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- Ride along with MPGomatic.com as we aim for 65 MPG in the 2012 Toyota Prius C Hybrid ... it's more fun than watching paint dry! Cruising through town and the back roads, this little critter glides like a champ.
Full Review: www.mpgomatic.com/2012/07/05/2...
Toyota sells the Prius C as the Prius Hybrid in other parts of the world. But here in America, the Prius nameplate adds extra cache. Or so they say.
Take what you might have seen in the Consumer Reports Prius C "review" with a grain of salt. Our full unbiased review of the Prius C is on the way.
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I bought the Prius C today and am saving money immediately! Amazing, when I pushed the button to start the car, there is absolutely no sign that you can start moving the car. Only a display that reads "Ready". Put it in D or R and it moves! I have driven around the city and back roads and almost did entire drive off the Electric Motor! Probably used 4 tablespoons of Gas to to my driving around city streets and I am talking miles and miles and miles of just driving off the electric motor!
I've gotten 80mpg in town more than once with the engine warmed up
They should put a rumble sensor in the gas pedal that increases in vibration as you get closer to leaving EV mode,that way you never need to look.
That would be annoying!
you can set it to 37mph on flat land for a mile until the battery dies if you really want to. With Torque connected, just keeping the throttle below 26% keeps it between 60 and 75mpg on the highway
This is no joke or paid review.
I drove my sisters prius C and already love it on my first journey. I was able to hit 72 MPG and only need to re-fill fuel once per two month. Travel more than 1600km
If you’re going near 40mph yes
nice! i got 72mpg on my 40 like trip home, including freeway and city miles.
@@FixItYerself how in the world did you do that? Hills?
I just traded my beloved 06 corolla that I put 235,000 miles on for one of these...my third day with it and it's been great...I'm able to stay electric for almost half my ride to work...word is its only gonna get better too...apparently "once the new car smell goes away" you can start squeezing these things for all their worth
i have owned a 2012 prius c for 4 years. my honest review is this:
Pros: amazing gas mileage, great handling, good acceleration.
Cons:
1.) loud as fuck! the engine is loud and sounds like a motorcycle engine. you can hear the outside sounds a lot.
2.) the speakers are complete garbage.
3.) materials are all garbage plastic.
4.) uncomfortable. my back starts hurting bad after 30 miles driven.
CONCLUSION: if you don't care about luxuries and only care about 100% gas efficiency, then get this car. Otherwise there are other FAR better vehicles. I personally still love this car with all my heart and don't plan on selling it. not the best for long trips, but still doable. i drove it from Texas to Arizona 3 times. and its still great.
Love the review. I've had my eye on the Prius since they first rolled off the line, and I'm looking forward to my first test drive of the C 1 tomorrow. Your video has really helped alleviate a lot of the anxiety other reviews brought up about the car's handling, acceleration, etc.
Many thanks, +Will Donnelly! Interested to hear your feedback after the test drive!
I love this review! The split screen really helps me see how different techniques affect immediate mpg.
Thanks for taking the time to make this informative video! Learned a lot about the car and was entertained :)
Steven Morris Many thanks, Steven!
I agree with you steven morris!!!! I just got a 2013 prius-C 4 days ago
Congrats on the new ride!
Thanks a lot Dan, this review is awesome... Now anyone can easily understand how an hybrid works and how easy it is to drive one... Nobody else had the idea to do a road test like this before and I applause your imagination, your efforts, and your hard work you do in all your reviews... Driving efficient is gonna be part of our future soon, better get prepared now... lol
I bought the 2014 Toyota Prius C i-tech....did a lot of research...and totally pleased...the salesman (uninformed) told me to drive it normally. I've always had a bit of a lead foot so I was getting 5.7 L/100km...Since then I have been driving more like this driver..though I still have to perfect it...now getting 4.3 L/100km. Drove to a farm 15km on the other side of Orange from Liverpool in Sydney with 4 adults and a 12 year old child. Got there and back on a tank...Drove it hard on the Bell line of road (foot on floor)..Handling was brilliant....and gently in others....Amazing result :-) Averaged 7L/100km..Brilliant
Oh, and driver and co-pilot ;-) are both over 120kg....lol
And great video too..best one for driving ...I had to work it out the hard way....your on the mark ;-)
Most of us here have no clue what any of that is
+Mark Hansen
This car can get amazing fuel mileage, depending on how you drive it. One time my dad's Prius C was extremely low on gas, and I managed to get 1.9L/100KM. It was 1AM (no traffic) and I drove about 10KM. I drove with an extremely light foot, and had all green lights. Since there were no cars around, I drove pretty slowly
great job on the edit and camera work!
