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Kalist0
post Feb 18 2012, 02:06 PM

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In my opinion, toyotas have better technology compared to honda in the hybrid world. My dad drives a Prius and my mom is waiting for the cvt crz. I have personally took a friends insight for a ride and to be honest, nothing compared to Prius ( in terms of ride stability and 'fun factor'. Of course though, the price difference is there. One thing about the new P C is that the dashboard sucks big time. No offense, I work as a designer and when I see designs like this, it's basically a face palm. The exterior on the other hand looks nice and sporty. What I am tryin to say is the P C deserves a much better dashboard but oh well, interior was never on of toyotas strong points.
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post Feb 18 2012, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(lunchtime @ Feb 18 2012, 03:38 PM)
agreed  thumbup.gif
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that i agree as well biggrin.gif . I guess Lexus has a group of well trained designers while Toyota has a group of fresh graduate designers lol. look at the new camry -.- it spells boring on it.
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post Feb 20 2012, 06:56 PM

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QUOTE(turbocharged @ Feb 20 2012, 05:38 PM)
oh, honla fan boy gonna be so butthurt.
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I reckon lol. Many youngsters would avoid this car due to its 'amazing' interior which looks like a 1999 saga haha
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post Feb 21 2012, 09:28 AM

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i showed my mom the interior of the prius and i was expecting yucks! well she said , 'ok ma'. +1 to old people's car . hahahaha but she agreed that too much cheap plastics used especially the door.
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post Feb 24 2012, 11:18 AM

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QUOTE(ckk125 @ Feb 24 2012, 11:28 AM)
if anything, insight's interior aint too good to start with. the door for one is worse than honda city, not to mention the driver armrest, which is a joke.
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what about cr-z? i guess it pawns all lower end hybrids in terms of design and build quality (maybe interior quality loses out to prius but meh :/ )

Added on February 24, 2012, 11:25 am
QUOTE(turbocharged @ Feb 24 2012, 10:23 AM)
there was once i saw a prius accelerated in straight line, and i must say, i am impressed. its really powerful. the instance torque/lure reminds me of a caldina turbo. just that moment.

all those basher, why not a test drive for prius? test drive is free.
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i've driven my dad's prius a couple of times and basically it feels like any normal 1.8 car. (am driving civic 1.8 for the record) one thing i like about prius is how smooth the ride is and the 'futuristic shaped' dashboard lol. one thing though, when you floor the pedal on the highway dont expect low fc from it -.- funny thing was when my dad floored the pedal and the petrol went down kinda fast, he was like 'wtf? why hybrid also makan minyak?' hahaha i literally sweat.gif .... wan floor pedal dowana lose fc.. walaoweh

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post Feb 25 2012, 08:38 PM

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went to showroom to have alook. well one thing in my mind : cheap. doesn't even fit into the 90k segment if not for the powertrain. the seats, interior are so freaking ugly omg. went to honda to look at the cr-z and total different league but of course the 20k extra.
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post Feb 27 2012, 12:40 AM

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if im not mistaken, it doesn't fare much. from what i see from forums it would probably only a be a difference of around 1 to 2 cents for fuel consumption. crz pawns prius-c flat down but of course the extra 20k is there. quality wise, hats off to honda. i remember asking wtf are there blue rings inside prius c, the salesman told "glow in the dark"......
again, it depends on your need if you have a family then crz no go for u. but if you single, just take CRZ and dont care about fetching others! haha

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post Feb 27 2012, 08:09 PM

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QUOTE(alxdc @ Feb 27 2012, 07:57 PM)
Let's make it simple. Don't talk about both hybrid technology. Both are hybrid. Different designs. To make it simple. Prius and Prius c give the best fuel efficient compare to insight. No doubt about it. But insight still save fuel compare to a normal car. So both cars  win on fuel saving.

You should compare with prius c and insight. Not crz. Crz is a 2 door sports hybrid. So is different caragory.

Honda Insight have the best exterior and interior design especially with the futuristic interior design. U wont get bored of it. Next month Honda bringing in the 2012 facelift. With more improved tuning and stunning new look. Google it Honda insight 2012 and take a look. Insight is spacious. Set in with 5 adults no problem. Insight is powered with a 1.3 ivtec with electronic motor. take a test drive. Insight power doesn't feels like 1.3 rather feels like a 1.6. Insight we have here only comes with 2 airbags.

Prius c. Exterior and interior design looks obsolete  Especially the interior. To make things worse the cheap plastic the dashboard and door panel is terrible. I realised that Prius C concentrate more on fuel saving and safety. Prius c comes with 7 airbags and powered with 1.5 engine. No doubt Prius c give better fuel Savin compare to insight.

My advise. Test drive both cars. Feel the car and  u will find your answer.

Ok if u have the budget and focus more on fuel saving, then go for PRIUS RM140k.

