This was just a long ass Toyota ad. The people who liked this channel for good content like Up to Speed, Money Pit and Hi-Lo aren't gonna stick are for content like this. I know business is business and money is money but stuff like this and the lame list episodes feel like filler content compared to the old stuff. Next week maybe they'll do another Amazon products episode!!
@@joeblo4678 I’m not sure it’s call it a Toyota ad. It was a pointless exercise done tongue in cheek for a laugh. I the answer was basically that the head says Prius and the heart says Bentley but no one who watches this channel would buy either because the Prius is boring and the Bentley a money pit.
Shh you know expensiver car uses the same parts as cheap ones use the internet and see the compatible parts and buy it for 10th of the price... so 130 bucks...
@@maszkalman3676 yeah you know what you're talking about... but I agree with @aluisious still. That's pretty rough English. " Learn about cars first dipshłt and then comment on a car video" How about "Learn about English first dipshłt and then comment on an English video"
@@Root_T Hoe about you learn more languages???? I already had to learn 3 to talk with some a$$hat on the internet i had to learn russian since i'm from the ex-soviet union plus in school after the collapse german lnguage was mandatory to learn. Later when i went to high school meant nothing you needed to learn english... and my native langugae isn't even counted. Recently i try to learn some greek since i meet with some greek friends along the way also spanish since lots of spanish speaking peoples go to the same metals concerts i go. So you can imagine i can't shine in a single language after this mess and you play the grammar nazi on a high horse with only fking english...
Funny enough, as a massive petrol head all my life I would actually consider this Bentley as a 3rd or 4th car knowing exactly how it'll be like to own and maintain whereas the Toyota....nah.
there was a leak that toyota is working on a prius GRMN based on the plugin version (6.5s), which the le mans prototype seems to confirm. the crazy thing is GRMN is supposed to be even more sporty than GR. I dont think its going to be sportier than a GR yaris or corolla though the le mans prototype look sick IMO, a prius GRMN with 250-300 hp, eAWD, body kit, exhaust and a manual mode sounds sweet! if they did put the RAV4 prime powertrain that thing would be legit quick. RAV4 prime is 5.7s, with 900lbs/20% weight reduction and less drag it could be 4.5s, but I think its going to be just a tuned version of the 2.0l, hopefully with also a boost for the electric powertrain
donut is like top gear used to be. even if you didn't like cars, the hosts are enough to keep you entertained throughout. the cars are just a bonus. one of the best channels on the platform!
There's nothing funnier than watching all the people say how responsible of a car they want, being amazed at the prius and then doing the biggest 180 when sitting inside the bently. Love it. Great episode all around!
In all fairness, they are not really buying either of them. Let them put money on the table and things might change. Especially, if you tell them what is already broken on the Bentley and how high repair/maintenance is goint to be. The Bentley is the cooler car. The Prius is the cheaper and better car.
@@FYoCouchN more like the american brain. americans are insanely consumeristic to the point they'll make awful decisions if you stroke their ego a lil bit. That's why 70% of cars sold in 2022 were trucks and SUVs despite their higher cost, higher cost of ownership and being horrible for the environment.
The trouble is it’s not even just the regular 1500-2000 repairs that you will need to do. With a luxury car of this age, if something major goes wrong it can cost more than the purchase price of the car. A few years ago I looked at Mercs or Beemers that were around 4-5 years old because I liked the look of them and they were still in decent condition. But I couldn’t risk the Russian roulette of getting a lemon and being bankrupted by the servicing/repair costs, so I bought a Kia Cerato GT and it’s been a great and reliable car for the last 4 years.
My dad had a 30 year old Bentley about 25 years ago. The conclusions at the end of this video were on point. It was an amazing vehicle, wholly unreliable, and expensive to maintain.
They are not unreliable if you maintain them... And they are not expensive to maintain either in relation to their segment. You cant expect them to cost the same as some silly toyota maintenance wise... Your father should have not bought one apparently since the target for these cars is not people who cares about maintenance costs. They wouldnt even give it a tought. My boss has a 12 years old flying spur with around 100k miles thats never left him on the road. But of course, he follows the maintenance schedules, every 5000k or 6 months, and does proper full inspections by Bentley and always replaces every bit of hardware that he is recommended to replace. And the experience is fantastic of course. He doesnt even need to lift a finger and gets to choose either to be personally chauffered or getting a bentayga or a continental as a replacement parked at the front of his house. Thats the bentley experience, and thats why they sell thousands of them even though the low level populace thinks of them as unreliable. In fact, I dont even think they want those cars to be reliable when driven on a budget. They wont make money out of poor people driving them and Im not even sure they want poor (or lets say average) people to drive them. It devaluates the brand and its exclusivity. Its easier to sell these cars to vain millionaires with promises of exclusivity and uniqueness.
@@AI-qd4vbThats actually really cool. I do think like they mentioned in the video very often owners just buy a new car every few years. As it goes up in owners and down in price the lack of maintenance is what makes them “unreliable” I’ve heard the same about the S class. Fantastic if you keep up on it but once you fall behind it goes bad fast
@@zakarylakotaalso these lexus fanboys show up randomly on mercedes forum with their famous saying "Why would you buy an S-Class if an LS is more reliable" sounds silly😂😂😂😂
I used to have a Bentley Turbo R (what a great car!) and that window problem is likely just needs the rubber coupling between the motor and the gears of the regulator. I had to fix 2 of them on mine, super easy.
Love the focus group addition, definitely something to bring to more videos... but you should have told them about the maintenance costs on the Bently, I bet they'd have changed their minds damn quick :D
Whats surprising is that Focus group suggests, people actually like boxy older style cars. imagine if the 2025 camry looked like a boxy bentley that could be crazy enough to work. car design is dictated by non car people, as they are the mainstream buyers
The new Prius gets better gas mileage than my motorcycle. That's pretty impressive honestly. I guess Toyota is trying to get around that stigma by improving the looks and just blowing anything else out of the water with mpgs.
Motorcycles may be more efficient because of the weight, but there's still aerodynamics. Cars were originally designed like a horse carriage with a motor, then moved on, while motorcycles and bicycles are still stuck with the horse riding design. Once motorcycle manufacturers do something about it, the efficiency will skyrocket. With a complete motorcycle redesign, who knows maybe they'll also become safe enough to ride without gear
@@gmailisaretard Nah, the Toyota website says 57 city, 56 highway. I'm a bit surprised at the highway number, honestly. The city mileage was a given for me since the Prius tends to only use the electric motors at low speed and low throttle, so driven conservatively, it gets great city mileage. Still hasn't dulled my hate for them, though lol
Maybe the point isn't that the Prius is a better value at $35k, but rather that the Bentley is overpriced. The window doesn't go up bro. Surely you can find nicer old Bentleys at that price.
Do an episode where you give all the hosts a budget to pick a new daily, and them make them defend why they chose what they did, and then talk about what they would do with it in the future to make it even better.
I've similarly thought there ought to be a game-show-like challenge "will it daily," where the hosts challenge each other to daily fairly absurd vehicles for a week, the only rule being that it must be street legal. Even just a lot of the stuff they've reviewed on the show, like the Ukranian off-road machine, Jay Leno's 100-year-old electric car, this Bentley (with everything breaking), and so on. It sort of feels like the Top Gear hosts ending up in some rather absurd vehicles for their road trip challenges, the most recent one being a great example, especially Captain Slow in the Crosley and "Titties 'n Beer". This would all be rather silly rather than serious, a low-budget-daily challenge could be interesting. Though I get the sense other car channels that focus on "what is the most reliable, best value car you can buy for $XXX" would probably address that better.