Best way testing and reviewing a hybrid I have ever seen on the tube. Excellent. It would be very nice if you would review also other hybrids (Prius, Prius V, insight, etc) on this same road and keeping same kind of speeds etc. the way you use your cameras, and no music, describing what happens, excellent .
Thanks for the video. I've had my C for a week now and love it!
motosporttouring Thanks! Good luck with your C!
@@mpgomatic Do you still have the Prius C of this video?
Great video! I am looking into hybrid car options at the moment and found your video to be one of the more useful ones. Thanks a lot.
Dan this is your best review ever!
Thanks for the kind words and offer, ZedFable! I think I'm covered for the 3 minute review ... I have some short stable shots of the displays. I've been planning to switch to three-point camera rigs at some point ... that should eliminate the shake. I don't use the headrest-mount CruiseCam rig I used for the full dash shot very often. I had an HV40 with a JuicedLink sound box mounted underneath it and it was way too heavy ... I learned the hard way on that.
Great to hear it ... many thanks for the kind words!
I really love the way this video looks with the interlacing
Will you have a full on review for the Prius C at some point? I love watching your reviews because they are so unbiased! Thanks!
Thank you for such an awesome video. It was as if I hopped in the passenger seat while my best friend explained all of the workings of the MPG/display information. Thank you and keep up the great work. I think I'm going to buy the Prius C over the Honda Insight 2001-2006. Mostly because my wife wants an automatic and something a little newer.
Thanks for the kind words, Todd. =) Best of luck with your next fuel efficient ride!
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Thanks for the link ... I was just about to add that!
Great video you really get to see what driving the prius would be like as an experience
Being able to see the display at all times is perfect, thank you for that! Also, I like the idea of having a long and short form available for this kind of thing.
My only suggestion would be that you stabilize the eco-display. If you don't have the means, I would be happy to volunteer. Just looking at it I'm pretty sure I can do a good stabilization on it with out to much work. I love the show, so it would be an honor. PM me if interested- maybe we can have it done in time for the short piece!
Thanks for the kind words and support, Ivarsrini!
Thanks for the kind words! I've been shooting in HD, but exporting in Standard Definition. I'll start exporting in HD when this starts making enough money to pay for a new workstation (it takes way too long to render in HD on my iMac).
One of the cameras in this piece (there were a total of four) was on a shaky mount ... won't be using that one again.
awesome drive, love it
This was the most informative real-world scenario review. Thanks for posting. Now many buyers will know the most important aspects of achieving high efficiency. It has to be the perfect city car by these results. I was impressed, usually high efficiency around 60 m.p.g. seems great, but even the display showing 80 m.p.g. average was unexpected.
Thanks for the kind words, Guy Portmonteau!
+MPGomatic Hi do you know when ev mode stops working at what speed dose it switch back to the motor . I test drove one yesterday and the sales man said ev mode is for 35 mpg and below is that true.
Thabie Melvin EV-only mode? Or EV while in hybrid mode?
Thanks for the kind words and support! There's no charging port on the Prius C ... it's not a plug-in hybrid ... all the recharging is done through regenerative braking and the engine. The big battery packs on the plug-ins (Prius plug-in, Volt) add considerable costs ...
Great vid! I'm sure pumped!
Absolutely! I tested it four ways on the highway, up from the usual two ... adding a windows up/AC on vs windows down/AC off comparison. I'll have the standard review video/article edited and posted in the next few days.
Great real world trial. Love all the different views. Very cool.
Many thanks for the kind words and support, along with the rational thought.
Many thanks for the kind words and support! There's a written review with more detail on the website. Link is in the description. Wish I had more for you, but it takes a ridiculous amount of time to produce these video reviews with any amount of quality and I'm literally going broke producing them.
Yep! That's why I use a consistent loop for highway testing whenever possible.
