(ENG) Toyota Prius+ / Prius V 2015 - Test Drive and Review
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- Toyota Prius comes in different flavours. There is an ordinary Prius, a plug-in hybrid, and a seven-seater minivan - Prius+ (or Prius v in some markets). Toyota Prius+ is about efficiency and added practicality. But with other seven-seater MPVs on the market, is it the best choice?
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All you people who complain about the driving performance of the Prius make me laugh when you talk about what you drive or what you prefer. This is a damn fine car, with lots of room, looks great and gets fantastic mileage.How can the reviewer say it looks like crap? Do you think the Kia Rondo looks crap? I do. Looks are a personal thing.........who cares what you like. The problem with reviewers now a days is they know NOTHING about vehicles.The PriusV is not for me but then the Fusion or Sonata hybrid is not for me either.Buy what you like after researching and listening to someone other than this clown who has so many preconceived notions.
Totally agree. I think it looks just fine and the review is based on the popular petrolhead anti prius opinion. the prius is perfect for a certain market segment and would be a hell of a lot more reliable that a lot of the other scrap on the market.
Right on....
Best car I've ever owned.
+Trucking Vapes I'm test driving one on Friday really like the look of it
Thank you dude
In Berlin a lot of Prius+ are used as taxis. Taxi companies are switching more and more from Mercedes to Prius+, because they are amazingly reliable. 500k+ km without any issues, just maintenance services speak for itself. Yes, they may be boring to drive but many people prefer reliability and low fuel consumption over driving fun.
I live in Southampton uk, most of our taxis are now prius and they r lovely cars (tho very quiet which is a tad unnerving till u get used to it! Lol!) Im looking forward to getting the prius plus next year.
@@janetothen2583 Did you ended getting it?
@@hedgehogthesonic3181 no i ended up with a Hyundai Tuscan, needed the height for my bad back. Love my car lol! But its still on the cards for my next car!
@@janetothen2583 I see, and has been the Hyundai Tuscan reliable so far?
And yeah your next car should be a Prius, these are probably the most reliable and efficient non ev vehicles you can get.
@@hedgehogthesonic3181 it actually has tho i need a bigger engine with a tad more kick lol! But now im more confident (i actually only passed in feb so was worried about size but im throwing this suv about like a corsa so o can manage a long car lol!) But we r gonna have to atleast switch to hybrid sooner rather than later now pm has moved the end of petrol/diesel cars forward. Will have to get over the whole silent running thing tho!
I have a Prius v and love it.
Bought one yesterday
One thing is surely impressive in that car. A chubby Polish male managing to feel comfortable in that 3rd sorta row seat of a Japanese car is something :P
Don’t listen to fake terminator, perfect car all the way ,
I'm buying one. I think they're great.
He never mentioned the Toyota Prius is the most reliable car on the planet. We own 2 Prius v wagons and love them. Much easier to see out of and love the more normal hatch compared with regular Prius. Almost as much cargo area as the CRV we sold after owning the Prius v. Compare to KIA? Are you joking? There is NO comparison.
any updates of for your Prius? still runs well?
Love the Prius...so economical and comfortable...
best car beautiful car toyota all the way.
CVT in this car is something you really have to get used to, but, 90% of the time you get an incredible smooth ride. I had a Chrysler Neon (200 Kms/h, 132 CV) and it was great, but, Where can you drive so fast? Prius is the opposite, it's about relaxing and enjoying the silence. But, if you need power, it has it, it's not the fastest car, but 0-100 kms/h. in 10 secs. is more than enough for me.
Btw, you don't have to break always, you have the "B" position.
I'm pretty sure my next car will be another hybrid one.
Sergio Garcia I'd love my next car to be at least a PHEV, or a full EV. In a couple of weeks I'll be posting a KIA Soul EV review. A very interesting car.
I love my Prius+. Looks great and gets great mileage. He’s right about corners though which a normal Prius mk3 does better. Can’t hold it against the Prius+ as it is a big useful 7 seater. Want to fly around corners? Buy a race car.
