Toyota Prius Review - Kelley Blue Book

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

"Fagota Gayus"

[cghodo]

"And if you prefer to keep your political and ideological beliefs to yourself, you may prefer one of the less obvious hybrids on the market."

It's embarrassing that this is supposed to be a car review. I'm not a Democrat. I don't yell at people that drive big, inefficient cars. I drive over 400 miles a week and I just want to get good fuel economy. Crap, this was such a hammy, terrible review. Is this channel really associated with KBB?

[60marsh]

We have a diesel Jetta, that gets 58mpg, fun to drive, and most of all its not embarrassing to been seen in it.

[hottubbrad]

I don't own a Prius, but am looking at one seriously. I am spending $600 a month on fuel right now and it would be $300 with a Prius. For a second vehicle, along with the Prius, I will buy a Nissan Leaf. Plug it in and go.  Screw the oil pirates

[tortolini47]

hmm.. HIV headlamps... don't know if i want that :- /

[iTechTrooper]

@tortolini47 H....I....D...

[marcm11389]

do you smell that...... it smells like smug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but in all seriousness you have got to realize that making batteries is very and i mean very damaging to the envirnment plus if you drive like a jackass you will still get terrible gas milage!! i drive a jeep wrangle and get around 24mpg because i dont drive like a douche

[silverrapth]

@marcm11389 Toyota provides battery recycling plants for the batteries, and designs them to be easily recyclable and long lasting. Its not smug, its just smart

[Testdrive98]

@silverrapth Hes saying smug because nearly every prius driver is drowning themselves in self-satisfaction because they think they are so much better than everybody else who does not drive a hybrid. And plus the pruis will get 45 mpg TOPS. A VW diesel will do much better than that, The pruis is an ego car, not eco.

[virupatel]

Very comprehensive, best review out there

[minkleminkle]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM gay. XD Look at Dunham, you'll get it.

[Mik5OO]

Hybrid (and plug in electric) cars are rubbish. The future is in hydrogen fuel cells, until we get them just buy a diesel

[srlooking]

What is wrong with you people that hate fuel saving cars...I love them... the more people that save fuel the more for us that love V8's! The less fuel used by fuel saving cars will drop the price of fuel...another win for us. If you think its ugly, then dont buy one or dont look at it ...or the mirror.

[LS1Heli]

The biggest piece of shit to ever roll on 4 wheels. It appeals to no one but Obama lovin' homos.

[PikkuMao]

Higher MPG than many they say. How about a frickin' number?

[sideslide23]

you may not like the hybrid if your trying to save money on hafty maintinance and you want a stonger car because you'll have to replace the battery, there less horespower when climbinb up the hill and you weigh over 200 LBS because we have a 04 honda civic hybrid and I hate it. just buy a Camry because its bigger and cheaper than the prius.

[soccervms101]

sorry i spelled everything wrong

[soccervms101]

in the long run it is worse for the invironment cause the batery making prosess

[gb10100]

@soccervms101 true true

[Tommos34]

if you want to drive on electric only you must go under 40mph, anything over it goes to gas...i hear the chevy volt you can go up to 60 mph before the switch when it comes out in 11'.

[Betakizz2]

all of these cars look like fucking bugs

[dxlink]

LOL 67 HP

[sideslide23]

same HP as the YUGO :P love to see how people like their hybrid in the year 2014.

[stopxthisxfall]

Ha! Ha! I'm destroying the earth slower than you!

[TheMakingsofMyself]

I would get a prius if it looked better. I hate the design. the insight too.

[KPKonliner]

da ugly design is used for aerodynamic to increase efficiency.

[stopxthisxfall]

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlord.

[Musicman543210]

wouldnt be cought dead in that ugly thing

[Dutchhoth]

Amen

[okaydude090]

thats the uglyest car I hace ever seen! dont get me wrong I have nothing agenst Hybrids I have A CIVIC HYBRID and I LOVE IT!! I get a about 60-70mpg with it... but man that prius is ugly!! hopfully the 2010 will be better looking

[bathellfire]

Ugly shitbox.

VW TDI Diesel gives better MPG and is a lot more powerful than this ugly box.

[ckrisandnik]

Actually Jetta TDI gets 40 -50 MPG, A bunch of my friends get over 70 MPG in this car.

[dzennt]

The best car!!!

[sharkey360]

Nice and informative review!

