Article Comments - Imagine the 2010 Toyota Prius

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Is the 100-MPG Prius Just a Year Away? - The Toyota Prius has made "hybrid" a household name, a kind of brand that signifies an ecology-friendly future. In fact, the Prius is a brand, not just a car. (more)

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#1 of 50 Article Comments - Imagine the 2010 Toyota Prius by KarenS HOST May 08, 2008 (5:26 am)
Imagine the 2010 Toyota Prius, a faster, cleaner and greener hybrid. Such a car is coming soon and will launch at the Detroit auto show in January 2009. Read more and tell us what you think here! Is the 100-MPG Prius Just a Year Away?
#2 of 50 Wish I could get it now. by camry04se May 09, 2008 (4:10 am)
I am in the same boat with many out there that should I buy the 08 model now or wait for the 09/2010 model. Currently I have a 97 Avalon that gets about 24mpg. I commute 142 miles round trip a day to work. It's not fun when visiting the gas station 2 to 3 times a week. I could buy now and start saving on gas but the next model looks so promising---bigger, faster, higher mpg.. If I wait, it will be a whole year before the new one comes out. In the mean time, I could had saved over $2500 in gas money. Tough decision. What do you guys suggest? Replies to this message: nwng (May 09, 2008 10:13 am) kylechoffman (May 09, 2008 1:29 pm) kdhspyder (May 22, 2008 7:01 pm) camry04se (May 23, 2008 3:57 am) oldcoach (May 23, 2008 5:04 am) and 5 more... kdhspyder (May 23, 2008 8:43 pm) and 3 more... rearwheeldrive (Aug 23, 2008 6:45 pm) ctsa (May 23, 2008 5:35 am)
#3 of 50 Re: Wish I could get it now. [camry04se] by nwng May 09, 2008 (10:13 am)
Replying to: camry04se (May 09, 2008 4:10 am) unless they open a new factory in the US (how bout the tunrdra factory in TX?) the new prius will command a premium, this plus the tanking US$ is going to wipe out entirely whatever gas money you will be saving.
#4 of 50 Re: Wish I could get it now. [camry04se] by kylechoffman May 09, 2008 (1:29 pm)
Replying to: camry04se (May 09, 2008 4:10 am) Me thinks you need to get a new line of work bro - 142 miles a day? Thats nuts..go get an old hybrid civic for now, sell it when the 2010 comes out..
#5 of 50 Impractical for me by kurtkbee May 11, 2008 (10:58 am)
I would love to have the efficiency of a car like this, however with children and a dog how can this work for me ! It is just not practical, but I commute 60miles per day to work ( within NJ) and my wife does 140 miles (to brooklyn and back home) and with the ever increasing gas prices i wonder when someone will make an SUV that give us at least 30MPG. I think it will happen, but after hearing all the whining from detroit about the new gas milage standards that congress wants imposed on manufacturers i believe the innovation will not be in a domestic brand. Replies to this message: juannok (May 11, 2008 9:22 pm) stevedebi (May 12, 2008 2:21 pm) railroadjames (May 13, 2008 9:40 am) dvsutton (May 13, 2008 10:10 pm)
#6 of 50 Re: Impractical for me [kurtkbee] by juannok May 11, 2008 (9:22 pm)
Replying to: kurtkbee (May 11, 2008 10:58 am) Hey Kurtkbee...I have a small child still in a car seat and a dog as well. We only drive our Prius and leave our Toyota 4Runner in the garage (although this is also a great car). I've found that we have more than enough room to haul the kid, dog and all the childhood accessories on regular 200 mile trips to visit the grandparents. The Prius is bigger than it looks and is great fun to drive...don't write it off yet! I'm currently getting 50mpg actual with my daily 40mi commute to work and with our regular day-to-day driving. I LOVE THIS CAR!
#7 of 50 Re: Impractical for me [kurtkbee] by stevedebi May 12, 2008 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: kurtkbee (May 11, 2008 10:58 am) "It is just not practical, but I commute 60miles per day to work ( within NJ) and my wife does 140 miles (to brooklyn and back home) and with the ever increasing gas prices i wonder when someone will make an SUV that give us at least 30MPG. " The FWD Ford Escape Hybrid is rated at 34 city / 30 highway. The AWD FEH is rated at 29/27.
#8 of 50 Re: Impractical for me [kurtkbee] by railroadjames May 13, 2008 (9:40 am)
Replying to: kurtkbee (May 11, 2008 10:58 am) Lets see ....I have an '04 Prius a 4 yr old grandson and 2 dogs (1-68 lbs & 1-100 lbs) and a loving wife that raves about all the room in the Prius. What I'm getting at is that thru every day use the Prius has all too surprisingly made life easy. The Hatchback has been around quite some time. Toyota has improved the mousetrap. By the way ....When we take the dogs, as we often do, we flip the passenger side (wider) seat down and still get the little grandson in comfortably.
#9 of 50 Its a mad mad world by orbit9090 May 13, 2008 (6:19 pm)
You know we live in a topsy-turvy world when anyone thinks a spacious four door Prius sedan that gets over 40 MPG is not "practical". Wow. The Prius is, in fact, the very definition of practical. Perhaps our 'me-me-me-generation' expectations are what's impractical.
#10 of 50 Not all it seems by dvsutton May 13, 2008 (9:59 pm)
Do you think that the new TOYOTA PRIUS will have a STALLING PROBLEM also? Do you think it will suffer from TOYOTAS FAMOUS ENGINE SLUDGE COVER UP that my CAMRY HAD? How about its CAMSHAFT BREAKING and DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION like my sons new TOYOTA TUNDRA? I guess Toyota hasn't paid its tab to the media to hide these problems. As a former Toyota owner I won't ride in one or follow behind one on the road. I wouldn't want anything to fall off and hit me.