Marek, you should drink less alcohol. Toyota NEVER claimed that the seats were leather. Also...if you press the button marked "power", you won't need to "plan ahead" or fall asleep behind the wheel.
Can't afford a dam BMW that would fall apart I'm 5 years. No thanks. Prefer Prius or Prius v
I think the Toyota HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) Cars are the most missunderstood Cars ever. I hear and read all the time the same.... Its makes Noise when you kick the gas it has not the gasmilage it says etc.... I own a Toyota Auris Hybrid and its a damn good car. If you drive it like a pig and kick it all the time you got wierd noises and low gasmilages thats right. It would be the same to kick down the pedal in a handshifter an bring the motor to 5k rotation untill you shift all the time. You would have low gas milage and loud motor noises. The Car is meant to driven in the carefull way. Yes you are slower than others but you using the half of the gasoline in the same time. Im driving my Car under 5 Liters on 100 Km in the City and i could go further down but sometime you dont want to be the slow snail thats in the way. But that dont means that you are slow. it just means, that all other Drivers in the City are fast even if its totaly inefficient to step on gas if you already see the next red traffic lights.
The HSD ist such a big step into the future. But it seams that not just better technics sell cars. Because many People dont drive cars to get from A to B. They use them to show others how cool they are or who is the boss. As long this kind of people make this kind of videos here.... the change in the minds of the people will be slow. We dont own unlimited gas on this planet. Hybrids are no solution but a good step into the right direction.
A very powerful and well written statement in support of this revolutionary technology. Thank you from Toyota Prii owner
They should make one with longer back so third row have more room keep the piras v s model wich is special modle.
You're not funny man. Why are you chatting rubbish about its looks. It looks perfect and drives perfect and is perfect in and out and overall perfect. Never breaks down and never need to service it. It saves so much fuel and I save around 200 pounds a month fuel wise with this car against other mpvs. Also you don't pay road tax for this beauty and it's a big money saver. Anyone watching this video don't believe this idiot.
Also, this guy is too picky. If you wan this car for the family don't listen to his irrelevant comments.
Anas Abdulsamei also the design it had is for aerodynamics or something
I am going to get one of this for my growing family. And ur comment made me more confident to get one.
I've been in Japan for a little while now and have been driving a Toyota Alphard van. This thing is HORRIBLE with fuel consumption. We pay around 30,000 yen/month. This year we'll switch it out and get one of these, our fuel costs should only be around 10,000 yen/month after.
This Video was taken in 2015 before the Dieselgate scandal showed how "good" Diseasels actually are^^. Therefore it has to fit in with the other media reviews, thus bashing the Prius wherever possible.
Now in 2017, what to say? I own a Prius III myself and it's a great car, fun to drive, lots of room inside and definetely more pleasant to see than all of those Failwagen Golfs or Passats. I also don't need a Diesel to achieve 4.8L/100km during Autobahn long distance travel.
Prius 3 is still mediocre, but Prius 4 is the car to get.
Diesel gate haha its not hard to do a tank to tank test... prius on a motorway is bad mpg anyway
Daas pollution
First water pump 425 000 km
IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE CRAP. YOUR T-SHIRT IS CRAP.
Yoy're just jealous of my style :p
+Marek Drives Duff? The beer from the Simpsons?
Midori Gurin Duh
And if you´re looking for reliability, then there´s simply nothing else like the Prius/Toyota hybrid. The most important thing that was not mentioned!
miałem okazje wczoraj odbyć jazdę próbną właśnie Priusem plusem z 2013r. bardzo fajne przestronne auto - jedyne do czego będę musiał się przyzwyczaić to jednostajne wycie bezstopniowej skrzyni CVT:)
The newest Honda Fit is an excellent alternative, albeit a bit smaller & non-hybrid. I am averaging 40mpg and the price is low and it is fun to drive too.
Ford cmax diesel
The Seats are Softex. They are not leather. Amazing Car!
Does this car have a low fuel consumption, because im 13 rn and im willing to take this as my first car
This is a good family car especially if you living in a city / urban area as you can drive on electric power alone which is an advantage. In the UK this car benefits drivers as it is road tax exempt.
