Living With The 2024 Toyota Prius Prime

Intro 0:01
Looks & Styling 3:36
Driving Impressions 5:55
Interior 11:05
Driver Safety 24:29
Fuel Economy & Charging 39:23
Cost & Availability 49:34
Conclusion 55:26

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Shoutout to my friend Omar for helping with some of the drone shots and letting me use his camera for POV driving footage @TheBoneyardReviews

Today Is the first of a new type of longer video on the channel where I share my thoughts and opinions after driving the new 2023/2024 Prius Prmie for a few days. In today's video we're going to talk about wether the new Prius Prime is worth the hype. Let me know your thoughts below.

[Krowicki]

Note : The Prius Prime in the video is technically a 2023 model year but 2024 model year is exactly the same.This is the first of a new type of video so I know I got a lot of work to do and improvements to make in future videos like this. I've ordered a wireless microphone so I'll no longer be relying on the built in phone mic in future videos. Also after making this video, I can see that I didn't spend enough time in the beginning sections and spent too much time in later sections of the video. I'll try to improve the pacing as well for future videos in this series. If you have any other feedback or recommendations for me, please let me know. I'd like to improve my videos as much as I reasonably can.

[jagpilotohio]

It’s odd that you are lukewarm warm on the styling. I think it’s more attractive than the vast majority of new cars out there.

[podge]

One of the best looking cars I’ve seen in a long time

[rogerf]

IMHO "not offensive" does not do.this design justice. Compare it to Teslas, that cost 2 or 3 times as much. Teslas do not have style. This Prius is really stylish.

[tbpqyon]

Very good video. I like that you looked at various things in detail - especially the TSS + the mysterious traffic jam assist. And not just theory. Most "reviewers" just skip over these actually super important things.

[BigEightiesNewWave]

That looks fantastic, for any car not just an electric car. Being a hatch that looks like a coupe is a win, a 29er bike fits inside, wheels ON.

[GLRYBGD]

Looks like a Dodge Dart, Tesla 3, and Lamborghini Uras had a baby.

[oliverledezma]

Best car review I’ve ever seen . Super thorough thank you ! I’m getting a Prius now

[akilghosh]

you are the only reviewer who mentioned how loud it is in highway commute. Thank you for mentioning that, as it is an issue for some of us atleast.

[ShariLowe]

This was really helpful! I am looking to test drive a 2023 Prius Prime, before I even tell my husband I'm considering a test drive, because if he hears the word Prius, he will potentially throw me out of the house 😂 so I need to have my ducks in a row ahead of time, lol! This video is one I will show him, after I line up said ducks. I need to check the ground clearance, because access is an issue for me, not because I'm tall, but because my knees are not a big fan of getting in and out of cars that are super low to the ground anymore, but otherwise the fuel savings is very attractive to me, and the redesign makes this a viable option in my book, so I just need to get all my homework done, and this video really contributes to that research. Well done!

[MB_Lumalee]

I have been searching for un-biased content online/video, wherever and you do an exceptional job in your review. In depth and lots of considerations. Nice work. I plan on the XSE myself. Saw the Prius and then the Prime, and the additonal cost is marginal for a better model.

[Losttouchjs]

I’ve owned mine since last April and I have seen a total of 3 others in that period.

[richardjnaylor]

Well done. I've watched quite a few videos on the 2023 Prime and hope to pick mine up in a couple weeks. I've read half the manual but still learned quit a bot here. Yours is he first video I've seen that has not complained about the riving display being blocked by the steering wheel. I've always thought that one should be able to adjust things to make this work. (seat and wheel) I noticed today driving my wife's car that I could easily block the speed info by putting the wheel in the wrong place -- and no body complains about that.

[sononsoft]

This is such a great review, glad that you mentioned the sensors experience.

[SuHaVifamily]

You put lot of effort making this video. I really like this Prius. I’m in the market, this video helps me decide to go for Prius.

[darrylkremer]

Greetings from Yukon, Canada 🇨🇦
I’ve ordered a Prius Prime XSE premium. Could have to wait over a year to get it!😳😞 Great job on the review. Learned a lot. I’m looking forward to getting it even more now.

[sappallow]

This is one of the best car review videos I've ever seen. I like your thorough business-like style. I am going to subscribe. Great scenery too. 🍺

[mrxman]

One of the better videos I've seen on the new Prius Prime. I really appreciated you going over more of the technology because the Prius has always been known for that. I have a 2004 Prius i bought new. It's got 281, 000 miles though I've swapped out the hybrid battery twice now with rebuilt ones. The first rebuilt lasted 4 years. I got the second early this year. BTW, im a stickler for the oil changes every 5000 miles too

I ordered my XSE Premium in March and I'm still waiting.😡

[cyclicalobsessive]

Great review except for repeating the EPA 115 eMPG fuel economy hype (My 2023 Prius Prime XSE sticker said 114 eMPG). Using round numbers, you paid $5.00 for 40 miles in EV mode with a stated comparison gas price of $4 a gallon. So your $5 was equivalent to 1.25 gallons - 40 miles on 1.25 gallons of gas was 32 in "my eMPG" - cheaper to stay in HV mode. Here in south Florida charging at home at $0.14294 per kWh using the provided Level 1 charger, with current gas at $3.13 per gallon, I am seeing 64 to 75 "my eMPG". Many PriusChat folk are reporting their electric rates are double and triple mine. The other point I would like to make on the car - is the actual, physical buttons for the climate control. Coming from a 2009 Prius where everything went through the multi-function touch screen, my wife says having real buttons is the best feature of the car for her! Agree with the less room for the driver in this model, but I'm 5-11 and once I found a compromise steering wheel position that allows seeing the whole information display and not squeezing my knees getting in and out, I found the 700 mile drive home from picking up the car to be very comfortable - no knee pain, no back pain, no butt pain. Visibility out the back is really reduced from my 2009 Prius - still getting used to that. I absolutely love the styling, love the driving on freeways and around town, love the EV mode with HV fail-over. For a hurricane escape vehicle this EV + HV combination will really shine getting me out of Florida before the storms.

[naughtysauce]

10:44 I would put it at the lowest regen setting. It's well known that coasting is far more efficient than regen for most daily driving. Also, you are getting regen when you press the brake pedal, it doesn't engage the brake pads unless you slam on the brakes or at speeds lower than usually 5 mph.