Thanks, Matt! The WRX is wicked cool. I hope to have one in my garage, one day ...
Oh and great job on the video,,good information!!
Wow you did a fantastic job! I've had my fun with the Monte Carlo during the last ten years and now looking to buy a fuel efficient car. I'll miss her dearly but I think you might have sold me
I loved it! Should you decide to do a followup include your speed limit too, that would be helpful too, don't you think? Again, very straightforward, loved it!
"Oh look a Prius" Should be a thing. I swear I've said that too!
I know I have criticized you in the past, but this is one of the better car reviews I have seen. Excellent work and video production and useful real life information. thanks...
Great video... I'm considering picking up a 2014...
ohhh...well thanks for the effort...I like watching your honest reviews :)
I really enjoy your videos!:) keep up the great work!:):):)
you were a great teacher ! thanks so much
Hugh Johnson Sure thing, Hugh! Glad I could help! :)
Nice video!!
Christopher Rudolph Thanks!
You did a good test drive and figure out how it really saves fuel. I am getting Priuc C for my son this month. We have been using Priuc for 1 and 1/2 years...excellent fuel efficient car
Hey MPGOMATIC,
Been watching your reviews for a long time and love to see you live 10 min away from me. Love the reviews but only thing I can say is you need to get better quality video. Otherwise keep up the great work, hope to see you out there!
Great video description. I live in Connecticut and have a Prius c one. i travel 38 miles each way on route 8 and route 15/merit, and i get between 65 and 70 mpg's on a regular basis. I'm in no hurry to get to and from work so i keep my mph at 54 and 56 with an occasional 58/60 and have never dipped below 65 mpg. Great commuter car. i got mine from A-1 Toyota in New Haven Ct from Erik Tomin.
Thanks! Fear not ... I'll post the normal review in the next few days ... this video is intended to be more of a reference piece. I didn't get to finish up shooting for the review video until this morning (when it was raining, to boot).
Thanks for the great videos
Sure thing, Robert! Thanks for watching!
Nice video! We just got a Prius V 2013 and we love it. Wish I could have gotten the C, but we needed the extra cargo space. Average mpg is 51 at fill-up, and it goes about 550 miles on a tank. I'm hoping to join the 600 mile club but not quite there yet.
I find the Prius C personally to be more interesting than the full sized Prius. Yes the battery, electric motors & engine are kind of small, but Toyota did a through "Weight Reduction Bro!" treatment to the Prius C (it weighs nearly 400kg lighter than its bigger brother!) which makes it surprisingly light for a hybrid fitted with a complex powertrain & heavy batteries. At around 1150kg it is quite fun to to toss around in the twisty bits over the big Prius & trying to get high MPGs is also a challenge of itself.
The biggest problem I have with this otherwise fine little car? Sit more than 2 adults in it and it becomes a bit of a Golf cart. This car shares many similar powertrain running gear as the gen 1 Prius (with updates here and there obviously) but the sluggishness associated with early Priuses having no power becomes a problem with multiple passengers weighing it down. Highway travel with 4 adults including the driver requires patience when merging & passing.
Driving on empty road like this I have gone up to, a hard to believe 91 MPG! but driving on congested city road with bumper to bumper stop n go traffic with AC running on a hot day, I get as low as 20-25 MPG, I wish someone would upload a video on 'real world mileage under such conditions
I do not have a video. However, I drive my Prius C in traffic on a daily basis.. Using A/C and all. I manage to still get around 60mpg. Maybe something's wrong with the battery. Have it checked
Many thanks, Alberto! I will be doing more like this in the future. With luck, I will upgrade my workstation and cameras soon ... it took forever to render this. :)
Many thanks, Pedrof! It's a different approach, that's for sure. I have more hybrids coming up on the schedule and may follow the same path (literally). Interesting news about CR.
Many thanks, Bluetei! I might have to make the humps part of the routine. :) The Prius C (aka: the Yaris Hybrid) would be a solid choice for a city car ... it's well suited for stop and go traffic.
Thanks for the kind words and congrats on the great mileage! =) The more experience you have at lightfooting, the better the numbers. That said, you can expect the numbers to drop in a few months, if you're in a part of the world where it gets cold in the winter ...
i rented one for 2 days and beat it to death but still got 40 mpg.hahahahahah
+Babu K if it were some other car, you would have gotten just 10 mpg
+You Tube so if u go to 60 and then brake to 0 and 60 and 0, then tell me the mpg but take 10 secs to get from 60 to 0
GOOD JOB. it feels like a trustworthy review from a common man. not a fancy false presentation from car media person.