HiLow really works better for cars that are meant to be modding platforms rather than finished products. That's why economy-level cars like the Z, Taco, and WRX worked so well.
@Christopher_TG the previous gen is commonly found for less than 10k, I'd say get a pair of late 80s or early 90s corvettes since they are fast becoming feasible as weekend project cars.
@@flyingdragon6275 I mean they could have just opened the window in the Prius lol. Also, parts can be had off amazon, ebay, etc. for a fraction of the price, you don't just go by what a part for a 2024 model worth $500k would go for...
I have a '22 Corolla that has the parking feature and it almost scrapes the wheels on the sidewalk. You need to activate the parking feature right before that empty area so it sees it, detects it, then the indications start. Works like a charm EVERY TIME!
@@sashoxxxI thought it was a gimmick too. My mother’s Fiesta has it. If you live in a city is just awesome. It could park the car where I never could have. Admittedly I’m pretty bad at parallel parking. But, still. Ford’s is pretty fast too. My ST doesn’t have it, and I’m pretty sad about it. Fortunately I don’t have to drive to the city everyday anymore. So it’s not biggy. Cheers 🍻!
@@sashoxxx I used to be an expert with parallel parking until I got a job with endless parking spaces and almost totally stopped doing it for 2 years. On top of that, I switched from a hatchback to a sedan, so I lost my distance cues. Looks like it would be useful in some situations with a new car.
@@sashoxxxUntil my Corolla I was driving a Golf which had a bigger turn radius and no assist. It really isn’t slower that me parking myself. I don’t often use it, just when I feel like using the feature. I do see it very useful for people struggling with all sorts of parking, not just parallel.
@@Arltratlo Seeing as Mercedes rust more than the Titanic, BMW have terrible reliability, and VW lied about emissions, I'm not so sure about your statement.
@@ArltratloI’ve been looking at used Touareg’s and to my despair, am deciding to go with a Toyota for reliability’s sake even though the Touareg has tons of character
This is honestly kind of biased considering you can get a used Mid-Late 2000's Aston Martin DB9 or V8 vantage for under 35k now adays. Hand built british luxury sports car, either a 6L V12 or a 4.3L V8 with semi-modern fuel injection, modern AC, PS, hand crafted interior and if you play your cards right even sat-nav. Best part is because its that gen of AM, a lot if the frequently used parts and consumables are made by ford and can be found quite easely. 35K can get you something MUCH nicer than a late 90's bently.
Agreed. Bring back Elaine. Perhaps she should get the Bentley…if she can fix it. Next episode boys. Elaine and the Bentley but she gets two weeks and 6 grandchildren to help her.
Fun to pitch vastly different cars against each other. For a while I was worried they'd go with their silly comparisons and ignore reality of the expensive broken stuff, but at the end they came to their senses. The Bentley might be the better car to drive on the weekends, certainly the better car to show off, but the Prius is the better car to own, live with, put gas in, and maintain/fix. Though I admit I've personally gone the other way, I sold the 2007 Prius in favor of dailying my classic Beetle. But the Beetle is a lot more practical than a Bentley (window regulator doesn't cost $1,300, and it doesn't even have power steering to break), while the Prius had over 300k miles on it and I worried was a financial time bomb if the traction battery went out versus the Beetle I can fix everything on myself and parts are cheap. Plus, having both, I found that I usually drove the Beetle and left the Prius in the driveway or offered it as the family loaner car.
@@ValleyOakPaper Yeah, parking that thing without power steering sounds like a royal pain. The Bug I've never felt like I needed it unless the tie rods were worn out or tires low, but as long as everything is in working order I've never felt it lacking. The good part of that is that I never have had a problem with the power steering and never will. Same goes for the radiator, cylinder head gasket, window switches or wiring, brake booster, power locks, water pump, catalytic converter, or a long list of other systems. Can say the same about the A/C, but in this scorching summer I'm sort of wishing I did have that. I've also never had the check engine light come on (though weird noises, misfiring, or lack of power have served the same function). While many think I'm crazy to daily that thing, the more time that goes on the more I realize it's actually extremely practical. Tonight a friend was complaining about struggles with getting her car fixed by a dealer, she envied that I could just fix everything myself.
@@ValleyOakPaper Yes, I've seen people with Bugs rig up both aftermarket kits and some have even managed to make the factory-option A/C (rare but it existed) work. Those wouldn't work on mine as I have a turbo setup that would be in the way of how they are set up. There are electric ones I've read about, but I don't know how good they are. To do that I'd probably need to upgrade the alternator, possibly even rig up my own using the guts of a higher-rated modern car alternator in the Bug's housing. It's a struggle on the Bug though, as it puts a significant extra load on the not very powerful engine, and does so during the hot weather when the engine is already struggling with heat. But eventually it might be necessary, with record-breaking heat waves every year. I've certainly noticed it being more unpleasant over the years, probably both because it's getting hotter and I'm getting older and thus less tolerant of it.
Yeah I also had a brand new Peugeot 208 and preferred to drive my 15 year old Seat because it wasn't as numb. Compared to a Bentley I'd pick the Prius any day, but a more sensible old car is way more interesting
I live in Albuquerque and have seen a good number of these new Prius. Everyone loved them for the power and many love the gas range. You can almost go from here to Vegas in a single tank of gas due to the high gas milage. I do hope other companies follow this route with cars. Even making budget cars again that is like the Prius.
Unfortunately americans really dont buy small cars in high enough numbers to justify developing them. 70% of cars sold in 2022 in the USA were trucks/suvs. There's a very stupid reason for this and it has to do with "light truck" exemptions in regards to federal regulations. If a manufacturer can get a car designated as a light truck then it can skirt a bunch of safety/mileage requirements which means it's cheaper to buy. This has lead to americans overwhelmingly buying trucks/SUVs which are horrible for the environment and cost a ton of to maintain. Manufacturers are pulling small vehicles out of many markets. Like Ford recently ditched the Fiesta because it's sales weren't high enough to justify refreshing the model and they already have the Focus. Other small cars, like Fiat and whatnot, have abysmal sales figures in the US. For places like the US, where nearly all vehicles are massive, it creates a fast race to the bottom where people don't feel safe driving a small vehicle because you have Cletus in his Ford Fuck-450 tailgating you and Karen with her 3 kids in their Yukon swerving around the lanes cuz she's on her cell phone. Also everyone's headlights blind small vehicles.
@@CRneu Manufacturers build what their customers will buy. Americans chose crossovers and trucks. We don't want tiny little cars. We have lots of space and big roads so we don't need tiny little cars. If you don't feel safe driving a little car, that's a hint to join everyone else and buy something bigger and safer. Bigger vehicles are safer for the occupants.
@@bwofficial1776 bigger vehicles are not safer and no data shows this. The data shows they are safe if against one another. But a SUV hitting a pickup? Sure both will survive but with injury. A car against a car? Same thing. And not everyone wants bige cars. If you notice there's many small cars on the roads. And the reason they are older is due to how expensive they are becoming. Vehicles have become inexpensive. No one can afford them anymore. With this, and the only option is to really by a SUV is another reason for them being so popular. Companies have forced this so they make more money. It's easier to see SUVs because they prove sedans about the same even tho they are nowhere near equal in price. There's a lot wrong with the auto market in this country. And the mentality is also messed up and backwards. Also proves no one cares about the public Transit system even tho it's needed.
