Comments on: 10 Things I’d Change About The 2010 Prius

By: Donna Sue

Donna Sue — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:04:17 +0000

LOVE my new Prius III. But that open cubby is driving me crazy. Can’t someone design an organizer for down there to hold notepad, pencils, phone, etc. I’m only 3 weeks in, but I have to come up with something more effective than things just sliding around in that open space. EV mode? I can’t get it to work, but I am loving the 50 mpg!

By: Francisco

Francisco — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:38:04 +0000

Finally, when the recall came, I took my Prius to get fixed and I took care of the bleeping reverse beep. Now it only beeps once when I set the gear stick in R and that’s it. It’s sheer bliss…

By: Bill G

Bill G — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:40:18 +0000

I just returned from a California vacation, with a week of a rented 2010 Prius. The most annoying problem was the speedometer glare at night. Directly in my line of sight for the road. After a few hours at night of driving on two lane California highways trying to see through the speedometer glare really tired out my eyes. In other Prius forums I see this problem goes back to 2007, at minimum. How come Toyota did not fix this! I now see mention of a dimming knob, of course that was not obvious when in the vehicle nor should it be necessary. Every other car I’ve ever driven has had a legible speedometer that did not interfere with night driving. The only thing I can think of is Toyota thinks it’s being clever and offering a poor man’s head’s up display.

By: Heijx

Heijx — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:36:01 +0000

I drive an Aspiration spec (2nd level out of 4) European Prius and I can relate to some of the points in the top ten. Like Paolo mentions, electric lumbar support and fog lights are standard in Europe, so is headup display. This feature is great in that you can also select to have it show both speed and “econobar” so you can view the consumption history on the main screen. Ground clearance of the airdam is indeed miserable and rear visibility is like that of a Lamborghini I suppose (Non-existing). However all the other features of this car (consumption, interior space, luggage space, silence, luxury, did I mention consumption?) are greatly outweighing the shortcomings.
And since I drive mine in corporate lease for 3 years, I already have set my sights on the 2013 Prius Wagon which should solve the rear visibility issue while adding even more boot space.

By: ChangoBong

ChangoBong — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:04:31 +0000

I Love the 2010 prius I’m Driving. So far about 10 months and 13,000 miles in to it these are my opinions:

The ground clearance is an Issue. It scrapes on something at least once a day and I’m a very cautious driver in the the city.

It requires great caution to keep from running pedestrians down. Between the low engine noise in parking lots and the huge blind spots created by the gargantuan review mirror … and the right post between the door window and front window … the humans in my neighborhood are running the gauntlet with me around. If you are less than 6 foot maybe it would be no issue but for the big people be careful.

The car rips. It’s fun to drive … I recommend it.

By: Ginger Jensen

Ginger Jensen — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:16:24 +0000

I thoroughly agree with the comments re: clearance, especially in the front. The hood drops off so fast that I can only see as far as the windshield wipers…many curbs are taller than the front clearance. It would help to at least have some sort of rubber bumper up there. I, too, have some unfortunate scratches…on my dark blue 2010 Prius they are obvious. When releasing the cruise control by tapping the brake there is often a ‘bump’ which I have never experienced with my old Cadillac or my GMC SUV. But I love my Prius.

By: Francisco

Francisco — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:55:21 +0000

My very only problem: that beeping sound when R (reverse) is engaged. It’s audible only inside the car, not outside, and it’s annoying. If the car is moving backwards, why the alarm sound? I really don’t understand the logic behind this.

Other than that… the split rear window can be annoying but then, whatever isn’t clearly visible there can be seen in the external rearview mirrors. As for storage… I find it OK, as I seldom store too many things in the car.

Then, that beep…

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:26:42 +0000

I just sold my 2005 Prius and bought a 2010. I really love both vehicles but one thing that was very annoying in my 2005 was the glare from the lights on the dash direclty transferred on the windshield. I had to keep on adjusting the glow strength when driving from day and night. It still is bothersome on the 2010, but not quite so bad.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:20:32 +0000

Here’s one iphone handsfree/music hookup. I know the position of the power jack on my 2004 won’t allow for this – have they changed it on the P3?

http://www.belkin.com/pressroom/releases/uploads/06_01_09TuneBaseDirect_TBFM.html

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:15:03 +0000

Until the plug-in comes out, things like EV Mode are just a gimmick. As said above, drive economically and one achieves the best efficiency – no different than a V8, except for the benefit of the regenerative brake. The only thing Toyota needs to do is hire some European design talent – iphone/ipod functionality, better graphics (although I commend the P3 dash and graphics over the crude 2004 graphics I now put up with), better trim and simply avoiding things like cheap wheel covers, etc. They better get on this, or soon they will be VW/Audi/Volvo/or North American cars which trump it. And get on with the plug-in please. A no brainer for anyone in an urban situation with access to a plug.