No it's not I jus got the 2018 one and u have to pay road tax
5:36 if you want drive fast, then you should buy another car. It is not a race car.
It’s not true that the prius does not drive comfortable.
It’s a damn good and comfortable car to drive especially when you drive for millllllllessss.
I drive around 80.000km a year in a business verson of the prius V, And i love this car.
Fuel costs are good ( my driving style is around 17/18/19km per Liter gasoline) driving very comfortable. Very relaxing.
-Mostly my top speed (constant) on the freeway is140-150km/hour. And this is good enough for me.
Going faster is possible..but let be honest then it would not be safe anymore.
(Be responsible driver on the road)
Also the maintenance costs of Toyota are very low! Extremely good.
So if you Compare this with all other European and American cars..most of those EU/US cars sucks.
Overall about the prius V.
- low fuel costs
- low maintenance costs
- comfortable car
- very reliable family and business car
- lots off space for cargo and passengers
8:10 thi guy me laugh when he compares the prius with the BmW 2 series??? Really?
I love the look of the Prius series, don't get what people are whining about to be honest. I don't like the look of any BMW since it looks like they all have nostrils in the front... Looks are subjective
Currentlywe have a leased Ford B-max, and for the price, it's an amazing little thing. The space, the sliding doors and the still while-less-than C-max boot size makes more than enough for a good car for starting families in cities and on roads alike.
As for the prius series... I feel the same was as you do man.
ReplicaSeven I tested the B-Max shortly after it was launched. The price tag was outrageous. I love the sliding doors, but I am concerned about the bundle of cables at the bottom. I know you are leasing it, but how much is the sticker price for a mid-spec B-Max wherever you live?
Marek Drives The version we have (titanium diesel) comes at about 17000 (it's normally around 21k but for some reason everyone here in beligum gives a 4k reduction) euros in Belgium, which I find quite alright. (the 21k price tag however steep, wouldn't scare me off) The cheapest B-max comes at about 12,500 if I remember corectly.
I'd like to add that this is our second B-max, the first one we had was the very fist B-max on the market, and possibly one of the first ones that was sold in europe, but that one was somehow actually quite loud on the highway, and it had a glitch in the system that made the windows roll down after they rolled up all the way, but this one does not. We'll soon be switching it for a Ford Ecosport Titanium Diesel (can you see the pattern here) and we'll see how that one is. My exerience with the B-max has been alright, I can't stand it personally but I love it's potential. I respect that it's such a capable little machine for the (opinion) low price it comes at.
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+ReplicaSeven I agree. B max is great for my 4 persons family. sliding doors are a big hit and save massive amount of space. very practical to seat babies in the car without hurting your back. I got my bmax titanium automatic 1.6 petrol one year old for 14k fully loaded incl panoramic roof and tidy pack. its an amazing small car easy to park but with more space inside than ford focus! I hated my focus for lack of space. The only problem is Ford starts to suck big time. It fails on electrics a lot. there is something seriously wrong with fords electric department. Almost like they do not invest any money and just hire students to do the job. For that reason I hate Ford and I am getting read of them for good switching for BMW. my next car BMW SERIES 2 Grand Tour. FORD SUCKS!
+Luck z Well, to start, saying that ford sucks just because of the electronical issues is a wrong way to go man. Many modern cars are too reliant on electronical application for the sake of comfort enhancement. It is not only Ford that has regular issues in electronical failure, in fact, Toyota themselves have a bad reputation for electronical failures.
Congratulations on choosing the BWM 2 Grand Tourer! It's a pretty good car, yet lacking somwhere in transmission. However, keep in mind that you're switching a 16,000 car for a 26,000 car. By all means it should be the worth of ten thousand euros better, and therefore should be uncomparable towards the Bmax.
Are you in Europe or Berlin is it possible to send one of these cars to the USA
amazing video and great presentation.
It does not look like crap - BMWs and Mercedes look like crap
I agree
Thank you 🌞
All he wants people to do is to hate the car but its beautiful.