@@bwofficial1776 Think you need to read up on the crash statistics for pickups in your country. You'd be better off in that Prius in a crash that's for sure.
This is the problem within old expensive cars. They maybe cheap to buy but the maintenance is still expensive even for things like tyres and brakes that are things you will need to change regularly depending on how many miles you do. Like in this episode things broken and they aren’t cheap to replace. But still a great episode 👍🏻
Parts like window regulators are very likely borrowed from one of the sister companies and can be bought for cheap as they are probably being used in multiple cheap cars. Same goes for a lot of items on the old luxury cars. The cost of ownership would be more but not by a lot if the owner likes working on their own car to fix basic issues. But I agree with James and Nolan that the prius is definitely the obvious choice for a daily car which you can depend on.
Depends, old mercedes opel are cheaper than old Toyota to maintain but Bentley is another level. Decent cars perform way better with budget tires than budget cars with premium tires.
British cars used to have a reputation for having weak air conditioning. Makes sense, given that England is a cold and wet country. Arab oil sheiks would buy Cadillacs because they had industrial-size air conditioners that could keep up with the desert heat.
Yeah, the only way that test would have been valid in any way is if they had done an evac and recharge on it. There is no way that the refrigerant level is correct after 30 years, sealed high-pressure systems aren't a perfect seal. Meanwhile, that Prius just rolled out of the factory with a perfect charge.
@@theshowmaster3836 in 1996 the engines and most of the components were being supplied by BMW. The styling and finish were British, but the bits that make it work were German engineering.
@@EvilGavYeah the fact that they are bmw parts is almost worse than if Bentley made them. Bmw is notorious for producing crap plastic and rubber parts that constantly fail. Bmw is the one German car company I avoid like the plague.
As a car guy I'd get the new Prius. It's so sleek and seeing a few dropped with nice rims definitely makes it hard for me to not buy one. All about that cost to own plus creature comforts too
Im pretty sure 90% of car guys would disagree. I don’t know you, but as someone who owns both a C4 Corvette, 1981 Trans Am and a 2012 modernish Audi A7 and I also go a lot to car clubs and meets (in the Netherlands). I’d go for the Bentley 100%.
I am however interested in the early G-Wagon in the parking lot you've got there James... Going to have to see where you're going with that one. (P.S. the short-wheel base version was better - certainly more fun off-road)
How about a few more tests? Like comfort, materials feel, prestige, ability to have the top down, speed, noise levels at speed, how nice the carpets are, which one smells less like plastic and how about which one depreciates more over the next five years - remembering that Bentley would have been worth the same money for at least that long already. The prius is going to get better mileage and need less repairs but its also nowhere near as nice to be in or drive unless you're on a track. You got those faults that quick because someone obviously covered them up to sell it. They do break but not at the rate of twice per day. There is probably more hidden in there somewhere but for the extra depreciation on the prius you could get a warranty. Then its just more fuel for a better experience. Oh and on the parking test - 18 inches from the kerb here would get you a ticket so the prius didn't park itself - it just got somewhere near. As for the "tech" - most of that like the camera mirror and so on is stuff you can get really cheaply if you want to add it. You don't need it on a car like the Bentley but you do if you have a car so compromised by aerodynamics to save a few cents that it looks like a suppository. Now lets see what you can get out of that Bentley with some power thrown at it...
Yes, this was a dumb comparison biased and was useless to anyone looking for a luxury used car. Different cars for different purposes. I did not see the point
10:45 Did y’all clarify this would be to replace your existing car ? I’m thinking in their head they answered from the perspective of it being a secondary vehicle. I can’t imagine they’d pick that as their daily driver over a new Prius
9:20 hahaha i love this kind of car show.... i already drive a Prius and I like to spend my breakfast/lunch watching donut compare a Prius to a Bentley... great content! Next I would like to see a race between these two similarly priced vehicles! Maybe save for the next EPISODE!
This shows how impressive the car has been made. When the steering wheel works well and the car seats are comfortable to show that the car really has many good benefits
It only has 42k miles. It didn't get used. Also there are tons of rubber and plastic components (seals, hoses, ect) that are time dependent, not mileage dependent. Its not unrealistic to think that in 3 years of ownership, you could pay $35k to keep it running.
The new prius is pretty good power wise, they used to cop a lot of flak for being so slow when the first prius was made, where the new one is as fast as an Australian 5.7 litre v8 SS Commodore that came out the same time as the original Prius and was known for being decently fast here. Of course 0-60 speeds have improved a lot over the years but 7 seconds ain't that bad for a car that's primary focus is economy, I wouldn't mind one.
@@Nathan_Jaynew Prius has most likely newer engine options that alienate tuners from doing anything to it for the next 10 years just because it’s unproven and people don’t have a good grasp on it. On the other hand, even if what I’m saying is right i still wouldn’t want to touch that Bentley motor or anything on that car. Old luxury cars give me nightmares
I'd still go for the new Prius, after some modifications, of course. First off would be adding an inverter so I could power appliances in an emergency. Second would be installing an anti-theft system for the catalytic converter 😵💫
Im pretty sure the prius has outlets built into it. Most modern cars have them. Next up, the prius is so low that's it's very unlikely you'll see anyone steal the cat. Most cat thefts happen on trucks/SUVs because people can crawl under them very easily.
@@CRneu I know people that got the cat of a Golf Mk4 stolen. It's not the lowest car, but I don't think the Prius is much lower. But I am also not from the US and SUV/Trucks like in the US aren't that common here.
@@CRneu The Prius is one of the most common cars to steal a catalytic converter from. Thieves keep a floor jack in their trucks and jack the Prius up. The Prius has an unusually high amount of rare metals in the cat and the engine runs less so the metals wear out slower.
They were biased from the start. Anyone who picks a Prius over a Bentley ate a lot of crayons as a child. But if you just need the Cheapest basic car then the Prius is okay I guess.
For the noise test I think the Bentley did hella good considering it also is a convertible which r known to b louder inside and well the window obviously
I was going to say during the focus test, all those people who chose the Bentley are probably not considering the fact that the car is not going to be as reliable as a freaking Prius. I'm glad you guys would rather use the Prius, I thought I was going insane. If I could afford the maintenance, the Bentley would be pretty cool, but even then I would still want the Prius as a daily-driver. The insane gas mileage, modern infotainment system, better comfort and adaptability, it would be impossible to beat with that Bentley, and I know I could count on a Prius to get me wherever I was going no matter the situation, they're historically very reliable cars.
Yes, all a daily needs to do is to haul you, people and stuff from A to B reliably without burning too much fuel. A good one shouldn't leave you pulling your hair off with frequent maintenance issues.
@@yongling9825 Yep! And the Prius is basically the best car for that. It is both the best stock fuel economy, and one of the most reliable cars you could buy.
Prius for me... they might cost the same initially but running cost and repairs of the Bentley are going to kill it. I mean power-steering is already broken and so is one of the windows.
I feel the same as the woman that picked the Prius. If it had been any previous model, no way. I've always hated how they looked. This new one looks good though. I felt the same way about the Civic when they changed it in 2016.
So... pretty much all the people I know have cars which go 0-100 in above 10-12 seconds. 7-8 seconds is actually quite fast, and certainly above average. Just because it isn't below 5 doesn't make it slow...
