EDITOR WES
RAYNAL: That volumes up my effect of my first produce in the 2012 Chevrolet
Prius V. It's bigger in nearly all dimensions to be quite a bit roomier than
the regular Prius, and the elements within are an improvement. But it's
gradually, the web page drones and the mpgs aren't that fantastic. I got 40 mpg
producing home and 38.5 coming in to the office. Meh.
The car has
new tires that obviously have better going level of level of resistance,
pleasure and keep and are quiet, but the web page is loud, and to me the
handling seems even more poor and decrease than little scaled car. Combine that
with its less-than-stellar off-the-line boosting and it's generally not much
fun to produce.
Actually,
there's little wrong with this car that a $10,000 price decrease wouldn't fix;
that $36,000 tag is absurd.
EXECUTIVE
EDITOR BOB GRIT ZINGER: I'm not quite so deflated by the Prius V. If you want a
bigger version of the defacto traditional in substances, this is your car. We
neglect that the defacto traditional is an distressing little pug with similar
performance. Prius boosting isn't a highly effective fit. Cornering on the
economy-minded low-rolling-resistance tires developed a new significance of
under information, and in typical the car is not really well equipped or
absolutely cushioned. Why do we think that might change in a bigger, more
versatile Prius?
For bad.),
there's an outstanding navi/audio/center system system, and inner area is
sufficient. It's not fantastic, but it's constant. And for the money, this
element comes with a quite fantastic effective cruise-control system to go with
right in with the whole “steady as she goes” concept. There is some wind flow
circulation interference and road interference coming into the bungalow, but
that's one of the costs of keeping bodyweight low.
I think
some of the tag shock is appropriate to Chevrolet beginning to price these
automobiles at a level at which the organization can create some money, instead
of costs at a level that offered a huge real-world cause system. At $22,000 to
maybe $27,000, a 50-mpg Prius is realistic to a certain swath of the
population. But at $30,000 to, in this scenario, $36,000 for a 34-mpg specialized
advancement project, that market will likely get little considerably. My
continuous problem with the Prius power exercise is the offering think is
almost like generating a swaying horse. It seems that it is less identifiable
in holiday management or in power technique, but I assume both damage gas
utilization.
There are a lot of effective, far less complex
automobiles of this sizing available for less money. Versatility,
cost-effective gas utilization and similar drawbacks (interior noise) can all be
had for $10,000 less in a Mazda 5, for example.
I'll give
Chevrolet products on the overall look with this Prius V style, though: There
is an amazing variety of useful, configurable position within, and the amazing
cup ceiling gives the bungalow even more of a feeling of roominess. The
returning seats drop and lie down, perfect for developing up kid increaser
seats, and there was sufficient area for 100 bodyweight of dog under the hatch
out out. I don't even ideas the Tron sprint anymore (though the middle tendency
will never be a fantastic idea), and I actually knowledgeable the monolithic
middle system that thought like something out of organization classification on
an airliner.
On the
road, however, the Prius is gradually, loud and just without anything that
makes producing fun. It is vaguely exciting to see how lengthy the Prius can be
organized in EV technique, or to see how much stopping procedure regent you can
get by changing your producing style. But the fun quickly would use off when
you identify how limited the Prius V's all-electric ability is; then you have
to ask the dinky petrol web page (nicely) to provide some type of rotating, at
which element it revs angrily to about six huge, worrying against the CVT
pulleys.
I had the
decrease in making an investment a very rainy evening in the Prius V, offering
me sufficient possibility to find the excellent of sound deadening Chevrolet
generally omits to protect bodyweight. With the implement of normal water in
the rim bore holes, the rain drop attaining the roof/hood/etc., the wipers and
the din of the web page generating a bicycle in and out, it was complicated for
my partner and me to have a regular conversation
If you have
to have that several banner, and the Prius is a symbol of position in your
group, I can absolutely recommend the more position and inner flexibility
offered by the Prius V. But I'd be developing fun of you from the motorist's
seat of my ($6,000 less expensive) Nova Jetta SportWagen TDI.
ASSOCIATE
EDITOR DAVID ARNOUTS: Chevrolet seems to know its several market well enough.
As described, the Prius is the defacto traditional for substances, and the new
V is anticipating to create on that element.
The Prius V
has that exclusive Prius look. It's a sleek distressing type of display, not
distressing, not quite, just Prius.
The extra
position of the minivan framework and the style is a fantastic move, but if
given the choice I would jump in our long-term Mazda 5 (for $11,000 less) with
a little bit more extreme gas utilization (28 mpg vs. 34 mpg) and be more
satisfied.
EXECUTIVE
EDITOR ROGER HART: I appreciate the mountain of engineering that clearly went
into the offering the Prius to way of life. I found the seats distressing, and
not having the ability to telescope the rim, I never found a comfortable
producing position. Chevrolet features the new tires here, and while they
seemed less challenging than on the Prius of past periods, the overall generate
is still serious. Despite its relatively little sizing, this is a significant
car, dropping the devices at more than 3,200 bodyweight.
After
filling up the car with the payload from my every one fourth journey to Sam's
Group to see relatives members and kitchen area fundamentals, the handling and
reaction was definitely constant. I believe that this is the type of vehicle in
which people buy into the whole system and dig protecting petrol (well, who
doesn't like to invest less at the gas pump?) and they're confident that by
developing several, they are somehow helping to protect Mom Globe. For those
types of people, they don't really talk about the producing experience. That
doesn't seem to be element of their objective for buying the car.
But that
would be a objective I wouldn't buy the car. Others have said it: If I'm going
for a high-mileage compact, I'm going to the Nova store and getting in variety
to buy a diesel fuel petrol Jetta. You can buy a lot of petrol for the $6,000
you'd protect.
2012
Chevrolet Prius V
Base Price:
$30,750
As-Tested
Price: $36,330
Drive
train: 1.8-liter I4 hybrid; FWD, continually different sign
Output: 98
hp @ 5,200 rpm (134 hp net system output), 105 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
Curb
Weight: 3,274 lb
Fuel
Marketplace (EPA/AW): 42/34.0 mpg
Options:
Impressive Technology system such as top excellent HDD redirecting with entune
and JBL seven-inch touch/split display with back-up electronic digital camera,
AM/FM CD player, eight JBL music system, SiriusXM satellite tv programs,
effective USB port, innovative conversation recognition, text-to-speech system,
highly effective mouth area holiday management, precollision system, innovative
parking-guidance system and panoramic-view heavenly satellite tv ceiling with
power sun shades ($5,580)
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