among myvi, prius c & vios of cos prius c a better car. but u can't really compare myvi against prius c because u aren't comparing apple to apple... u are like comparing peanut to an apple and ask which one more filling?

why didn't compare against insight ?

Dun need 4 months. The seconds I'm sitting inside with that price tag, it's a no no already. Toyota should have consider the design. Viva with hard plastic everywhere is ok becoz of the price tag. 100k for that. Macam not worth already. Sorry for Prius C fan. Just my 2 cents. Dun bombard me ya. Kekeke

vios, city, and insight doesnt have soft plastics if IIRC.

even the prius uses hard plastic.

I sit in one yesterday. The fabric and dashboard is worst than Vios. The colour scheme is totally off the chart.

how is it worse? the vios also uses plastic dash isnt it?

fabric i und la...cuz vios leather seats ma..but dashboard and door panel, the vios and insight aint too good.

the insight's armrest is also a joke for a 100k car. like persona arm rest

Its interior feels cheap, and is cheap actually. Low quality plastics and worst of all the lines on the dashboard. Do remember that without tax exemption this is a 120+k car yet this is what you get. Vios uses hard plastic too but when you sit in it, it doesnt give you that "cheap car" feel that u grt from prius c.Engine aside, insights interior looks or feels way more solid then prius c, probably because of the design.

This post has been edited by Kalist0: Mar 4 2012, 08:36 PM

for me, 'quality' is really subjective.to some, even plastic wood look alike is 'premium'

anyway, one have to understand, these cars are actually very costly to make, imagine a 10k battery plus 2 motor generators in addition to a regular engine.

not to forget the ECVT and complicated ECU and regenerative brakes.

want the premium one, get the ct-200h.

as told by toyota SA balakong. within 3 month u can get the car subject to colour avaibility

This post has been edited by wkho555: Mar 4 2012, 08:56 PM

Yup dats y if vios could make its cheap interior look 'ok' then a car like prius c should do better. And honestly, the new facelifted prius' interior has the ugly fake leather designs on the plastic which makes it look fugly. Just my opiniOn tho.

Which car "cheap" plastic look so high class in ur view ah?

The grey colour of the plastic dashboard makes it look cheap. The blue stripe on the dashboard and front doors make it look cheaper.

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Added on March 4, 2012, 9:51 pmWe never complain about the technology in the car. We are simply saying that the interior design is a bit off the chart. It feels cheap. It does not match the modern and striking exterior.


This post has been edited by victor_hoh: Mar 4 2012, 09:51 PM

I think what kalist0 is very very true. For Prius C fans please don't take it the wrong way.. I am not against prius c, in itself IMO its one the best value-for-money cars available at that price range offering so much advantages (HSD, 7 airbags.. etc). However we need to admit the interior does falls short of what most people would expect from a 90k+ cars.

I am currently driving a vios, when i went to toyota showroom and sat on prius c i immediately felt the bad choice of colours (this could be individual preference though) and the quality of the plastics. Initially i thought maybe i am just being sensitive... then i went to try sit on the vios in the showroom.. omg.. i can really feel the difference!.

Its true that the dashboards for every cars are mostly made of plastics.. but they could differ in their quality... same with our water tumblers compared against mineral water bottles etc we are using daily.

PRIUS c Interior

probably more money was spent on the technology rather than the interior..
to me, toyota mostly concentrate on their interior feel rather than the looks of the car, because to me, most of their models has that grown-up feeling..i can't say uncle/aunty car because nissan especially teana and selphy already won that award...no hard feelings..
i guess some frankenstein problem happened
thus the plastic feel and look of the interior of the prius c...
well, the car aint in the higher class category cars so i guess toyota got no choice but to go with this kind of interior look lol..
but toyota no need worry so much...still got people buy the car despite what everybody says...
no matter what toyota bring out...sure got people buy

This post has been edited by Jinster: Mar 4 2012, 11:02 PM

uhmm shouldn't say high class, more like solid. if you look inside forte,vios or city, the plastics give you a sense of solidness. but in prius c... feels like myvi

Sorry for the interior...

A huge sum of what u paying will be invested on the technology
*take note technology expires in no time...

I agree with you...

it is not like we complaint on the plastic... it is OK using plastic... most modern card has replace PU and use plastic... I have no objection on plastic but... how I put it... it is like a half bake car... on 1 hand you have great Hybrid system.. exterior of the car have those special fins that deflect wind to make it more aerodynamic and stylo but when open the door it all crash... some how the designers seems to failed to notice that drivers see the interior most of the time... cant they just design a better interior... since they already put a start stop button there surely they notice the trend of a better interior...

now it is like a myvi with a start stop button interior kinda of feel...

I have went to the showroom to see the car... have you squeeze the front 2 seats you can literally touch the metal frame inside it is so thin... the sales man say they make it thinner so have more leg room... but seriously if go long journey dont know will the seat sag or not...

Agree for that, technology expires in no time...

Probably remain to my proton then see what kind of car the market will offer in the next season.

Tuah is coming up...

Next season... short term or long term??

Short term : Jazz Hybrid... maybee Korea coming in....

Mid Term : EV... Electric Vehicle when they figure out how to fully charge a 400++ volt battery in 5 to 10 min... then can consider

Long term : FCX Clarity or Hydrogen Fuel Car is looking pretty bright...

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Added on March 5, 2012, 8:53 amI have nothing to say on this car except it uses
CFE engine (soft turbo like those used in volvo engine)
Traction Control which is way overdue in all Malaysian car...
2 or maybee more airbags which is also way overdue for local made car...
ABS hope it is now a standard brake not optional...
3 or maybee more STARS from NCAP (I think we can do better)
more quality button and switches (Please dont cut cost in this area)
better NVH hahaha not going to happen in proton...

This post has been edited by calvin_ng: Mar 5 2012, 08:53 AM