They clearly haven't seen Hoovie's Garage. He has had a couple of Bentleys and keeps having issues. No way I'd buy any depreciated luxury car. They cost so much in maintenance. I also would never buy a new car again. I tried to buy an older Prius recently, but none were in my price range for what I wanted so I landed on a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid for $6k instead. A similar offering of the Prius would have been over $10k for what I got in the C-Max.
this has been looked at quite a bit so I doubt donut would bother. Donut is also not very scientific so their results would likely be pretty inconsistent.
i feel like the random peoples answers would be different if you told them it would cost 1300 to fix the window and that the power steering isnt working
That might make sense on some kind of sports car or used super car, but a Bentley Azure uses very normal tire sizes, 255/40R18 to be exact. You can get a set of 4 from a big name brand for like $600-1000 all day easily, which is what the Prius would also run you.
The purchase price might be the same, but the total cost of ownership is vastly different.
That Bentley’s gonna cost you an arm and a leg to maintain.
or you will drive without windows because part is too expensive
@@vipvip-tf9rw or like redneck engineer an old VW Golf window motor or something like that
@@vipvip-tf9rw thats not all that is going to break
@@Stackali Imagine fixing the automatic transmission, bankruptcy
@@Adr1an511they use a th400 or 4l80e depending on age, find a trans shop that can't fix them...
You guys really need to bring back up to speed, I loved watching them and learning so much about how company’s started out.
totally agree
why when they get all this toyota ad money
He’s got a point
ITs probably the most expensive show to make sadly, lots of editing time and research.
That’s true but it was the best one they had☹️
The reason we love your channel is this sort of detailed answer to questions literally no-one has asked. 😂
*you
Only you from the look of the comment section.
This was just a long ass Toyota ad. The people who liked this channel for good content like Up to Speed, Money Pit and Hi-Lo aren't gonna stick are for content like this. I know business is business and money is money but stuff like this and the lame list episodes feel like filler content compared to the old stuff. Next week maybe they'll do another Amazon products episode!!
@@joeblo4678 I’m not sure it’s call it a Toyota ad. It was a pointless exercise done tongue in cheek for a laugh. I the answer was basically that the head says Prius and the heart says Bentley but no one who watches this channel would buy either because the Prius is boring and the Bentley a money pit.
They aren't really that meticulous.
"30 year old car" sounds quite old, but after i heard that it was built in 1996, man... I feel old..
Tell me about it! My car is a 98. Same year I graduated from high school 🤣
When I bought my first few cars, I wouldn't consider anything over 10 years old. Now, I won't even consider anything under 20.
Not sure if I missed it but their math is off. I was born in 96 and was like hold up Im not 30 when I saw the year.
And much like the Bentley, as you age you might find you have trouble with parts not going up and down as easily as they used to...
Still have my 97’ Honda prelude. Gave it to my son
Day 382 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
MORR??
LEGEND
Day one of supporting this
they already did a couple episodes about Matt and his Off Road Recovery team
You've really been saying this for a year? GJ friendo
The window regulator alone being 1300 is enough to keep me away from that Bentley 😂
Shh you know expensiver car uses the same parts as cheap ones use the internet and see the compatible parts and buy it for 10th of the price... so 130 bucks...
@@maszkalman3676learn English
@@aluisious Learn about cars first dipshłt and then comment on a car video...
@@maszkalman3676 yeah you know what you're talking about... but I agree with @aluisious still. That's pretty rough English.
" Learn about cars first dipshłt and then comment on a car video"
How about
"Learn about English first dipshłt and then comment on an English video"
@@Root_T Hoe about you learn more languages???? I already had to learn 3 to talk with some a$$hat on the internet i had to learn russian since i'm from the ex-soviet union plus in school after the collapse german lnguage was mandatory to learn. Later when i went to high school meant nothing you needed to learn english... and my native langugae isn't even counted. Recently i try to learn some greek since i meet with some greek friends along the way also spanish since lots of spanish speaking peoples go to the same metals concerts i go. So you can imagine i can't shine in a single language after this mess and you play the grammar nazi on a high horse with only fking english...
The GR Prius has to become reality just so we can see the Donut crew have their hands on one
It exist but it's just some cosmetic upgrades on the previous gen.
Sorta exists. Prius GR Le Mans Centennial Edition, even though not currently a production model
Probably will but unlikely to get it in the Us
Funny enough, as a massive petrol head all my life I would actually consider this Bentley as a 3rd or 4th car knowing exactly how it'll be like to own and maintain whereas the Toyota....nah.
there was a leak that toyota is working on a prius GRMN based on the plugin version (6.5s), which the le mans prototype seems to confirm. the crazy thing is GRMN is supposed to be even more sporty than GR. I dont think its going to be sportier than a GR yaris or corolla though
the le mans prototype look sick IMO, a prius GRMN with 250-300 hp, eAWD, body kit, exhaust and a manual mode sounds sweet! if they did put the RAV4 prime powertrain that thing would be legit quick. RAV4 prime is 5.7s, with 900lbs/20% weight reduction and less drag it could be 4.5s, but I think its going to be just a tuned version of the 2.0l, hopefully with also a boost for the electric powertrain
donut is like top gear used to be.
even if you didn't like cars, the hosts are enough to keep you entertained throughout.
the cars are just a bonus.
one of the best channels on the platform!
calm down buddy.
It's true doe I never had a car and I love the hosts
@@AalaFathi huh?
yeah exactly right, been hooked on this channel for 6 years already
The grand Tour is just as good?
5 of 6 people choose the Bentley because you didn't told them the expensive problems 😂
There's nothing funnier than watching all the people say how responsible of a car they want, being amazed at the prius and then doing the biggest 180 when sitting inside the bently. Love it. Great episode all around!
The human brain at work, lol.
In all fairness, they are not really buying either of them. Let them put money on the table and things might change. Especially, if you tell them what is already broken on the Bentley and how high repair/maintenance is goint to be.
The Bentley is the cooler car.
The Prius is the cheaper and better car.
I'd still go for the bentley, it's much more cooler imho
@@FYoCouchN more like the american brain. americans are insanely consumeristic to the point they'll make awful decisions if you stroke their ego a lil bit. That's why 70% of cars sold in 2022 were trucks and SUVs despite their higher cost, higher cost of ownership and being horrible for the environment.
The trouble is it’s not even just the regular 1500-2000 repairs that you will need to do. With a luxury car of this age, if something major goes wrong it can cost more than the purchase price of the car. A few years ago I looked at Mercs or Beemers that were around 4-5 years old because I liked the look of them and they were still in decent condition. But I couldn’t risk the Russian roulette of getting a lemon and being bankrupted by the servicing/repair costs, so I bought a Kia Cerato GT and it’s been a great and reliable car for the last 4 years.
My dad had a 30 year old Bentley about 25 years ago. The conclusions at the end of this video were on point. It was an amazing vehicle, wholly unreliable, and expensive to maintain.
Yeah i think nobody would pick the Bentley if they knew the costs for keep it running :D
They are not unreliable if you maintain them... And they are not expensive to maintain either in relation to their segment. You cant expect them to cost the same as some silly toyota maintenance wise...
Your father should have not bought one apparently since the target for these cars is not people who cares about maintenance costs. They wouldnt even give it a tought.
My boss has a 12 years old flying spur with around 100k miles thats never left him on the road. But of course, he follows the maintenance schedules, every 5000k or 6 months, and does proper full inspections by Bentley and always replaces every bit of hardware that he is recommended to replace.
And the experience is fantastic of course. He doesnt even need to lift a finger and gets to choose either to be personally chauffered or getting a bentayga or a continental as a replacement parked at the front of his house. Thats the bentley experience, and thats why they sell thousands of them even though the low level populace thinks of them as unreliable.