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS :)
very nice and useful video.. thanks mate!
Thank you for the great info... would love to see you do a highway video of same vehicle... thinking about buying one, I have a 56km/34mi commute each way... most of it long country and highway speeds... fairly hilly route, would be curious to see if you can charge enough going downhill to help much with the uphill at those speeds
Loved the vid m8. Thinkin bout getn the 2015 Prius C, would it be good for a couple, no kids, to travel/road trip long long distances? it handle 70-75 ok? can it handle long distance without falling apart and parts wearing..also, if battery runs totally out how do you charge/will it still run?
Beautiful tree lined streets. Where is this? My 2012 Prius C is in the shop for intermittent starting issues and I'm watching this video because I miss her-LOL!
Sueseajoy NJ! Hope your Prius C is back home soon!
Very well done. I wish more youtube videos were done like yours. Do you normally accelerate quickly to get up to speed and the coast?
Many thanks for the kind words, Tery Thompson! I'd like to do more like this, but I'm waiting for a more powerful workstation ... it takes forever to render the multiple views / long format videos.
Normally for me = sometimes. :) I stomp on it when necessary and glide when road conditions allow it. I avoid creepy crawly acceleration when anyone's behind me.
Thanks for the kind words, Dave! Our goal with this channel is quite a bit different from most. Make that all ... ;)
Thanks! I'll be doing more of these, I think ... :)
Great review! Best part is the Violent Hump at 10:50 :)
I always try to run at least one highway testing loop with cruise control and one without. I went overboard and took a total of four runs with the Prius C. I generally do better with cruise control off. The details are in the full review on the website ... the link is is the video description.
good information. good job
Great video!! I just bought a Prius c Saturday. I was wondering how I could get really good fuel milage. Now I know. Can't wait to try out the techniques tomorrow. Thanks!!
I get 60 in the city all the time without doing these strategies, but if it's cold or extremely hot it would be down to 48. Even on the high-way going 60mph I was getting 54 to 55. I absolutely love this car. You can get 500 plus miles easily on a 9.5 gallon tank. The only car I would trade for is the plug-in Prius. The one thing he is wrong about. This car is not quiet. Day one, I was getting loud draft noises that the regular Prius doesn't have.
you are right I found out about it when I researched it. It only adds 11 miles. I guess that's why they are coming out with the Prime which combines the battery with the Hybrid to get better mileage 100 + mpg. I'll stick with my C. 50 to 60 mpg is perfect. We took it to San. Fran this winter and still got 44 mpg in the city with all of those crazy hills. In terms of burn out.. Are you talking about electric cars or hybrids because the battery burn out on the hybrids is basically a myth. I know maybe 2 dozen people with different years of Prius cars and none of them have had to replace the battery. But then again no one keeps a car for 20 years anymore either.
The blue area on the ECO screen (which the whole curved graph is called the Hybrid System Indicator, or HSI) indicates braking regen. When you brake hard enough to fill up that blue area completely, you've exceeded the system's max current capability at recharging the battery and proceeds to engage the regular friction brake. To get best recharge it's best to keep the blue bar 25% filled for a longer period of time (slow stops) vs having it 100% filled for only a second or two (quick stops)
Originally I was thinking it was blasphemy that this prius C beat the 1st gen honda insight on the EPA cycle, but now i'm seeing how that is possible. Cool video!
Thanks, Alex!
Real life? I drive my 2014 Prius c in Houston, no eco mode, and in about 18 miles, at 75 mph, among a bunch of in a hurry (don't know why) tailgating drivers (it's a polite behavior, here in Mexi... I mean, Houston) they are living, maybe, their illusion of driving an Indy car, and I always have 48 mpg, if I'm lucky, 51mpg, never taking care about how deep is my right foot, this amazing car reminds me my Daihatsu Sirion in my country (I think it's the same platform) both has tiny engines, yet capable emerging and keeping the others speed. About maintenance, it only requires less than a basic one. I'm not a huge truck fan, and this is, for me, an amazing car, Americans never will appreciate, because of its so Japanese.
