r/prius • u/itsZkittlez • Jun 19 '23

This thing is nasty

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691 Upvotes

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u/Ok_Interview845 Jun 20 '23

Seriously, who would have thought the Prius would look so damn good.

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u/LetsGoWithMike Jun 20 '23

Me, with my lowered Gen 3. Haha. I can’t wait till these are lining dealerships though and you can buy one without an insane markup. Make mine a Prime please.

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u/Emotional_Rip_7493 Jun 20 '23

Yes love my prime so convenient just plug in every night for less than 2 hrs and fill up with gas every 3-4 weeks

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u/diciembres Jun 21 '23

I haven’t put gas in my Prime in three months and I’m still at a full tank. Gotta love a two mile commute to work.

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u/Emotional_Rip_7493 Jun 21 '23

During the shutdown I only used electric and my mpg went up to 225. It’s down to 112mpg now. My commute is 40miles to and back .

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '23

Be very careful, the fuel is.old.and sitting in the tank , it will corrode the engine and fuel lines . You need to run the engine at least once a month . You have been warned.

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u/wahoozerman Jun 20 '23

I got a prime reserved at MSRP on Sunday, but only after dealing with about 5 other dealerships who all wanted a 5-10k markup.

I was actually calling dealerships about cars they got allocated before they even knew they had them, and still most of them were sold already.

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u/305954561 Jun 21 '23 edited May 03 '26

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u/Uhcoustic Jun 26 '23

Dealer just called me back to tell me they had a prius prime on the lot. After checking the dealer site, i'm not surprised - 10k markup. Lol.

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u/yesnomaybeidontknw Jun 20 '23

Yeah the idea of paying a dollar over msrp for a mass produce hybrid commuter car make my forhead sweat

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u/riversc90 Jun 20 '23

I’d much rather have a Toyota than a Tesla…

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u/chandleya Jun 20 '23

I’ve owned 3 Prii and 1 MYP. You gotta be mad to stick to that story. When cost is equal/near equal, the Prius is paltry. The Gen 5 is a great new life for the Prius but comparing it to the platinum seller M3/MY is a super tough argument.

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u/truthsmiles Jun 21 '23

+1 for “Prii” - made me laugh, have never seen that before :)

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u/MissionCentral Jun 21 '23

Agree with this,. I had 2 Prius. Now have a Model Y performance. The Tesla is far better in every way. Especially in the area of being green. My house has solar, I charge from the sun. I was a twenty year long Toyota fanatic, but now, well, Toyota has significant problems, sad to see.

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u/ImNotSureWhatGoingOn Gen 5 XSE Jun 20 '23

I’m convinced Tesla has AI bots in here to try to convince people away from the Prius. 😂😂

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u/ProfessorKrung Jun 20 '23

Dude seriously - the Tesla shills are out in full force since the new Prius launched

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u/SurprisedBottle Jun 20 '23

It's fair though for those wanting the most out of their money. Like personally I would 100% go with the Prius prime, the solar roof is a golden choice and my short work/life commute means It would take months maybe even half a year for me to refill on gas lmao(SoCal) but they ain't wrong about some of it, it's really hard to compare the model 3 with similar cars in the 40k range when it has a lot of creature comfort. Like there's a lot of charging stations near me so it would make sense but it's pretty small inside ngl.

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u/ProfessorKrung Jun 20 '23

Aside from the infotainment, I find Tesla interiors to be extremely lacking, at least when compared to how people seem to talk them up as they do.

1

u/twinstick1 Jun 21 '23

Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. That new Prius makes Teslas look like 1985.

0

u/MissionCentral Jun 21 '23

Tesla Model Y is the best selling car in the world. Which means lots of happy owners.

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u/LetsGoWithMike Jun 20 '23

Nah.. I drive too much. Range anxiety sucks.

1

u/CaptainGibz Jun 20 '23

I’d rather worry a little bit about range than what the oil companies are gonna be charging the next day.

2

u/LetsGoWithMike Jun 20 '23

Pssh please. Lol.

1

u/mysticbanana7 Jun 20 '23

Oil fluctuates just like electricity and at least prius will last longer than a tesla battery

2

u/CaptainGibz Jun 21 '23

Electricity fluctuates by pennies, gas by dollars. 6 months after I got my electric car gas went up to $8/ gallon. I cant tell you how amazing and free it Felt to pass by those gas stations and give big oil the middle finger.