In fact, I dont even think they want those cars to be reliable when driven on a budget. They wont make money out of poor people driving them and Im not even sure they want poor (or lets say average) people to drive them. It devaluates the brand and its exclusivity. Its easier to sell these cars to vain millionaires with promises of exclusivity and uniqueness.
@@AI-qd4vbyou sound snobbish
@@AI-qd4vbThats actually really cool. I do think like they mentioned in the video very often owners just buy a new car every few years. As it goes up in owners and down in price the lack of maintenance is what makes them “unreliable” I’ve heard the same about the S class. Fantastic if you keep up on it but once you fall behind it goes bad fast
@@zakarylakotaalso these lexus fanboys show up randomly on mercedes forum with their famous saying "Why would you buy an S-Class if an LS is more reliable" sounds silly😂😂😂😂
What the common people didn’t understand is the cost of ownership. Buying used luxury vehicles is easy, maintaining them isn’t.
If I could afford the maintenance, I'd totally get the Bentley.
It's just so cool isn't it Mr Fools?
@@kha7705 bro 💀
says the kid who has college debt and works at McDonald's
@@Mr.DISRESPECT man, your mind is poor. Are you insecure in some way?
If you could afford the maintenance, no you wouldn’t.
I used to have a Bentley Turbo R (what a great car!) and that window problem is likely just needs the rubber coupling between the motor and the gears of the regulator. I had to fix 2 of them on mine, super easy.
8:35 the Eric Andre ab lib killed me
Love the focus group addition, definitely something to bring to more videos... but you should have told them about the maintenance costs on the Bently, I bet they'd have changed their minds damn quick :D
That's the point. They were "normal" people asked about the car at their first glance. Like which car is better on their first impression
Whats surprising is that Focus group suggests, people actually like boxy older style cars. imagine if the 2025 camry looked like a boxy bentley that could be crazy enough to work. car design is dictated by non car people, as they are the mainstream buyers
@@quackcementlook up the Toyota Century. They’re only built in Japan but they’re pretty dope looking
@@iamhawkeye3162 one of my favorite cars wish they would make a mass produced slightly smaller one though,
@@quackcement it’s what I imagine a top secret organization would drive 😂
The new Prius gets better gas mileage than my motorcycle. That's pretty impressive honestly. I guess Toyota is trying to get around that stigma by improving the looks and just blowing anything else out of the water with mpgs.
Motorcycles may be more efficient because of the weight, but there's still aerodynamics. Cars were originally designed like a horse carriage with a motor, then moved on, while motorcycles and bicycles are still stuck with the horse riding design. Once motorcycle manufacturers do something about it, the efficiency will skyrocket. With a complete motorcycle redesign, who knows maybe they'll also become safe enough to ride without gear
Yeah my FJR when I ride for max mileage in town I get about 40-41MPG. I wonder if they are quoting highway when they gave the numbers for the prius.
@@gmailisaretard Nah, the Toyota website says 57 city, 56 highway. I'm a bit surprised at the highway number, honestly. The city mileage was a given for me since the Prius tends to only use the electric motors at low speed and low throttle, so driven conservatively, it gets great city mileage. Still hasn't dulled my hate for them, though lol
I sold my motorcycle when I got a Chevy Volt. Now with my Tesla, it's a no brainer.
I love mine
Maybe the point isn't that the Prius is a better value at $35k, but rather that the Bentley is overpriced. The window doesn't go up bro. Surely you can find nicer old Bentleys at that price.
Do an episode where you give all the hosts a budget to pick a new daily, and them make them defend why they chose what they did, and then talk about what they would do with it in the future to make it even better.
I've similarly thought there ought to be a game-show-like challenge "will it daily," where the hosts challenge each other to daily fairly absurd vehicles for a week, the only rule being that it must be street legal. Even just a lot of the stuff they've reviewed on the show, like the Ukranian off-road machine, Jay Leno's 100-year-old electric car, this Bentley (with everything breaking), and so on. It sort of feels like the Top Gear hosts ending up in some rather absurd vehicles for their road trip challenges, the most recent one being a great example, especially Captain Slow in the Crosley and "Titties 'n Beer". This would all be rather silly rather than serious, a low-budget-daily challenge could be interesting. Though I get the sense other car channels that focus on "what is the most reliable, best value car you can buy for $XXX" would probably address that better.
@@quillmaurer6563 this would be a great idea, i second this
I’m actually shocked at how nice they made the new Prius look.
Bruh it’s still ugly as shit
Yes, weird, maybe undisclosed ad?
Naah man 2006 one is better, atleast doesnt looks like a Gigantic Metal Dild0
@@FurryestX I guess anything can look like a dild0 if you try hard enough.
@@BjaaC1that would be illegal and I doubt Toyota or donut want to risk the consequences
11:00 "what's the retail on one of those?"
"More than you can afford, pal 😎 Bentley"
I _LOOOOOOVE_ the focus group bit. more of this going forward, please! maybe have random people rate all the Donut vehicles?
they are a bunch of fools
That segment felt like those infamously awful 'real people' Chevy commercials but it does give us an idea of what the average person thinks of a car.
@@DesuVR I know right?
Yep, agree. I still feel like these people felt like it wasn't going to be THEIR money, except Courtney. She sounds very smart!
This video proves why focus groups lead to stupider and inferior products. They basically picked the homer-mobile.
i’ve been watching for years, would love to see a c5 corvette high low series. I love watching price differences on the cars real time.
I agree!! Coevette high/low!!
HiLow really works better for cars that are meant to be modding platforms rather than finished products. That's why economy-level cars like the Z, Taco, and WRX worked so well.
@@Christopher_TGthe ls platform is one of the most modified platforms. But go on.
@Christopher_TG the previous gen is commonly found for less than 10k, I'd say get a pair of late 80s or early 90s corvettes since they are fast becoming feasible as weekend project cars.
@@BuildTheSandbox they are extremely cheap for what you get and easily modded, so i highly support high low c5
You really compared a car with the top down in an AC test lmao
maybe because window regulator worth 1300 $ was broken. still felt off
@@flyingdragon6275 I mean they could have just opened the window in the Prius lol. Also, parts can be had off amazon, ebay, etc. for a fraction of the price, you don't just go by what a part for a 2024 model worth $500k would go for...
@@iSOBigD but they should have found it
I have a '22 Corolla that has the parking feature and it almost scrapes the wheels on the sidewalk. You need to activate the parking feature right before that empty area so it sees it, detects it, then the indications start. Works like a charm EVERY TIME!
Do you seriously use it often? Seems like a gimmick, and something I would rarely use, if ever. Seems annoying and slow.
@@sashoxxxI thought it was a gimmick too. My mother’s Fiesta has it. If you live in a city is just awesome. It could park the car where I never could have. Admittedly I’m pretty bad at parallel parking. But, still.
Ford’s is pretty fast too.
My ST doesn’t have it, and I’m pretty sad about it. Fortunately I don’t have to drive to the city everyday anymore. So it’s not biggy.
Cheers 🍻!
@@sashoxxx I used to be an expert with parallel parking until I got a job with endless parking spaces and almost totally stopped doing it for 2 years. On top of that, I switched from a hatchback to a sedan, so I lost my distance cues. Looks like it would be useful in some situations with a new car.
@@sashoxxxUntil my Corolla I was driving a Golf which had a bigger turn radius and no assist. It really isn’t slower that me parking myself. I don’t often use it, just when I feel like using the feature. I do see it very useful for people struggling with all sorts of parking, not just parallel.