What do you suggest if I use Toyota Prius+ Hybrid as a cap (taxi)? Please consider the below facts.
Here in Denmark, 90% of the taxi cars are Mercedes (E220d). In taxi business, a car is normally driven 100,000 km a year. It is driven by two drivers with two shifts in 24 hours, 8-10 hours each driver.
When i was in paris, i saw lots of them as cabs. Actually 90% of all cabs in paris are Prius+ or Auris Touring.
In UK 95%are taxis
I never see this version of prius +plus in usa, and I would like to know why?
It's called Prius V in USA
I actually have a prius v ,I'm tolking about prius v+plus,with third row seats.
The 7 seat prius + is only available in Japan and Europe, in the USA it's only available as a 5 seat and is called the Prius V.
i think ur expectations of a prius as a drivers car is pointless. if u want a car for driving pleasure buy a gt86. if u want economy practicality and reliability the prius is a good option for city drivers. diesel fords suck, their pas peugeot shitbox engines that are an absolute nightmare to work on and riddled with faults.
+Orbital Tube BMW i3 is a pretty good car to drive.
Very good and honest review. I was looking to buy a used one for around 13k eur (2016) but when I saw this review I changed my mind. Thanks again for honesty!
Are u dumb its a great car why wud u listen to this guy... yes u cud get cars that look "cooler" but other than that it's great
Can a prius plus really handle 7 passengers considering how lethargic it is
Depends on how much time you've got.
Can take up to 9!
Whats the fuel consuption in city or highway real one plzz..thnx
Google it
This review is so fcking hilarious. I can't even tell you how many times I laughed.
Excellent honest review. Nice and blunt.
My current car is a toyota mark x ZiO with a 2.4L engine 6spd auto. Its expensive to drive. Will be a lot of motorway driving.
As a hybrid is using more gas on rhe motorway why change?
What is that long beep during the driving section? It's maddening!
TheSaint491 I have no clue. It's not on my original copy. Maybe it's a YT processing error.
TheSaint491 no its the prius lol
I wish America got the plus model. I would actually get a 3 row prius v but Nooo America doesn't give that version to us
Prius+ is the Prius V, isn't it?
Marek Drives well yes I was trying to say we don't get 3 rows in the prius V
Tech Defender
Looks like you could order that third row direct from Japan and make it a dyi project
Tech Defender they do but it has a different name its called prius v
My next car might be a Toyota Prius+
Why not get a bmw 2 series tourer instead of Prius?
Because of all the time one will have to lose at the service fixing the bimmer
Thank you, very good review, realistic, humoristic, are you stil happy with it? I plan to buy this for our family (with 3 children 14-12-10): Many greetings,
+Michel Reymond Hi there! This was a press car, which Toyota loaned me to review. I don't actually own a Prius, although I have considered getting one at some stage. Personally I think I'd go fully electric, perhaps with a range extender, but more as a statement, than real-life need.
@@MarekDrives Hi , which 7 seater is fully elektric and makes a nice range ? Thnx
@@jaroka01 sufficient range is a debatable matter. As far as 7+ seats in an EV you'd have to look at a Mercedes e-Vito van.
Too bad this guy didn't come at this unbiased. Trying to sway people with how you "feel" doesn't make for a smart review.
+Jodie Hatcher Which part do you feel was particularly biased?
I'm going to hope you're genuinely asking for an honest critique, but to answer in part already, it's not how I feel and that's the problem. It is what it is, and what it isn't.
If you are someone people know, and you have a certain persona you're trying to exude that your specific audience watches you for, then playing it as you have with your blatant opinions on the vehicle and the extreme casual, man-cave way of dressing was dead on.
It's clear you tried hard to give base information, and highlighted what you did like, but also acclaiming your feelings on how it looks creates an immediate gut reaction of offense since not everyone finds that to be true.
As you were driving, your "feelings" on the matter had become much more clear and based on what you prefer to drive vs the actual driving experience of the car, unbiased.
I, as many others, have a different experience when driving than you do. Focusing on efficiency is nearly the main reason why the majority get a prius. If you were hoping for something different then pretending to fall asleep is just in poor taste.
