2007 Toyota Prius Touring Edition

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Wow. Some people must really love the Prius. Next thing you know, they are going to have a Prius XRS that can handle a corner!

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Toyota today unveiled the Prius Touring Edition, with added options for a more pleasant driving experience. In addition, the 2007 Prius gains standard driver and front passenger seat-mounted side airbags and front and rear side curtain airbags, which were previously optional. The new 2007 Prius Touring Edition provides "more spirited driving responses" due to its European-tuned suspension and 16-inch alloy wheels. The Prius Touring Edition is distinguished externally by the new wheels, a larger rear spoiler, High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps and integrated fog lamps.



Prius provides the best fuel efficiency ratings of any midsize car sold in America, with estimated EPA ratings of 60 mpg in city driving, 51 mpg on the highway and 55 mpg in combined driving. The seemingly "reversed" city/highway figures reflect the unique powertrain that is optimized for maximum efficiency in the kind of slow-and-go driving that urban commuters experience.





Prius achieves its remarkable fuel efficiency while providing the kind of performance customers expect from a four-cylinder, automatic transmission midsize car, with zero-to-60 mph acceleration in about 10 seconds.



In the Prius, Hybrid Synergy Drive combines a 1.5-liter four-cylinder Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine and an electric drive motor. The gasoline engine produces 76 horsepower and 82 lb.-ft. of torque. As on all other Toyota passenger car engines, Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) helps to optimize power delivery across the engine speed range.

The permanent-magnet electric drive motor produces its maximum power of 50 kW (67 horsepower) from 1,200-1,540 RPM, and peak torque of 295 lb.-ft. from 0-1,200 RPM. The Prius produces 110 combined horsepower with its gas engine and electric motor.
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Thoughts?
 
Yay? Wow, I didn't know that the prius has almsot 300lb ft of torque!
 
Yay another useless reason to buy one of these hypocritical pieces of snob-tastic wastes of money.

ND4SPD
Yay? Wow, I didn't know that the prius has almsot 300lb ft of torque!
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Being sarcastic? If not then read the following:

300lb.ft of torque for exactly 0.5 seconds at 1RPM.
 
I have bit of respect for Prius. Hybrid technology really is an interesting concept, and cars like Prius are pushing it forward. It might not be very practical today, but way I look at it, you gotta start somewhere. Who knows? Someday, we might have a hybrid car with a performance of a sports car, while achieving a fuel economy of a motorcycle. :D
 
Sixteen inch wheels? Expect the highway mileage to go down another 5 mpg. :lol:
 
JCE3000GT
Yay another useless reason to buy one of these hypocritical pieces of snob-tastic wastes of money.



Being sarcastic? If not then read the following:

300lb.ft of torque for exactly 0.5 seconds at 1RPM.
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That is the electric motor's speed though, which might be different than the gas motor's.
 
I thought the very first Prius was pretty handsome when it was first released. The latest generation Prius seems to be a big step ahead from the past Prius. I even sat inside the latest Prius a few years ago at the Houston Auto Show. I wouldn't get a Prius if I was looking for a car. And I guess people really do like the Prius. In fact, my community college (Houston Community College System) has a Prius with some logos around it. So I have some respect for the Prius. I even have one in GT4 in which I'm trying to make a bit of a race car out of. Some of you probably didn't even know that the Prius has been involved in a little racing before. One event this car competed in was the Bonneville Salt Flats event. It is, in fact, the first-ever hybrid production car to race at Bonneville. I believe it also won Car of the Year at the North American Auto Show, proving that you don't need an Enzo-killing supercar to win the respect of the media at large.

I guess my only concern with this car is that performance driving sort of consumes MPG and fuel faster than in daily driving deals. I'm not going to look at this thing and label it a "rice rocket" or anything. Toyota apparentely thinks that something like this will get people to not think "crappy eco-friendly shopping cart" when thinking about a hybrid like the Prius. Note that we're talking about a hybrid compact and not a V8 muscle car, so I'm being as modest as possible for this thing. I know this thing isn't a supercar killer or at least a potent compact. I don't think this is a dumb idea to try to hop up a hybrid car. I guess in its defense, hybrids don't have to be boring. This thing doesn't look flamboyant and full of character, but it seems to be a nice step up from the base model Prius. Sort of a "reading between the lines" deal.

I'm expecting some negative remarks to my post, so I'm going to give this about 80% approval and just get out of the thread to await my online tongue lashing...
 
Basicaly it seems all they have added is an upgrade from 14 ( i think it was) up to 16 Inch wheels, HID headlamps, a ugly arse spoiler, fog lamps and a "tuned suspension".... in other words stiffer suspension...

I don't think it really justifies a increase of $21-22k to 23.5k. I don't get why they add a spoiler, the car is ugly as. Lets face it, you don't buy a prius for the looks or the repuation... you buy it for its fuel efficiency.
Prius 06' Specs

Just compare the specs against it... basically its a prious 2006 with a spoiler and stiffer suspension. Fog lamps... how often do you actually use fog lamps and HID headlamps..... whats wrong with normal headlamps. I'd hardly want to pay that extra amount of money for things that arn't needed/wanted.