The reliability issues (and costly repairs) that are bound to pop up with the Bentley are what would really deter me the most
even better, i am German, we have better cars, so why buy a nightmare from the UK!
@@Arltratlo Seeing as Mercedes rust more than the Titanic, BMW have terrible reliability, and VW lied about emissions, I'm not so sure about your statement.
as soon as the battery dies on the prius tho its all over
@@revolution545how many decades does it take is the question
@@ArltratloI’ve been looking at used Touareg’s and to my despair, am deciding to go with a Toyota for reliability’s sake even though the Touareg has tons of character
I will choose Prius for my first car
"I don't think a newborn could drive this thing"
They're so having a baby, he's got the dad jokes on point
NFT PROFILE PICTURE
POINT AND LAUGH
@@D4TAMOSH grow up
@@DixieRect make better financial decisions
+ he actually said he thinks a newborn CAN drive the Prius. Be better at listening too.
@@D4TAMOSH"financial decisions" nigga you even right click save? 😂
Y’all should start an old vs new series but compare the same model car to see what was kept and what was taken away
They kind of have done that they've done every GT-R ever made, every model Viper ever made, every model Civic, and a few more.
So like what Throttle House has done quite a bit.
This is honestly kind of biased considering you can get a used Mid-Late 2000's Aston Martin DB9 or V8 vantage for under 35k now adays. Hand built british luxury sports car, either a 6L V12 or a 4.3L V8 with semi-modern fuel injection, modern AC, PS, hand crafted interior and if you play your cards right even sat-nav. Best part is because its that gen of AM, a lot if the frequently used parts and consumables are made by ford and can be found quite easely. 35K can get you something MUCH nicer than a late 90's bently.
Idk why but Elaine made my day, she seems so sweet. Reminds me of my grandma. Also great video guys, very fun/interesting to watch!
Agreed. Bring back Elaine. Perhaps she should get the Bentley…if she can fix it. Next episode boys. Elaine and the Bentley but she gets two weeks and 6 grandchildren to help her.
But Courtney T though... Bring her back?
@@matthewduncan6620 Did the Bentley have a CD player? 😃
Fun to pitch vastly different cars against each other. For a while I was worried they'd go with their silly comparisons and ignore reality of the expensive broken stuff, but at the end they came to their senses. The Bentley might be the better car to drive on the weekends, certainly the better car to show off, but the Prius is the better car to own, live with, put gas in, and maintain/fix. Though I admit I've personally gone the other way, I sold the 2007 Prius in favor of dailying my classic Beetle. But the Beetle is a lot more practical than a Bentley (window regulator doesn't cost $1,300, and it doesn't even have power steering to break), while the Prius had over 300k miles on it and I worried was a financial time bomb if the traction battery went out versus the Beetle I can fix everything on myself and parts are cheap. Plus, having both, I found that I usually drove the Beetle and left the Prius in the driveway or offered it as the family loaner car.
The Beetle is so light that it doesn't need power steering. The drawback of the Bentley being built like a tank, is that you _need_ power steering.
@@ValleyOakPaper Yeah, parking that thing without power steering sounds like a royal pain. The Bug I've never felt like I needed it unless the tie rods were worn out or tires low, but as long as everything is in working order I've never felt it lacking. The good part of that is that I never have had a problem with the power steering and never will. Same goes for the radiator, cylinder head gasket, window switches or wiring, brake booster, power locks, water pump, catalytic converter, or a long list of other systems. Can say the same about the A/C, but in this scorching summer I'm sort of wishing I did have that. I've also never had the check engine light come on (though weird noises, misfiring, or lack of power have served the same function). While many think I'm crazy to daily that thing, the more time that goes on the more I realize it's actually extremely practical. Tonight a friend was complaining about struggles with getting her car fixed by a dealer, she envied that I could just fix everything myself.
@@quillmaurer6563 Are there after market AC systems that actually work? Because AC is only going to get more important over the years.
@@ValleyOakPaper Yes, I've seen people with Bugs rig up both aftermarket kits and some have even managed to make the factory-option A/C (rare but it existed) work. Those wouldn't work on mine as I have a turbo setup that would be in the way of how they are set up. There are electric ones I've read about, but I don't know how good they are. To do that I'd probably need to upgrade the alternator, possibly even rig up my own using the guts of a higher-rated modern car alternator in the Bug's housing. It's a struggle on the Bug though, as it puts a significant extra load on the not very powerful engine, and does so during the hot weather when the engine is already struggling with heat. But eventually it might be necessary, with record-breaking heat waves every year. I've certainly noticed it being more unpleasant over the years, probably both because it's getting hotter and I'm getting older and thus less tolerant of it.
Yeah I also had a brand new Peugeot 208 and preferred to drive my 15 year old Seat because it wasn't as numb. Compared to a Bentley I'd pick the Prius any day, but a more sensible old car is way more interesting
I drive a 2014 Prius and I’m excited to upgrade to the 2023 Prius in about 10 years when I can afford it lol
I live in Albuquerque and have seen a good number of these new Prius. Everyone loved them for the power and many love the gas range. You can almost go from here to Vegas in a single tank of gas due to the high gas milage. I do hope other companies follow this route with cars. Even making budget cars again that is like the Prius.
Unfortunately americans really dont buy small cars in high enough numbers to justify developing them. 70% of cars sold in 2022 in the USA were trucks/suvs. There's a very stupid reason for this and it has to do with "light truck" exemptions in regards to federal regulations. If a manufacturer can get a car designated as a light truck then it can skirt a bunch of safety/mileage requirements which means it's cheaper to buy. This has lead to americans overwhelmingly buying trucks/SUVs which are horrible for the environment and cost a ton of to maintain.
Manufacturers are pulling small vehicles out of many markets. Like Ford recently ditched the Fiesta because it's sales weren't high enough to justify refreshing the model and they already have the Focus. Other small cars, like Fiat and whatnot, have abysmal sales figures in the US.
For places like the US, where nearly all vehicles are massive, it creates a fast race to the bottom where people don't feel safe driving a small vehicle because you have Cletus in his Ford Fuck-450 tailgating you and Karen with her 3 kids in their Yukon swerving around the lanes cuz she's on her cell phone. Also everyone's headlights blind small vehicles.
@@CRneu Manufacturers build what their customers will buy. Americans chose crossovers and trucks. We don't want tiny little cars. We have lots of space and big roads so we don't need tiny little cars. If you don't feel safe driving a little car, that's a hint to join everyone else and buy something bigger and safer. Bigger vehicles are safer for the occupants.
@@bwofficial1776 bigger vehicles are not safer and no data shows this. The data shows they are safe if against one another. But a SUV hitting a pickup? Sure both will survive but with injury. A car against a car? Same thing. And not everyone wants bige cars. If you notice there's many small cars on the roads. And the reason they are older is due to how expensive they are becoming. Vehicles have become inexpensive. No one can afford them anymore. With this, and the only option is to really by a SUV is another reason for them being so popular. Companies have forced this so they make more money. It's easier to see SUVs because they prove sedans about the same even tho they are nowhere near equal in price. There's a lot wrong with the auto market in this country. And the mentality is also messed up and backwards. Also proves no one cares about the public Transit system even tho it's needed.
I cannot see/hear "Albuquerque" without thinking of Bugs Bunny 😂
@@bwofficial1776 Think you need to read up on the crash statistics for pickups in your country. You'd be better off in that Prius in a crash that's for sure.
The fact that the Bently started and ran under it's own power is what amazed me😅
Unbelivably reliable cars
This was the top gear-est episode you guys have done. And i mean that as a compliment! Informative, fun, and unique content!