I started to show another person to be sure it wasn't just me, and they stopped watching after you "fell asleep" because you made very little sense by doing so. It was showing your feelings, not giving a true review on a prius for what it actually does well, and why people actually buy it. They also commented on the faces you kept making, smooshing your mouth together in disapproval... that's their addition.
The production was very nice, I was actually quite impressed, much better than any of the dealer reviews I had seen before this one. Your demeanor over all was fine, for my viewing comfort, with the exceptions noted above.
Thank you for actually reading your comments!
Jodie Hatcher Thanks for sharing your opinion. Point(s) taken. Yes, I read all the comments, and try to address most of them. I suppose you hoped for a balanced good points/bad points review. And you found that.
However as this is TH-cam, most viewers expect something more. I cannot offer tire screeching and smoking videos (lots more people and gear needed for that), so I do my best showing them how I actually feel about a car. This part may not be relevant to you, who is looking for simple plus/minus information, but it is what keeps many people coming back for more, for entertainment of sort, even if they are not planning to buy a particular car.
As a single episode taken out of context you may have found my take on the Prius crass and offensive. But as many of my viewers know, I actually love EVs and hybrids, as long as they provide some basic driving pleasure. And Prius (regular, + and PHEV) are lacking in that department.
I haven't driven the new Prius yet, but from what I gather Toyota has tried to address that lifelessness so many people complained about. I hope you will come back to watch that review once I film it. Who knows, maybe I'll even be overly enthusiastic about how it drives and feels ;)
There's another downside I can identify. No rear air vents. But some will not mind and install their own blowers
awesome review.
Amster Fam this review is bullshit
Prius buyer does not compare PRIUS with other cars. They buy it because they are fans of it.
Thank you
You're welcome
great review
Who is this slug🤔
btw this review is not very informative or educational, what are the features of the car, what is unique or new , different, practical about the car? not many questions answered here
Compact car???
I am curious to know how one can get BMW gran tourer for 30Grand!!!. You got to add another 10grand to even get close to it.
I'm over-stretching it a bit here, but a base 216i Gran Tourer starts at 27k. I added professional sat nav, convenience package, picnic tables etc., 3rd row of seats, and it's 32,320 in Germany. OK, 216i comes only with manual transmission. Automatic means a more powerful engine, and extra costs. But if you want a 7-seater 2 Series Gran Tourer for around 30k euro, it is possible without buying a totally basic car. I guess it may vary from market to market. For my English reviews I use German prices.
***** Right, and the Prius+ costs 35,595 euro, which is not exactly cheap either.
Are all cars so expensive in Ireland compared to Continental Europe? Any particular reason?
+Marek Drives island + extra taxes. probably they are compensating for the low corporate tax ;)
It does not sound like a lawn mower here in Australia.
Maybe you guys use bigger lawn mowers :)
Im getting this car in april as a disability car. So excited, still havent found a bad point i actually think is bad! Lol!
Not a word about audio system by JBL...
I wish we have prius plus in the USA
You did. It was called the Prius V.
@@MarekDrives yes but it's not a 3 row seats 😢
Now that's dumb. The only purpose of this car is to have 3 rows of seats. Otherwise it's pointless.
This is essentially identical to the Mazda 5
Not identical, but similar concept. Also Mazda5 was much better :-)
how much this car cost?
N3aymiya N3aymiya 2017 is atleast 27,500
Why is 1 light red
My dad go toyota prius plus ➕ ❤
2019?
I would buy it if I could afford it.
I would love one as well!
Fucking nice car, i loved
any body who hates driving a prius is OK by me !
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best looking car is my toyota yaris verso but this is a close second.
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I would choose Hyundai i40 diesel
The most uncool car in the world.
Peugeout 5008
I don't see what's so ugly about the Prius.
Stop
Useless, waste of time
Just the amount of metal used just to make this pointless vehicle makes my eyes water. Why not make some more leg chains for life sentenced criminals or missiles for Ukraine solders? That would make more sense.