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sutton.a
I don't think it really justifies a increase of $21-22k to 23.5k. I don't get why they add a spoiler, the car is ugly as. Lets face it, you don't buy a prius for the looks or the repuation... you buy it for its fuel efficiency.
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Well, percieved fuel efficiency at least.
 
Toronado
Well, percieved fuel efficiency at least.
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I have heard plenty of peopel say the Prius isn't effiecient, but it is.

But it depends on alot on how you drive and where you drive. If you drive in an urban environment where it's generally stop start and you insure that when you creep forward in the traffic you don't go fast enough to enable teh engine you'll do fine.

It can be fairly efficient on the motorway aswell, but it'll be no better than a number of other cars.
 
...Thats why you're better off buying a Corolla against the Prius. Hell, buy a Yaris and you can get about the same mileage on the highway.
 
sutton.a
Its a fuel efficiency car... 3k to make a fuel efficiency car look a lil bit sporty...
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No, I said the additions will easily be worth over $3,000. You said it was turning $21,000-$22,000 to $23,500? That's only $1,500 to $2,500 increase.

HID, suspension upgrade, rear spoiler, fog lamps, wheel/tire upgrade. All that for fifteen to twenty five hundred is considered prettey reasonable in the U.S.
 
Actually, the only sensible reason to buy a hybrid (in Florida, at least), is so you can get a sticker for your rear window. It allows you to travel in the multi-passenger (high occupancy vehicle) lanes at any time, regardless of the number of people in the your car.

For some people, that seals the deal on a hybrid. It may not be a faster car, but it can magically shave 10-20 minutes each way, and a lot more stress from your commute, if you happen to travel via the interstate highways.

Edit: California, too.

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a6m5
No, I said the additions will easily be worth over $3,000. You said it was turning $21,000-$22,000 to $23,500? That's only $1,500 to $2,500 increase.

HID, suspension upgrade, rear spoiler, fog lamps, wheel/tire upgrade. All that for fifteen to twenty five hundred is considered prettey reasonable in the U.S.
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Yeh true, your right. Those additions are preety good value. My point was these additions are not needed because you don't buy this type of car for those extras.
 
sutton.a
Yeh true, your right. Those additions are preety good value. My point was these additions are not needed because you don't buy this type of car for those extras.
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I would agree with you on certain vehicles, but Prius aren't really just another fuel saving vehicle like the Echo or Aveo. It's also a hi-tech car for people involved in enviroment preservation or are into gadgets.

Also, excluding the suspension upgrade, none of those options have really anything to do with the sportiness. HID and fog lamps are just lightings. Everybody knows that most factory spoilers are for looks. Tire/Wheel upgrade are for the looks more times than not. Actually, IMO, I think those are attractive equipment to add to any car. :)
 
My next door neighbour has one and I think its great..... I also have alot of respect for it and what toyota are trying to do.... how can you argue with lower car tax and exemption of londons congestion charge (which will probably end up in every city!).....

I also love the way it makes no sound when it pulls away..... admittedly dangerous for pedestrians its still quite an odd feeling..... the interior is quite cool and I love the screen with all the charging graphics...

But I would really love to see one done up...... I would look quite interesting... and economical! :lol:.....

I wonder if you can add NOS to Hybrid Synergy Drive?? 💡
 
44 mpg! *turns on A/C*


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Useless. And, people will buy it...

Oh well, it's their money, which could have gone to VAG and gotten them a diesel Jetta.
 
Thing is the extra price premium for these cars at the outset will negate ANY savings they (might) get at the gas pump. Just buy a base Civic, Fit, Verso, Corolla, Yaris, or whatnot.
 
Nice move by Toyota to come up with this better-performing Prius, or a dumb idea? Waste of money or not? And how many people would want this better road-performing Prius?
 
a6m5
Also, excluding the suspension upgrade, none of those options have really anything to do with the sportiness. HID and fog lamps are just lightings. Everybody knows that most factory spoilers are for looks. Tire/Wheel upgrade are for the looks more times than not. Actually, IMO, I think those are attractive equipment to add to any car. :)
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Even so... its a preety but ugly car
 
JohnBM01
Nice move by Toyota to come up with this better-performing Prius, or a dumb idea? Waste of money or not? And how many people would want this better road-performing Prius?
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Dumb idea. People who buy Priuses buy them because of the green car image and fuel economy, not performance.
 
I forgot about the multi-passenger exemption.

So basically: California is encouraging people to buy a Prius so they don't have to carpool?

40 mpg (with the AC on, in traffic) divided by one person is still 40 mpg.

30 mpg (with the AC on, in traffic) for a new Civic, divided by four carpoolers is 120 mpg per head.

Kinda counter-productive, you think? But it sells cars for Toyota! :lol:

Despite this, I'm not against hybrids on principle, and I'm eagerly awaiting new super-capacitor equipped hybrids, or for hybrid shut-off and assist to trickle down to "regular" cars. But the added complexity, weight and cost of batteries and battery technology, personally, outweighs the gains.

I'm hopeful of news regarding new capacitor-based hybrid systems, though I doubt they'll mean much for those not rich enough to afford hybrids.
 

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