare? Maybe they were warned to not do that??

One thing I gleaned, mentioned by a reviewer, the 19” tire is: 195/50R19.

 

If true, that's a deal-breaker for me.

 

You know you can buy a fifth wheel and tire from your dealer and put it in your trunk along with tire tools. You can even include it in your tire rotations; so, it doesn't cost any extra.

 

I believe tire tools (scissor jack, lug wrench) are included, even with the slime kit. Thanks for the tip, but I don’t want a tire/wheel combo, full size or compact, occupying trunk space. And then fashion a secure hold-down system.

Don’t want to drop over 30K for a new car, and then be cobbling a makeshift solution.

 

Where you yoinked the backseat up to check out the battery?

 

Translated info from a JP brochure

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I'm particularly curious about the static elimination function and why it is related to the driver's seat, if someone is able to expand on that.

 

I took a look at the original Japanese (please post the original link in the future). Static electricity is generated by the tires and car as you drive and it is transmitted to the driver via the steering wheel. It causes the driver to become fatigued. This discharges that static electricity through the seat.

The Corolla evidently already has this feature.

Some Honda fan created his own system that is "easy level" to install on your own.
トヨタ除電スタビライジングプラスシートを真似してみる（ホンダ プレリュード・BA4/5/7）by wata-plus - みんカラ

Hope this helps.

 

Just wondering how will the new transaxle will look like. ( MG 1 and MG 2) and also how the 2 litre engine will operate ..... Atkinson, Otto,,,or both ! 100Hp does not appear from thin air..
I think that the beyond zero badge on the gen 5 is a paradigm shift from the original concept .Time ... or Sales... will tell if the new direction is the good one..
I will stick to my 2022 Prime for now!
Hope that the 19 inch wheels won't fall off