6 WORST And 8 BEST Things About The 2024 Toyota Prius

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0:00 - Intro

BAD:

0:19 - More expensive

0:49 - The cringe

1:24 - The Prime Problem

1:54 - trunk

2:27 - the cockpit

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GOOD:

3:14 - More efficient

4:18 - It’s hot now

5:19 - More power

5:57 - Interior & tech

6:33 - The driving experience

7:33 - Rear Seats

8:09 - Lux stuff

8:50 - Safety

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9:15 - Housekeeping

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10:22 - Conclusion

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[miltonhayek]

I've put 15K on mine so far. I've grown SO insanely tired of the complaint about the steering and cluster. Even the view shown in this is just ridiculous. Unless you are sleeping while driving you would NEVER see this as shown. And when you look at the say he is setting at the 3:00 mark the steering wheel is like a foot off from his lap. It's designed to be lower. I'm a car guy. I've owned a 3000GTVR4, Corvette, and currently have a 911. I've worked in the power train industry for 18 years. But when you have a hybrid (and this is my first) there is a reason for the gauge cluster to set this way. It is because you do find yourself glancing down very frequently to monitor the power band you are in. This is not the same thing as RPMs. If you haven't driven a hybrid this is completely lost on you, as it would have been before I purchased this car. But, because you do care about mileage to some degree, you look down to see where you are on the power band to adjust to maximize the mileage. A simple adjusting of a pound or two can send it from 25MPG to 75MPG. So you have the cluster setting in a place where it is easily usable to do this. AND IT WORKS WELL! You can see everything great. The steering wheel is a smaller diameter and allows for easier viewing and placement. I love the car so far. I did a lot of research before buying it. And I've been happy with it so far.

[omeboy]

Drove this. 5'8. Gauge cluster being blocked by the wheel was not a problem with seat adjustments. Afterwards it was perfect. and I preferred it to any cluster lower-than.

[adriaNotfun]

I love how great you showed us the new Prius thank you. Dude you have a calm a relaxed voice that made the video go by so smooth.

[steverector]

I have a 2024 Prius XLT and I have no problem with the instrument panel steering wheel or interior at all in fact I have no complaints about the car

[markgutchen]

I have owned a 2024 Prius limited for the past 3 months. Love the car. I can unequivocally say that there is absolutely NO problem viewing the instrument cluster from a comfortable driving position. None. Nada. All of the instructions are easily visible and accessible. I wish the reviewers would stop with the nonsense of saying that the wheel blocks the instrument cluster.

[boopers]

Thanks for video. Are you able to remove the rear headrests?

[BradHallowell]

I got an XLE AWD two weeks ago and love it so far. Wireless charger works great with no case. And I keep the steering wheel low and can see the entire dash screen fine.

[cd]

I got my 2024 Prius xle AWD last week. I love it. Happy to see my car everyday. It’s a good looking car. I have no issues with steering wheel. Maybe I’m too short. lol. wireless charger doesn’t work well. Specially with iPhone. It works with android no problem.

[marcopolo-xjyw]

I’ve got a 2021 Prius XLE and I love it. I like the design and have no complaints about anything. I also have the smaller rims which are nice, more rubber and smoother ride. Can’t really justify getting the ‘23 although it looks cool.

[srwax]

The steering wheel blocking the dash maybe cause by the wheel is pull too far out. I been driving my 2023 limit with steering wheel push closest to dash for almost three mouths now and never has an issue with the dash been block, narrow front view or A pillar blocking the view.

[vhreoeq]

Prius AWD with the most hp? Whats it like to get in and out of? Hard on the head and knees? Can on replace stering wheel with yoke stye to see front display?

[bitbat]

I love my 2023 Prius. I've got almost 10k miles on it (bought back in March) and it's been awesome. I get 60 MPG regularly in city driving. The main issue I have with it is the road and wind noise at highway speeds. It's super dependent on the road quality, when you're driving on a bad road it's pretty darn loud. I also wish the gauge cluster was more customizable, it's too cluttered imo. The placement of the cluster doesn't bother me at all and I think works pretty well

[Qpwoeiritu]

I'm from Korea and interestingly,
I've watched reviews about Prius basically from Korea and Japan.
what people say about the dash is completely different from what people from the west say.
Basically, we from asia find the dash very useful as it sort of acts as an HUD and people didn't complain about the visibility as it was excellent.
I myself also had a test drive session and found it pleasant to look at.

[adriansuarezbernal]

I just bought 2 months ago mine at mexico. Ita si the premium one but here dont have all those benefits. However its great but IT has a lot of bad vibrations at the board and between the roof

[davidyang]

excellent review! one thing i've heard is the reduced headroom/visibility in the driver's seat compared to the old version. is this an issue/deal breaker?

[jackscalibur]

What do you mean the wireless charger doesn't work?

[sarapondeca]

Love the look. Not sure i am thrilled about Toyota lowering the vehicle 2 inches. My 2015 kept scraping our driveway pulling in and out and going up slopes around town. How does it navigate with a few inches of snow? I also paid $23k for my 2015 with average of 60mpg, not sure its worth the inflated price now.

[mrhap]

Does the fwd windshield A pillars create.blind spots from left to right?

[wifi-YT]

Just lower steering wheel in 10 seconds, and it won’t block view of instrument cluster. That’s a fake issue!
Oh, BTW, that lower steering wheel position is perfect for steering.