Comments on: Toyota Prius Review

By: Car Fanatic

Car Fanatic — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:31:26 +0000

currency difference has nothing to do with it, it’s taxes and duties the Aussie gov’t sets. If the Aussie dollar matches the U.S dollar sometime in the near future ,they will still pay what they pay and we will still pay what we pay to a degree

By: mrxandthexfactor

mrxandthexfactor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:25:39 +0000

well there is a currency difference

By: peter

peter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:35:33 +0000

Toyota is kidding themselves with the new pricing. Compare the old prices in the US and UK and you see that Aussies are coppng it in the neck with the new models! Aust sales are 446 in Jul 09(release month) and only 295 in the whole of August 09. There’s your answer Toyota, Aussies can see a grab for cash by a manufacturer a mile off. All of your ‘new bits and pieces’ are incremental changes or steals from the Lexus range – minimal development costs giving absolutely no justification for the massive price increases. I am a present GenII owner, I won’t buy the new model because of the price gouging and I’m waiting for alternatives from ‘realistic’ competitors.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:08:27 +0000

I have held off buying a new vehicle until the Prius pricing was released. $53K for the top model seems far too pricey and does not offer value for money.
I think I will stick to a diesel that offers better bang for buck.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:19:18 +0000

Why can’t the Corolla have good looks like the Prius…

By: Davo

Davo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:47:36 +0000

53k.Toyota is again trying to test the market with an unrealistic price.Recall the 25k pricing of the first Echo which was way over the top.
The market soon brought the price down.
Loading a car with options of little practical value is an old ploy.

By: Neo Utopia

Neo Utopia — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:01:58 +0000

Has Toyota done a life cycle assessment of the Prius? If the addition resourss, energy and waste involved with the hybrid systems can be offset within 10 years then I think this car is good for the environment. However, if it takes more than 15 years then an ultra efficient diesel powered car of similar size would be better.

In the future most cars will be electric, not powered by coal, but by renewable energy. So I think hybrids are a bridge to full electric and there will be a point where petrochemical powered cars will unfortunately be exclusive special cars, so enjoy the combustion power now while we have got it!

By: PaulS

PaulS — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:57:53 +0000

Shak, I think it’s gonna happen sooner than that!

By: Shak

Shak — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:50:47 +0000

Pauls You have a valid point, but by the time they do become viable, the liquid dino juice which we use to fuel our road rockets will be either gone or in the hands of our American overlords.

By: Yianni

Yianni — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:58:11 +0000

$53K? What’s Toyota smoking?

I think the only people that will buy this is the people smoking the same thing as Toyota.

It will probably take you 100 years to break even when compared to something like a Citroen C4 Diesel at around 30k. I’ll take it any day over this fridge.

Some manufacturers are showing their true colours through these tough times and slugging the customer at a time when they are losing money due to the economic crisis.

Stick to the manufacturers that are trying to scrape through this period without asking the customer to pay for it.

Toyota = Fail.