yea, prius C is bad. lets buy fiesta and keep rm20k to put petrol win-win.

aiyo, fixed already!!   

really bad interior.. even the engine compartment look sub standard

sales of Insight will drop..thats for sure!

The Dashboard is so so so boring... bet myvi dash is nicer

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Added on February 21, 2012, 1:36 pm

Agree... but there is a downside to this technology... you see By doing this the car is 100% depending on the nimh battery pack and the car cannot move without it as when the time the priusC nimh cell die the compressor and water pump cannot run... your car engine will over heat...

Insight is called parallel hybrid and it rely on independent power source... meaning the Insight nimh battery only assist nothing more.. (hence called IMA)
when the nimh pack die/expired the car can drive like normal and uses normal starter to start the car... the car will run like normal 1.3l car... until you get the pack replace... this is much fool proof... and in hard time where no $$$ change nimh pack can rely on petrol at the mean time...

dont tell me prius NIMH can last lifetime... no battery can last a lifetime it is a matter of time... and still wondering why UMW-T still give only 3 years battery warranty???

Mild hybrids are essentially conventional vehicles with some degree of hybrid hardware, but with limited hybrid feature utilization. Typically they are a parallel system with start-stop only or possibly in combination with modest levels of engine assist or regenerative braking features. Unlike full hybrids, Mild hybrids generally cannot provide ICE-OFF all-electric (EV) propulsion.

You are right the engine run all the time but there is a technology in Insight honda uses in the Accord V6 3.5 that is VCM... but insted like V6 that auto shut off 3 out of 6 cylinder Insight uses VCM to turn all all 4 cylinder in EV mode meaning the engine move but no fuel go in and no combustion... but power loss still there as the Electric motor still turn the engine which is not really required...

In Hybrid world there is no Mild/full hybrid there is parallel and Part hybrid...

let me explain

Parallel Hybrid is what Insight uses

it basically sandwitch the IMA motor in between Engine and Gearbox hence it is called parallel or Full time hybrid (you cannot dis engage either of them the both hybrid need to work fulltime to work)

HSD or Part Hybrid is what Toyota uses

it basically insted of a paralles setup it put in another planatery gearbox which disengage the ICE or Electric motor or uses both it is at the moment the most efficient hybrid as you dont get power loss like parallel hybrid

Some confusion like 4WD... it is the same shit and confuse used in 4WD world... in 4WD world part 4WD is better than fulltime 4WD

and in hybrid HSD or part hybrid is the best setup as the car can decide which to run or both and not forced to run both fulltime...

so let put it this way FULL HYBRID is SALESMAN BULLSHIT!!! (Mainly toyota salesman lah)

Toyota HSD uses part hybrid and Honda uses Full hybrid but since uncle think full hybrid is better toyota salesman quickly twist the fact...!!! ouch...

fanboy always the most clevr 1....

Toyota HSD uses part hybrid and Honda uses Full hybrid but since uncle think full hybrid is better toyota salesman quickly twist the fact...!!! ouch...

That why Japs dont care about the battery, as at the time the battery died the car already scrap and in someone chop shop already...

honda malaysia's 5k service is hurting them.

Use mineral oil for 10k Toyota sc mah die die accept ur car.....

Fully syn also 5K?
Better use mineral oil.

5K is very quick to achieve, for people that travel regularly, almost every 2 month changing oil then.

Last time, I changed oil for every 12k-14K, using semi-syn, drive for 6-7 years, mileage >160K KM, no problem at all. Engine still in tip top condition.

hm....is he 32 years old? he needs a way to vent his anger.....jerking off doesnt help i guess.

electrical modification ......dont play play. car might caughtfire

still scary....engine oil also got fake one .

There is only 1 person in the entire thread cannot come to conclusion of it...  And still creating term like part hybrid, full link hybrid etc to syiok sendiri...  =.=". Which I think wasting gas to explain to...    Just wanna stop those long article to confuses more forumers...

just went to showroom saw the prius C....the interior is really ugly with the advance meter

but the facelift prius really impress me, the front part is sooo nice :thumb: but the rim...aiyo...with alloy rim, why still but a ulgy rim cover!!!

It hurt..       

I tot usually this kind of comedy happen only in proton thread...  Now a day even Toyota thread Also have fun....
FnF getting more n more interesting...