5th Generation Toyota Prius

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Looks like media drives are being held starting today, so we should expect to see reviews later this month or early next year!
 
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That the Toyota Prius 5 is a "better" car than a Lexus IS is a sad thing.
 
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Levi said:
That the Toyota Prius 5 is a "better" car than a Lexus IS is a sad thing.
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Yea, makes me sad Lexus didn't do anything for the past couple years with it. IS500 is great, but the entire lineup is lacking. And I wonder what they'll do with it in the future. This prius prime is as fast as the base IS300 2.0T
 
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This new Prius could change a lot of things for Toyota and even the car market.


It also better change things at Lexus in any case, when a Prius is an under 7 second car, a twice as expensive Lexus better be way less then a 5 second car.
 
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Levi said:
This new Prius could change a lot of things for Toyota and even the car market.


It also better change things at Lexus in any case, when a Prius is an under 7 second car, a twice as expensive Lexus better be way less then a 5 second car.
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Of the 30 total models sold by Lexus in all markets today, 13 are faster than the Prius Prime, 15 are faster than the regular Prius. Of the 13 SUV models, 4 are faster than the Prius Prime (NX450h+, RX450h+, RX500h, LX600).

So for Lexus buyers, expect over 50% of the models to be slower than a Prius Prime. You have to pay over $60k to get any Lexus SUV that is faster than a Prius Prime.
 
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ssun30 said:
Of the 30 total models sold by Lexus in all markets today, 13 are faster than the Prius Prime, 15 are faster than the regular Prius. Of the 13 SUV models, 4 are faster than the Prius Prime (NX450h+, RX450h+, RX500h, LX600).

So for Lexus buyers, expect over 50% of the models to be slower than a Prius Prime. You have to pay over $60k to get any Lexus SUV that is faster than a Prius Prime.
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yikes

meanwhile at BMW......
 
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I could launch you down a hill in a garbage can and you'd hit 60 quicker than most cars on the road for a fraction of the cost.
 
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ssun30 said:
Of the 30 total models sold by Lexus in all markets today, 13 are faster than the Prius Prime, 15 are faster than the regular Prius. Of the 13 SUV models, 4 are faster than the Prius Prime (NX450h+, RX450h+, RX500h, LX600).

So for Lexus buyers, expect over 50% of the models to be slower than a Prius Prime. You have to pay over $60k to get any Lexus SUV that is faster than a Prius Prime.
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It also puzzles me why they don't have launch control on every of their car......(yeah only the track RC-F has it)

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At least they have something for this market, where Lexus has nothing. LF-1…..still waiting….
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True. Lexus' move toward reskinned Toyota SUV is a sign that they don't care high end market thus they are no longer considered top tier luxury brand going toe to toe against the Germans.
 
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