[lostaznking]

wouldn't i be cheaper to buy a old civic like from early 90's

how much gas can you get for saving $20000

[Back2BackJack]

Actually you'd be better off buying a new civic or corolla, or yaris or fit. The Prius is about $10,000 more than the yaris. It saves roughly 1300 gallons over the yaris for every 100,000 miles. Multiply 1300 x gas prices. Even at 4 dollars, it's only $5200. You would need to drive the car for at least 200,000 miles to save money in the total purchase. Not to mention we don't really know how long hybrids last. They save gas, but not money.

[ooooeeeeooooeeee]

Ever since 2000 when the Prius first debuted in North America, battery repairs have been rare and people have been seen with 200,000 miles on their car and still going strong. In short, I'm just saying that the Prius could last for a long time, so we do have a good idea on how long it could last.

I'm not trying to say it's cheaper, but that it's built to last a good deal, especially since people have old ones still working. The price thing you said is right, but I just like the Prius more =)

[Back2BackJack]

Agreed. I'm not one of those people bashing the battery and cars today should last even longer than those of the past, but even then 200,000 miles is a lot for a car. When they're able to make hybrids at a price equal to or slightly above a regular car it will definitely be worth it, especially with solar roofs and new innovations. Honda has a natural gas vehicle which is almost $10,000 more, but it emits much less CO2 and fillups cost less. You need a natural gas line to plug into the car.

[furiouspride]

check out the True Cost to Own a Yaris and a Prius on KBB or Edmunds. You will be pleasantly surprised ;-)

[Back2BackJack]

Edmunds only has the Camry & Camry Hybrid. The hybrid camry is 43,000 and the camry is 41,000. I couldn't find the link on kbb for True Cost, but thanks for the Edmunds tip.

[Back2BackJack]

Sorry, was looking at the 2010. So the 2009 prius is $35,300 and the 2009 yaris is $31,100 for the True Cost from Edmunds.

[99gsx4g63]

You have to take into account that the Prius is a larger car then the ones you are comparing it to.

[sawyerrogier]

I am leasing a prius, which saves me 100 euro's (120 dollars) per month. It is comfortable, spacey and very quiet. Very relaxing car to drive.

A hybrid car is a compromise this moment to carefully guide us into new-thinking. Our grand-children will laugh about the combustion engine when they see it in a museum. What they will think is why a lot of people would not get rid of this noisy, stinking, polluting, very old fashioned engine :D

People, stop being conservative and start thinking ;-)

[okaydude090]

the civic hybrid is way better mi amigo, you should try that one out :-D

[sawyerrogier]

Well, if you like a design is personal, no discussion about that, but sorry to say but the civic hybrid is smaller and less practical than the prius. Also the technique is much more old-fashioned (conveyor belts in the transmission). It is also slower than the prius! hehe ;-)

[KPKonliner]

but prius is more efficient.

[djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

@sawyerrogier but nothing can beat the fun to drive of a combustion chamber engine, the only way to make combustion chamber alive is convertin H20(water) which will take oil company attention and kill you!!!!

[catsareflyingD8]

@sawyerrogier Gas engines will still be dominate for at least 150 more years.

[lebronn12]

best car

[youmils03]

The opposite of a sports car

[DutchManticore]

I hate how americans always make jokes about the Prius.

I'm like.. how fucking ignorant can you be?!

Even Jeff Dunham calls it a car for gays.. WTF.

Yeah.. unless it uses 20 gallons to the mile, makes a lot of noise, is larger than an average tank and has wheels that put most tractors to shame it's a gay car right?

American ignorance... seriously...

[weedymacweedweed]

because prius is not a car its a fashion statement. im happy with my BMW 320d(177hp) that does 45mpg combined and 52mpg extraurban in real life. i quite like driving a proper car.

[DutchManticore]

I've never heard ANYONE who has a Prius over here in the netherland go "Yeah I bought it because it shows I'm pr-environment."

America is just so polarised. In Europe the Prius is just another familycar, but in America (been to NewYork and LA) only the treehuggers drive the Prius. America is rediculous, it's either all or nothing..

Furthermore a lot of people (I met) actually think America is the wealthiest country in the world... it's nothing different from Europe... seriously.

[chrisknows]

Why is the Prius the most popular hybrid? It wasn't the first and it's not the best. Not that it's bad (for a hybrid), but it's not that great, either.

[jfizz313]

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