Road trip in the "not a Prime!"

Whaaat, 2017 Gen4 Two trim has BSM standard? How about other safety/convinient features that were available only in PP Advanced? And it still has a compact spare?

 

Yeah, PP lower trims have no safety plus package as an option IIRC. In fact, I don't think there are any additional option packages that are available for the lower two trims of PP.

 

Nice, have a fun trip. Speed kills the MPG in our normal lowly prii without prime. I used to live in Odessa by the way Jerry.

 

While shopping for a used gen 4, the safety pkg was priority #1 and I couldn't find base 17's with the pkg locally; typically only the much higher priced level 3's and 4's came with it till.... the 18's when the safety pkg became standard equipment. So I ended up with a level II 2018.

For trips or commuting, one can add the plug-n-play OpenPilot system by commai for about $1,000 that will bring almost "autopilot" levels of driving assistance to the Prius. It works extremely well in reducing fatigue on long drives. In Jerry's situation, with an additional mount, it could easily be switched from the prius to the prime in seconds for more value/use.

 

Last year when I was doing ~600miles interstate drive almost weekly base, I considered buying the OpenPilot, but never did. Since then, we got bigger more comfortable Pathfinder Hybrid SUV for a longer trips even though it gets only about half of mileage of Prius. OpenPilot is not compatible with our PF, so I stopped thinking about it. Now, my need for a long drive became much less, so I don't think I will revisit the idea again, but I have a question. How does OpenPilot work at night? Does it really keeps car in the lane?

 

It might actually work better at night because lane markings are so reflective that I think the camera can see them better. Yes, it keeps the car in the lane for miles and miles and miles...... but unlike some other systems, it watches you and disengages if you don't respond or stop looking forward. That feature is hidden but it can be turned off too if one knows the "hack".

 

That was added mid year. My early 2017 does not have it.

That is because most all the safety features were standard, especially for later 2017.

 

But that is not for Prius PRIME. Those safety features, BSM and rear cross traffic alert, intelligent parking assist and intelligent clearance sonar, were standard only on Advanced (or Limited) trim and never available even as option on lower trims (Premium or Plus in pre2019, or XLE or LE for 2020 and up) to current year model. I have not heard that will be changing for 2021 model PP trims.

 

Technically they were no charge options added to all Trims in mid 2017.

 

You are talking about regular Gen4 Prius, correct? I did not know that lower even Two level Gen4 came with those features. I am just saying those safety features option never existed and still does not exist in Prius Prime lower trims.

 

They reduces the price of the safety addon for higher grimes and actually added am appearance package for Trim 2 if I recall correctly.

 

This page mentions the additional safety features.

Eco-cheap: New 2017 Toyota Prius One trims hybrid price

This page lists the only package I am aware of for the late 2017 Trim Two.




https://www.cars.com/research/toyota-prius-2017/specs/usc70toc161a0/