Just a few yrs ago... that Bently woulda been like $15k 😠
Cars don’t depreciate in this current economy.
@@mustasheolll2020 new cars still do, but not used
My thirty-year-old Lexus went from worthless to nearly worthless!
Early 2000 Hondas are 3k-4k lmao
The new Prius actually looks pretty nice
I disagree but to each their own
Maybe…for a Prius…lol😂
Why do people say this? It looks horrible 😂
Not a fan of the rear end but the front looks great.
If you enjoy getting pegged just say it
The Bentley will cost an extra $35,000 in repairs when you drive it home
the bentley is so badass but the new prius looks sick... those mpgs are legendary
In a few years the Prius won't look sick. It will look ill. I'd take the Bentley and get out of LA.
@@tonycrispino4493good luck getting out of LA without broken down on the side of the road
@@tonycrispino4493good luck maintaining that
This is the problem within old expensive cars. They maybe cheap to buy but the maintenance is still expensive even for things like tyres and brakes that are things you will need to change regularly depending on how many miles you do. Like in this episode things broken and they aren’t cheap to replace. But still a great episode 👍🏻
Yeah, maintenance is going to add up quickly.
This made me think of Depreciate Ty Hoovie and more on his mechanic Mr. Mr. Wizard and Wife.
Scraps not for heaps.
Yeah there's a common saying that there's nothing more expensive than an old cheap car lmao, especially if it's from a luxury brand
Parts like window regulators are very likely borrowed from one of the sister companies and can be bought for cheap as they are probably being used in multiple cheap cars. Same goes for a lot of items on the old luxury cars. The cost of ownership would be more but not by a lot if the owner likes working on their own car to fix basic issues. But I agree with James and Nolan that the prius is definitely the obvious choice for a daily car which you can depend on.
Depends, old mercedes opel are cheaper than old Toyota to maintain but Bentley is another level.
Decent cars perform way better with budget tires than budget cars with premium tires.
If you are not rich, then the Prius is the OBVIOUS choice. Those old luxury cars cost a fortune to maintain.
8:33 caught me so off guard
While that a/c test was so close its pointless, it's possible that some refrigerant has leaked out of the Bently over the years.
Nah, just cooling a convertible with its roof down is pretty pointless.
It really was a bogus comparison
British cars used to have a reputation for having weak air conditioning. Makes sense, given that England is a cold and wet country. Arab oil sheiks would buy Cadillacs because they had industrial-size air conditioners that could keep up with the desert heat.
Yeah, the only way that test would have been valid in any way is if they had done an evac and recharge on it. There is no way that the refrigerant level is correct after 30 years, sealed high-pressure systems aren't a perfect seal.
Meanwhile, that Prius just rolled out of the factory with a perfect charge.
Donut media crew should compete in the Nurburgring 24HR someday. They have tearms of 3
They should do it in the Imprezas
They should compete in the 24 hours of Lemon.
James drip looks like hes about take Aladdin and Jasmin to a whole new world. Dope.
People dont realize a 35K Bentley means a 100K on services, you getting a degree on Engineering and a divorce if you are married
Still the best option
Just amazed the Bentley's AC still works which is pretty impressive! As to which I want to own versus drive well that answer is simple!
Why is that impressive?
@samuelwilliams3130
It’s a British luxury car dude. It’s a wonder it didn’t fall apart Looney Tunes style while they were driving it.
@@samuelwilliams3130Considering that the window and power steering had failed the AC would be another frequent source of failure for an old car .
@@theshowmaster3836 in 1996 the engines and most of the components were being supplied by BMW. The styling and finish were British, but the bits that make it work were German engineering.
@@EvilGavYeah the fact that they are bmw parts is almost worse than if Bentley made them. Bmw is notorious for producing crap plastic and rubber parts that constantly fail. Bmw is the one German car company I avoid like the plague.
That Bentley is totally awesome. Hope it turns up again in some more videos! Maybe a road trip?
no way its gonna make it through the whole thing hahah! so that means they gotta try it, lol
It would actually be hilarious seeing them fix massive engine failures on a road trip to Chula Vista 😂
As a car guy I'd get the new Prius. It's so sleek and seeing a few dropped with nice rims definitely makes it hard for me to not buy one. All about that cost to own plus creature comforts too
still too expensive
Im pretty sure 90% of car guys would disagree. I don’t know you, but as someone who owns both a C4 Corvette, 1981 Trans Am and a 2012 modernish Audi A7 and I also go a lot to car clubs and meets (in the Netherlands). I’d go for the Bentley 100%.
Ain’t no way you said “as a car guy I’d get the new Prius” in the same sentence
@@BoondocksHuey one can be a car enthusiast and appreciate things like practicality and reliability as well.
You are not a car guy 🤡😝 you are the one who buys soy latte at starbucks wear tight jeans and pink shirts with short sleeve...
Need to budget an extra 35k just for maintaining the Bentley, would love one since it's the last real Bentley ever produced
No such thing as a 'real' Bentley
11:26 should have put the Prius in "Power Mode".
You can tell James was really pulling for the Bentley lol
I feel like more people would chose the Prius over the Bentley if you reminded them about the maintenance cost or even cost to fix the window lol
The cost of maintenance on the Bently makes it a hard pass for me
I am however interested in the early G-Wagon in the parking lot you've got there James... Going to have to see where you're going with that one.
(P.S. the short-wheel base version was better - certainly more fun off-road)
wife and i just test drove a 2014 g63 amg. it was brutal and i wanted to love it sooo bad! so cramped inside and really poorly built inside
I actually saw a new Prius driving around on the road yesterday. And I can’t believe I am saying this but it looked really good.
5:38 is the sun messing with the heat. Pffft nooooo. 🤦🏽♂️close the roof then do it
Donut deserves their own TV show, they could replace the OG Top Gear.
Even as a lifelong car enthusiast, the new Prius is tempting. I may even consider one of them in next couple years tbh.
9:54 His reaction is amazing 😂
we love gas efficiency
just clicked on the video....im gonna buy the Bentley
the new prius honestly has a great design
Cars getting closer and closer to Cyberpunk styled cars. And I don’t mean from the game, I mean by how angular and sleek the designs are.
This is some old school Top Gear stuff, and I am here for it.
5:47 um not a proper test as the top was down
they measure the air coming out of the duct not the in the car itself so it is fair
Loving the style of the graphics in this video! Brings a old video game feel to the video ❤
Finally made the 1 minute pit crew
Can I join the crew?
How about a few more tests? Like comfort, materials feel, prestige, ability to have the top down, speed, noise levels at speed, how nice the carpets are, which one smells less like plastic and how about which one depreciates more over the next five years - remembering that Bentley would have been worth the same money for at least that long already.
The prius is going to get better mileage and need less repairs but its also nowhere near as nice to be in or drive unless you're on a track.
You got those faults that quick because someone obviously covered them up to sell it. They do break but not at the rate of twice per day. There is probably more hidden in there somewhere but for the extra depreciation on the prius you could get a warranty.
Then its just more fuel for a better experience.
Oh and on the parking test - 18 inches from the kerb here would get you a ticket so the prius didn't park itself - it just got somewhere near.
As for the "tech" - most of that like the camera mirror and so on is stuff you can get really cheaply if you want to add it. You don't need it on a car like the Bentley but you do if you have a car so compromised by aerodynamics to save a few cents that it looks like a suppository.
Now lets see what you can get out of that Bentley with some power thrown at it...
