Featured Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Prius Technology

2017 Toyota Prius Technology Test Drive Review

 

Prices in Canada are always higher. When the exchange rate was 1.5x, your $19,990 Prius was $29,995 here.

 

Smaller purchasing power. We have the population of California spread over the size of the U.S. so goods cost more.

 

Our freight is also $1,495 for cars (+100 for SUV) vs. $895 in the US.

I don't understand since the Gen 2 was quite accurate.

The Gen 4 does get better fuel economy (calculated or displayed). It uses the battery noticeably more often.

 

It will keep the engine off. Granted, I didn't drive it during the snow storm (my 2010 is the one with the Nokians since the 2016 has the factory AS). I had a full battery earlier today (li-ion) and for the next 1-2 km, it drove like a Prime. I guess the Gen 2 and 3 do it but when combined with the torquier feel of the Gen 4, it feels more athletic. This is in ECO mode.

But even with 4, 5, 6 bars, it'll still feel sprightly. I've seen it go down to 1 bar before which never happened in the Gen 2 or 3. (I've only seen 2 bars) but with the li-ion battery, it seems more willing to use the battery because it appears to more easily charge back up (either regen or engine).

Also, I'm sitting at 3.9L/100km displayed for today. On my Gen 3, it'll easily be 4.5 or 4.7L/100km indicated. Longest trip was 20km round trip. Rest were short (<5km one way)

 

. I'll shut off the A/C on my Gen 2 at crossings. It'll last about 30 mins without A/C but only 8 mins with A/C. Crossings are usually just over 8 mins for the longest of trains.

 

@Mendel Leisk Oops, make that 4.0L/100km over 53km. (last trip was 3.8L/100km indicated).

 

@Mendel Leisk Here's today's numbers! . Also, August is off to a good start (see history)

 

I can't either but I was getting good mileage with ethanol-free but that also coincided with the car being new. Now the car is older, it's running on WRG3s, has E10 fuel and has hills to contend with. (which, yeah, makes those numbers in the history on the Gen 4 really impressive. The hills kill me)

The 101km today included highway driving. The ability to go into EV mode up to 110km/h (never reached it since our speed limits are lower.. good for mileage lol) and the ability for the li-ion to recharge quickly.

The trip out was 3.7L/100km. The return trip was 3.6L/100km (The 3.8L/100km on Trip A is the tank average since we filled up yesterday). I was able to use the battery, let it drop (engine comes on at 3 bars instead of 2 on the highway), it'll pop back up to 4 bars in 10 seconds (stupidly fast) and then I can run on EV again. Climb the AF bridge and glide down the other side (again, because of the ability to engine-off up to 110km/h, no engine pumping like on the Gen 3) and I'm back to 6 bars and I can cruise in EV and slowly drop down to the construction zone limit at 176 st.

 

I usually will pump 91 in the states since the difference between 87 and 91 is small enough that the gain is a wash (but at least I can flush the system of E10 fuel).

The 2010 is the Tech pack so it's on 195/65R15 on WRG3s

The 2016 Touring is on factory tires (I forget which tire model)