Better Road-Trip Car Than Ever - 2016 Toyota Prius Long-Term Road Test

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Better Road-Trip Car Than Ever - 2016 Toyota Prius Long-Term Road Test

Our 2016 Toyota Prius Four Touring headed to the Sierra Nevada on a weekend road trip, and it left some surprisingly favorable impressions.

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throwback

The Prius catches flak form car guys because it is the antithesis of a drivers car. I think it is very good at what it is designed to do, but I remember when Toyota was known for Supras, MR2s, Celicas etc. Now they are known for the Prius.

nate001

50 MPG sounds good until you find out that the civic can do the same without the extra hybrid stuff, sure the Civic around town is not going to get as near the mileage of the Prius, but since we are talking about road trips, I would have the Civic.

longtimelurker

Without a doubt the best Prius...and a pretty good car, too. The Prius has more upgrades and innovations since the last version, only a few years old, than the phone-it-in Tacoma does since it was last redesigned over ten years ago.

ctpaul

Especially good at 50 MPH in left lane from what I see on the highways.

agentorange

ctpaul said:

Especially good at 50 MPH in left lane from what I see on the highways.

Clearly, you haven't mixed it with some of the Prius drivers we have in Vegas. 50 mph is what they do on surface streets.

jbkendrick

I've had my 2016 Prius 4 for two weeks now, and have 1,100 miles on it. My first tank was 656 miles on 10.1 gal and my average for the entire 1,100 miles of mixed mostly highway at 65 - 70 mph, and suburban roads is 65.5. I don't think you'll see that anytime soon in your Civic. Oh, and does your Civic have radar cruise control that stops the car in traffic, and resumes when the traffic starts moving again? There is a great deal of misconception on what the new Prius is and is not. The only way to tell for sure is to go to a dealer and try it out. I know because that is what I did, and I'm coming out of a 2011 Golf TDI with 115k, so I know what a driver's car feels like. J

opfreak

what about passing on a 2 lane road? took a road trip in my m235 for the first time. I'm in love with passing power now.

rcflint

The non hybrid Civic hasn't been made that get get 50 mpg. Best we ever got in out 2006 was 39.