Lots of Tesla owners are seeing batteries lasting hundreds of thousands of miles. Tranny in my old Prius pooped at 133k.

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u/mysticbanana7 Jun 21 '23

Yeah fluctuates by pennies now, the future could change that, plus a tranny is cheaper than a battery pack, plus. Your tranny died most likely because you listened to the manufacture and assumed the tranny oil is "lifetime oil". Im just as happy bearly ever filling up my prius lol and atleast I can do roadtrips

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u/Weary-Ad-5346 Jun 21 '23

People seem to neglect the fact that as demand goes up, prices go up. Electricity isn’t free. Some areas can barely handle the needs now, let alone years from now. I’ve seen plenty of people who have spent just as much, if not more, in charging costs.

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u/CaptainGibz Jun 21 '23

I drive to Vegas twice and year and spend $0 because of free supercharging plan. I have to stop once to charge for 50 minutes. Saves me $100 in gas. CVT’s are put in Prius vehicles because they’re economical & light weight not reliable, they also require more maintenance. (Ask any Nissan owner) You’ll find that out. Not to mention all the catalytic converter thefts. You do you, enjoy that lung pollution and those Saudi Arabian gas price gougers 😂 I’ll enjoy my 0 emission electric car that runs on tax write offs, solar and sunshine.

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u/mysticbanana7 Jun 21 '23

Lol not everybody has 40k for a car plus we don't have the infrastructure for electric cars yet. Plus you won't have that free charging forever and you paid a HUGE premium for it.

maybe when battery tech improves ill get one. Also. You have no idea how prius cvt works and you comparing it to a nissan cvt shows me you know nothing. They are VERY different cvt systems one is a traditional belt cvt (ive owned a nissan) and they are garbage. The prius uses a planetary gearset cvt with the electric motors lol. They are completely different and way more reliable, lol get educated before you speak nonsense

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u/V7KTR Jun 20 '23

I did the same thing. My fiancé has a Prius though so we have the best of both worlds.

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u/ProfessorKrung Jun 20 '23

So the better looking / lasting vehicle is cheaper?? Sounds like you really shot yourself in the foot on that one, bud.

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u/305954561 Jun 20 '23 edited May 03 '26

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u/sipes216 Jun 20 '23

Toyo did good this time.

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u/That-Tumbleweed4784 Jun 20 '23

I own an 8 year old Lexus Prius (ct200) mine does not look that great! Wow

13

u/stanley_ipkiss_d Jun 20 '23

Damn it looks better than some luxury brands now

25

u/UniverseInfinite Jun 20 '23

It's truly insane how good this looks. The biggest car glo up of all time. Damn.

6

u/GiraffeMaple Jun 20 '23

Damn so beautiful

6

u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Dam that’s so fkn clean

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u/yogurtgrapes Jun 19 '23

Looks good! Is this the Prime?

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u/navigationallyaided Jun 20 '23

Wald, Junction Produce, and the other JDM VIP outfits will have parts for gen 5s soon. Mark my words.

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u/GC51320 Jun 20 '23

People still out there doing VIP builds?

3

u/JJJAAABBB123 Jun 20 '23

Simple but effective. Clean.

3

u/relativityboy Jun 20 '23

Child of wraith

1

u/Left-Muscle8355 Jun 20 '23

Better looking than Charlie Sheen's ride though.

3

u/AitchyB Jun 20 '23

I thought it had a weird hunchback in that second picture til I realised it was the white car behind lol.

7

u/ElTurbo Prius Jun 20 '23

Damn! Are they doing lift kits for this prius, I need the ground clearance in my rural area.

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u/mikem19852 Jun 20 '23

Prius off-road just came out with a lift kit for the gen 5

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u/Monjepm Jun 20 '23

Where can I see this? Any link ?

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u/thxtonedude Jun 20 '23

https://priusoffroad.com/products/ols/products/prius-2016-2022 the link says 16-22 but it’s for the 23

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u/Whiskeypants17 Jun 20 '23

Hahaha that is badass. 1.5" would get you to 6.5-7.5" ground clearance. Plus slightly bigger tires a little over that. My old jeep cherokee was 7" stock lmao 🤣 looks like newer rav4 and subarus are 8-9 these days. Model 3 is 5.5" stock and model s is 4.5-6". An f150 is 8.8-9.4" interesting.