Yes, this was a dumb comparison biased and was useless to anyone looking for a luxury used car. Different cars for different purposes. I did not see the point
I would get the Prius, super low key, yet it looks super nice, and that MPG, man.
10:45 Did y’all clarify this would be to replace your existing car ? I’m thinking in their head they answered from the perspective of it being a secondary vehicle. I can’t imagine they’d pick that as their daily driver over a new Prius
Ok verified
@@jhypyro lol wut
I'd probably just disassemble the driver window, lock it in the up position, and forget about fixing the motor.
9:20 hahaha i love this kind of car show.... i already drive a Prius and I like to spend my breakfast/lunch watching donut compare a Prius to a Bentley... great content! Next I would like to see a race between these two similarly priced vehicles!
Maybe save for the next EPISODE!
This shows how impressive the car has been made. When the steering wheel works well and the car seats are comfortable to show that the car really has many good benefits
It only has 42k miles. It didn't get used. Also there are tons of rubber and plastic components (seals, hoses, ect) that are time dependent, not mileage dependent. Its not unrealistic to think that in 3 years of ownership, you could pay $35k to keep it running.
The new prius is pretty good power wise, they used to cop a lot of flak for being so slow when the first prius was made, where the new one is as fast as an Australian 5.7 litre v8 SS Commodore that came out the same time as the original Prius and was known for being decently fast here. Of course 0-60 speeds have improved a lot over the years but 7 seconds ain't that bad for a car that's primary focus is economy, I wouldn't mind one.
just finished the video and I gotta say I'm glad I'm not the only one that would choose the Prius
I honestly would also go for the Prius, because i just love the design
Same. Not to mention the Prius has massive aftermarket support & an even bigger mod community.
Powertrain is iconic
@@Nathan_Jay yep
@@Nathan_Jaynew Prius has most likely newer engine options that alienate tuners from doing anything to it for the next 10 years just because it’s unproven and people don’t have a good grasp on it. On the other hand, even if what I’m saying is right i still wouldn’t want to touch that Bentley motor or anything on that car. Old luxury cars give me nightmares
I'd still go for the new Prius, after some modifications, of course. First off would be adding an inverter so I could power appliances in an emergency. Second would be installing an anti-theft system for the catalytic converter 😵💫
Just throw on a skid plate, better gas mileage and anti-theft device in one go.
Im pretty sure the prius has outlets built into it. Most modern cars have them. Next up, the prius is so low that's it's very unlikely you'll see anyone steal the cat. Most cat thefts happen on trucks/SUVs because people can crawl under them very easily.
@@CRneu I know people that got the cat of a Golf Mk4 stolen. It's not the lowest car, but I don't think the Prius is much lower. But I am also not from the US and SUV/Trucks like in the US aren't that common here.
@@CRneu The Prius is one of the most common cars to steal a catalytic converter from. Thieves keep a floor jack in their trucks and jack the Prius up. The Prius has an unusually high amount of rare metals in the cat and the engine runs less so the metals wear out slower.
Wait the ac test wasn’t fair
They had the Bentley open while the Prius was closed
They were biased from the start. Anyone who picks a Prius over a Bentley ate a lot of crayons as a child. But if you just need the Cheapest basic car then the Prius is okay I guess.
For the noise test I think the Bentley did hella good considering it also is a convertible which r known to b louder inside and well the window obviously
And for the fact that all the bushings and seals are probably pretty worn out.
6:24 NOW do the ac test😂
I was going to say during the focus test, all those people who chose the Bentley are probably not considering the fact that the car is not going to be as reliable as a freaking Prius. I'm glad you guys would rather use the Prius, I thought I was going insane.
If I could afford the maintenance, the Bentley would be pretty cool, but even then I would still want the Prius as a daily-driver. The insane gas mileage, modern infotainment system, better comfort and adaptability, it would be impossible to beat with that Bentley, and I know I could count on a Prius to get me wherever I was going no matter the situation, they're historically very reliable cars.
Yes, all a daily needs to do is to haul you, people and stuff from A to B reliably without burning too much fuel. A good one shouldn't leave you pulling your hair off with frequent maintenance issues.
@@yongling9825 Yep! And the Prius is basically the best car for that.
It is both the best stock fuel economy, and one of the most reliable cars you could buy.
I’d love to see you guys drive and rank every Camry, as it was the best selling car for a good while.
Okay now that Bentley to Prius transition was slick as lightning!
“I see it as an opportunity” …….yeah to go completely broke trying to maintain it lol
Picking the Bentley all day no question.
Have fun repairing it every week.
Prius for me... they might cost the same initially but running cost and repairs of the Bentley are going to kill it. I mean power-steering is already broken and so is one of the windows.
maintenance is gonna be more expensive than the whole car lmaoo
@@etherealicerit’s a 30 year old car, if that’s all that was messed up on it that’s honestly impressive 😂
@@rileyn54 yes but parts for normal 30 year old cars aren't thousands of dollars
I feel the same as the woman that picked the Prius. If it had been any previous model, no way. I've always hated how they looked. This new one looks good though. I felt the same way about the Civic when they changed it in 2016.
I drive a 93 hatch I don't like the new civics they look like knockoff Subaru's
Too bad they ruined it again. Boring-ass Accord design that looks like some geriatric was offended by the last model.
So... pretty much all the people I know have cars which go 0-100 in above 10-12 seconds. 7-8 seconds is actually quite fast, and certainly above average. Just because it isn't below 5 doesn't make it slow...
Love the Bentley!
Insurance?
Maintenance?
Gas mileage?
These are the show stoppers!
We must protect Elaine at all cost! I love her, and hope to see her again 😅
They clearly haven't seen Hoovie's Garage. He has had a couple of Bentleys and keeps having issues. No way I'd buy any depreciated luxury car. They cost so much in maintenance. I also would never buy a new car again. I tried to buy an older Prius recently, but none were in my price range for what I wanted so I landed on a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid for $6k instead. A similar offering of the Prius would have been over $10k for what I got in the C-Max.
3:34 passed by the corvette
Can you guys make a video about how much gas mileage change according to tire pressure?
Ohhh thats a very interesting topic
No need. Car manufacturers have done all the research. Use what's recommended
They will never do your recommendation, The company is owned by three people who could care last about what you have to say
@@nick-rp1ujIt's could not care less, otherwise it makes no sense. Think about what you say man.
this has been looked at quite a bit so I doubt donut would bother. Donut is also not very scientific so their results would likely be pretty inconsistent.
i feel like the random peoples answers would be different if you told them it would cost 1300 to fix the window and that the power steering isnt working
I feel like if you mentioned the $1300 window part that may have changed a mind or two
.....and the power steering failing on a car that size.
Another test could be to call a tire shop and price a new set of four...thats always a good measure of what youre getting in to.
That might make sense on some kind of sports car or used super car, but a Bentley Azure uses very normal tire sizes, 255/40R18 to be exact. You can get a set of 4 from a big name brand for like $600-1000 all day easily, which is what the Prius would also run you.
And a water pump, and several other parts
Just to say they "05 prius had standard big touch screen while my '05 Audi A8 did not
Never thought I would like a Prius but the new one is great.
Looks like their ad worked great on you
This is an awesome format, you should do some more episodes. Would be awesome to see a comparison between a db9 and some modern economy car!
Its crazy that the new Prius is kind of cool.
i dont even care which one is better, more comfortable or anything, the bentley is straight up cooler, my choice every day of the week.
Dudes reaction to the prius gas mileage was the same as mine😂