Roberto, I'm thinking about buying 2014 Prius C here in DFW. still working out well? How's maintenance? Handles the heat well? Thanks. Totally relate on being tailgatyed by a dualy pickup at 70mph.
Did you drive the Volt? After spending a week with one, I started thinking about leasing one ... it would be great for daily commuting and still thrifty on the weekends. I loved driving the F-150, too. I was lucky (?) the week we had the F-150, as there was lots of hurricane clean-up work to be done. I would not have been able to haul all the flooded out stuff to the dump without a pickup.
I like the Prius C much more than the standard Prius ... reason #1: it doesn't look like a Prius. :)
great info and training so thanks, now to go out and beat your score.
I just got mine 2 days ago! Still learning:))
FP HybridTank Good luck with it!
That might be a cool application. Any chance you can borrow one from a dealer for an extended test drive?
I am giving you mad props for very good pedal manipulation. You can only do this in "normal" mode.
I'm booked through July. I'll try to get a 2013 once they're available.
I think you're the Bob Ross of the car world. I love it.
Keep rollin'! =)
Nice! Kinda like the Jan & Dean song, "Little Old Lady From Pasadena?" =)
Finally a good video of someone driving a hybrid in the real world!! I'm stuck with an 05 accord v6 and with 60 miles a day of 40 highway and 20 city, I avg about 26mpg
Btw, I did test drive a Prius C for fun yesterday and loved it. Making a trip back to the dealership Monday ? Perhaps
Dan that was the most informative video on a Prius I've ever seen. A sales man could not of did what you did in this short tutorial. Now, I know how to drive. Lol. PS. I LIKE THE HANG UP AND DRIVE COMMENT. it pisses me off! There is NO REASON to hold a phone while driving. And TEXTING don't get me started.
Fuel economy results are based on many factors. While this wasn't 30 minutes downhill, the route is kind to hybrids. I was able to achieve similar numbers with the Ford C-MAX. Even the most efficient conventional (non-hybrid) vehicle would not score as high. I'll replicate the route with the next thrifty gasser that rolls into the driveway.
We put over 650 miles on our Prius C test car. The full details are on the MPGomatic website. You'll find links in the video and description.
Thanks! I did slow down ... it was a test. :) How slow do you drive over speed humps?
I love those Prius computers. I was interested in getting one of these but couldn't afford 22k in Jan.13. I got a Suzuki SX4 for around 15k instead. Here in Winnipeg, I put about 5k miles/yr. and average about 25 mpg. I do most of my city driving in -2 to 50 f.
Hey nice video. I have a 2017 Prius base and it's awesome. I'll get spec mileage driving like everyone else. But get double if I drive for 100% score. And to clarify highway driving, the faster you go the better gas mileage. I find if you can fluctuate between 115 and 130 km/hr the momentum kills hill deceleration
Your driving like my grandfather does with his 05 Prius. He maintains about 51 mpg average in the mountains. Its insane what that car does. Im almost temped to look into a C, if only it had a 6 speed manual!!
The Prius c only has EV and Eco mode. I seem to recall you saying you don't use Eco mode too often, Dan. Great video!
I have a 06 Prius and I get around 50-53mpg in summer,spring, and fall ,44-46 mpg in winter(midwest below 32deg. ). I also enabled ev mode on mine, which works great for its intended purpose. Very fun car to drive especially if you are a techo geek. The key to max out mileage is to find the sweet spot, which for me around 42mph w/ slight throttle tip in. I am also an auto mechanic and have worked on many makes and models, and the Toyotas rarely came in the shop except for routine maintainence
Best vid on youtube about smaller Prius.
thank you i bougth one and im so exicted to drive it ... :)
Thx! There were four cameras used to shoot this video. I'd reckon that you're referring to the one with the bad shake? It's a great little camera (Canon HV40), but it was on a dodgy headrest rig ... there was too much weight on it.
I'm shooting most of this stuff in HD at this point, but processing and posting in SD (mostly). One of these days I'll get a beefy workstation and post everything in HD.
Hello MPGomatic
This video look, to me, 95% downhill, am I correct on this?
Also, how much does your prius consume when highway-driving with the flow of the traffic?