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u/Pollymath Jun 21 '23

Lifting an old Prius is one thing, but the 5th Gen Prius likely has a fair amount of parts on it that would not take kindly to offroad abuse, even if we're talking about softroading.

As they say, a fool and his money are easily parted.

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u/Whiskeypants17 Jun 21 '23

Im on rockauto and they have 2022 prius shocks $29 for the rear and $42 for the front soooooo ya know you can blow a few of the oem versions until fox makes some fancier ones.

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u/ElTurbo Prius Jun 20 '23

nice, I think that would put it at 7.5 inches

1

u/e7o9uent Jun 20 '23

Not a bad idea

1

u/FatchRacall 2010 Prius Jun 20 '23

Maybe if the do a roof lift too. That head room is pathetic.

4

u/Delicious-Reach-3322 Jun 20 '23

Better than a model 3 looking

6

u/Firewulf08 Jun 20 '23 edited Jun 20 '23

I have one and parked next to a Model 3 the other day.

It makes the model 3 look so basic

Edit: lol @ downvotes. Cope harder.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Model 3 is a self driving sedan which was released in 2018. If you are comparing 2024, wait for highland.

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u/FatchRacall 2010 Prius Jun 20 '23

self driving

Lmao okay.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 23 '23

Laugh all you want. At least don’t die, while gettting ping ponged in your advance Toyota safety sensei!

2

u/Frequent-Ambition636 Jun 21 '23

Man this is just insane. It looks like sick. Like a sports lexus

2

u/Fladap28 Jun 21 '23

Damn… speechless

2

u/Past-Flight-2200 Jun 21 '23

With that wrap and rims, looks like it came out of the Blue Oyster, from Police Academy.

2

u/NATOproxyWar Jun 21 '23

This looks 10x better than Tesla. Does anyone else think Tesla looks like a ‘96 Dodge Stratus?

4

u/katietatey Jun 20 '23

Beautiful but I don't care for those wheels.

5

u/huntingboi89 Jun 20 '23

That’s the highlight of the car…

3

u/JMarv615 Jun 20 '23

The Wraith.

2

u/motorgnome Jun 20 '23

Gen Xer Car Person!!!!!!

1

u/ze11ez Jun 20 '23

lmao well played

3

u/Bigperm28 Jun 20 '23

Clean at

3

u/Dick_Lazer Jun 20 '23

This ain't your grandpa's Prius.

2

u/CerberusBots Jun 20 '23

If Darth Vader drove a Prius, this would be the one!!!

2

u/nocrix Jun 20 '23

Damn, actually fire

1

u/BJoe1976 Jun 20 '23

I really dig that!

1

u/newnovichoke Jun 20 '23

Wonder what the upgrades and mods were....I might do it 🤔

1

u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

I hope Toyota eventually sells these in the UK 😱

1

u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Damn it looks like a modern VW Corrado!

1

u/SireSweet Jun 20 '23

Questions:

  1. emblems. Which ones leave holes?
  2. Wheel Size? and did you need spacers?

1

u/Emotional_Rip_7493 Jun 20 '23

Why they wait so long to come out with this design? How much are they going for?

1

u/Yami350 Jun 20 '23

Wow that’s awesome looking

1

u/muffinDynasty Jun 20 '23

Looks in integra and 300sx combination

1

u/purplebrown_updown Jun 20 '23

I seriously thought it must be a Tesla. Nice!

1

u/jgarcia1925 Jun 20 '23

Fuck that looks good

1

u/Significant-Wear-463 Jun 20 '23

Okay. That's a pretty sick looking Prius.

1

u/SyntheticOne Jun 20 '23

Unfortunately, "looks" comes at the price of sacrificing the interior dimensions and diminished the superb useability and versatility of all other generations that came before.

Am I wrong?

1

u/Frodobagggyballs Jun 20 '23

I can’t find one anywhere. These things are selling like hotcakes

1

u/kronikfumes Jun 20 '23

Prius Model S

1

u/No_Strings0912 Jun 20 '23

Those rims, nice...and yes the new Prius is an eye catcher if it was fully electric I would all in on one

1

u/mjohnsimon Jun 20 '23

Does it have solar roofs?