Added on February 27, 2012, 7:10 pm

Or Honda jazz hybrid? Launching soon.
http://paultan.org/2012/02/27/spied-honda-...ng-coming-soon/
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Talking about crz bro. And insight doesn't really feel like 1.6. It's pretty sluggish
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post Mar 3 2012, 12:47 PM

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QUOTE(lightning69 @ Mar 3 2012, 12:47 PM)
How is the built quality interior especially?  Some say the seat is very poor.  What about the plastic interior?  Good or Bad?
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feels plasticky, and in fact feels cheaper than city/vios. just my rm0.02. the seat feels like typical myvi seat.
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post Mar 4 2012, 08:34 PM

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QUOTE(ckk125 @ Mar 4 2012, 09:02 PM)
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
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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.

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post Mar 4 2012, 09:16 PM

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QUOTE(ckk125 @ Mar 4 2012, 09:42 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. tongue.gif
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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. smile.gif
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post Mar 5 2012, 12:01 AM

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QUOTE(BuFung @ Mar 4 2012, 10:28 PM)
Which car "cheap" plastic look so high class in ur view ah?
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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 notworthy.gif
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post Mar 5 2012, 11:12 PM

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QUOTE(cybermaster98 @ Mar 5 2012, 06:41 PM)
I just had a look at the Prius C and i must say despite being a Toyota man, im utterly shocked at the interior design and quality. This has gotta be the worst product that has come out of Toyota in a long time. The specs and engine may be good but the design and interior quality is typical Proton standard. Interior space is very lacking and i doubt ull get any drive satisfaction from this car.

Even if the car costs RM50K, i wouldnt touch it. Let alone RM97K. Toyota should sack their entire design team as the models coming out in recent years have been a total washout in terms of design. Just look at their flagship Camry and ull see how backward they have become. Toyota's brand loyalty will be severely tested in the coming years if they dont stop this rot.  vmad.gif
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i believe it is safe to say, even PROTON SATRIA has a nicer interior and looks more solid then Prius C..

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QUOTE(calvin_ng @ Mar 6 2012, 12:03 AM)
today bring my already retired HOD to see the car... he like the dashboard and he is 70 years old!!!
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probably because his definition of cool is still stucked in the 80s biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(calvin_ng @ Mar 5 2012, 09:49 AM)
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...

Added on March 5, 2012, 8:53 am
actually, i was hoping VW would bring in the Jetta Hybrid. Should be around 120-130k if they bring it in, but doubt it will be anytime soon sad.gif


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post Mar 6 2012, 03:37 PM

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QUOTE(BuFung @ Mar 6 2012, 04:07 PM)
this thread obviously have more basher than supporter...  and this suppose a Prius C thread...
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hahaha there must be a reason then... like why ugly girls no guys chase. icon_idea.gif
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post Mar 8 2012, 10:55 AM

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QUOTE(BuFung @ Mar 8 2012, 10:30 AM)
laugh.gif butthurt Liao...     I said before, the insight screem like hell once u step the peddle hard.... 

Fanboy will giv u all the excuses to deny it... Lol
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1.3 ma. cant force a donkey to run as fast as a horse what icon_rolleyes.gif

Who buys this car? Toyota tells us that it’ll be a younger, less affluent buyer than the liftback averages (naturally), and that the C should end up accounting for 10 to 15 percent of Prius family sales.

Huhu, not gonna happen here with that kind of interior. Probably uncle buy for their son where their son has no say on what car they wan. icon_idea.gif

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post Mar 8 2012, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(turbocharged @ Mar 8 2012, 11:56 AM)
there was a race between toyoda 2.0 altis vs 1.3 hybrid, and someone said hybrid won.

i dunno.
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..... open challenge, doneed 2.0. 1.8 civic VS any hybrid around. (except for anything above lexus maybe flex.gif )

that aside, im actually impressed with the review on the FC. 80mpg.. walao doneed go petrol station liau.

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post Mar 8 2012, 09:31 PM

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QUOTE(watonk @ Mar 8 2012, 07:10 PM)
Far nicer place to spend time...
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poorly trimmed..
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Nice writeups for the unbelievable Prius C thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif
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people will say, design is subjective... doh.gif i guess that shuts me up as i think forte is one hell of an ugly car but alot of people still like it. so... *zipped.
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post Mar 8 2012, 09:35 PM

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QUOTE(BuFung @ Mar 8 2012, 10:33 PM)
U should talk to gregy saying the forte is hell ugly... Lol
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sapa tu? hmm.gif
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post Mar 9 2012, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(StratOS @ Mar 9 2012, 05:20 PM)
He does have a Type-r at home d so this also mod mod lo..  laugh.gif
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Got type r summore buy crz lo. smile.gif eh turbo, book d. Dont wait. Crz pawns all hybrid tongue.gif
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post Mar 10 2012, 10:48 PM

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QUOTE(onibaru @ Mar 10 2012, 11:03 PM)
"each car have it's own pros and cons...so just deal with it.... "

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The saying goes, you get what you pay for. In malaysia, you pay more for what you are supposed to get. Peace.

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QUOTE(turbocharged @ Mar 10 2012, 11:58 AM)
Just now saw a prius c on display. Ok. Quite wide. And the interior not bad. Just in photo look blant. The whole thing seems ok
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Hmm u think the built quality is worth 100k?

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