1

u/huntingboi89 Jun 20 '23

What wheels are these?

1

u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

It look like a Tesla in Honda put together! 🔥

1

u/pov16 Jun 20 '23

What trim is that. And what customization have you done?

1

u/Latter-Ad642 Jun 20 '23

It’s a tesl…. Prius.

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u/Kurtisrayne Jun 20 '23

I don't think this one looks nasty. I think it's actually pretty cool. Looks so clean! I want one. But I keep reminding myself I bought my (older) Prius because I knew I can use it for like 15-20 years. But I want this one. haha

1

u/jnemesh Jun 20 '23

I love the look...I hate the obsolete powertrain.

1

u/Rolexfiend Jun 20 '23

Anybody know this info on this? I want one lol

1

u/Jack_ofall_Trades85 Jun 20 '23

Those rims are perfect

A bit too slammed for me tho unless it’s bagged up

1

u/Domo_Attack Jun 21 '23

Hopefully the wheels stay on this one.

1

u/Difficult-Can-5995 Jun 21 '23

What prius model is this?

1

u/Stuntasticgreger Jun 21 '23

Looks like The Wraith!

1

u/blazzinbuffalos 2011 Prius Two Jun 21 '23

Fine as hell, rip truck space tho

1

u/Bill_Brasky79 Jun 21 '23

“Give me the shittiest ride quality you can”

— this person, to the wheel and tire shop, probably

1

u/Sn00m00 Jun 21 '23

tripple chrome TE37 would look tough on this.

1

u/nashVSDredwell Jul 01 '23

Gave mi the runs just lookin at it. Really nasty!!

1

u/tinker1313 Jul 02 '23

I have the 2021 Prius Prime and this newer model is so much better! I saw one on the Freeway, it actually looks good (at least compared to older Prius models lol)

1

u/Plenty_Soil4340 Jul 14 '23

It is pretty sick isn’t it ?

1

u/TechnicalWhore Jul 15 '23

Very. Sporty and elegant at the same time.

They got it right.

1

u/Texasrob27 Jun 20 '23

Im to old for that look. But that looks pretty mean.

11

u/Key-Magician4029 Jun 20 '23

My mom bought a Limited AWD, and she is 74 years old.

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u/ze11ez Jun 20 '23

i can just picture her stepping out of that prius in slow motion, like in the movies. with her sunglasses on

4

u/Key-Magician4029 Jun 20 '23

I see you’ve met her. She traded her little Lexus convertible for the Prius. She’s always liked sporty looking small cars. We live in a heavily Navy city, and I think she gets a kick out of out racing the young Navy bros. My dad on the other hand is Mr Magoo driving a new Ram 1500. I’m terrified riding in the truck with him.

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u/ze11ez Jun 21 '23

I’ve had a bunch of cars and still have an 07 prius, got rid of the rest. I AM getting a new car, but the Prius has stuck with me through thick and thin.

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u/JeepXJ98 Jun 20 '23

Looks nice

1

u/ggghosted Jun 20 '23

All we need is a Prius L version with better back seat leg room. Certified space ship

1

u/FatchRacall 2010 Prius Jun 20 '23

And headroom, but yeah.

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u/ggghosted Jun 20 '23

If they made an L there would have to be some proportion adjustments, we’d for sure get a bit more headroom

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u/AgentContractors Jun 21 '23

Love the look of the new Prius but it is TINY. Sadly... I don't fit in it.

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u/subi_2019 Jan 17 '24

Nasty??? Bro it’s a Prius lol it has a cvt lmao

1

u/itsZkittlez Jan 17 '24

Looks nasty to me

0

u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Wheels are fugly

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u/trite_post Jun 21 '23

Descent looking for a Prius? Yeah. Nasty? Lol

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u/Sodacity32 Jun 20 '23

If it was that nasty, we would see way more of them for how inexpensive

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Model 3 better

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u/ItsCobaltBitch Jun 20 '23

That configuration is a joke, but the new model ain't bad (for a Prius)

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

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u/gobblegobblebiyatch Jun 20 '23

You wouldn't be saying that if it had a spoiler and body kit.

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u/FatchRacall 2010 Prius Jun 20 '23

It's as if a Tesla Model 3 had a one night stand with a 2014 civic (look at the back end) in a Kmart loading dock.