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.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Mar 5 2012, 05:43 PM

I really hope uve given this some very serious thought. I think the Prius C is really poor in design.

Well, for me i guess its the price comparison as always and a value for money proposition. If it was much cheaper, i would have turned a blind eye towards its design and interior plastics but for almost RM100K, i dont think its worth.

But have a read of the following article which gives quite good reviews about the Prius C over the Honda Insight:

http://www.cars.com/toyota/prius-c/2012/ex...ws/?revid=58230

For the Americans who are paying only about US$25K for the top of the line Prius C, i would probably have the same view as him. But tell them to pay US$97K for the Prius C and then see what their comments will be like.
(dont do a currency conversion since we're comparing against ppl earning & living in the US and not tourists)

So indirectly ure protraying yerself as a fool eh?

Ure obviously not getting my point then. Im not refering to Malaysians in general. Im refering to MYSELF and my justification of value for money. We've all been taken for a ride by the Japs for far too long. Yes no doubt they have given us good quality products and a good ride but all that has changed since about 3 years ago when the Korean revival started. And as long as we continue to support the Japs by accepting their vastly inferior spec'd cars, they will continue to feed us with crap.

Just look at the upcoming Camry. Toyota actually dares to launch a 2.0L so called '2012 new generation' flagship car that uses the same 2006 engine and the same 4 speed auto gearbox here in Malaysia/Asia. Would they dare to do the same in the US for a similar price? They would be torn to shreads by GM and Chevrolet and be thrown out of the country.

But here in Malaysia, we will continue to accept Toyota in all its glory paying super high premiums for practically 'empty' cars while kissing the Toyota emblem to kingdom come.

Trust me. These are the words of a die hard Toyota man who has had 9 years of good service from Toyota.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Mar 6 2012, 02:54 PM

Bro,

Do u even know me ah? Go check out the history of my posts on LYN. Im a much bigger Toyota supporter than you are. So for me to actually bash Toyota, u can imagine how disappointed i am with the current crop of vehicles coming out of them.

Yes pricing we can blame UMW Toyota. But do u also blame them for the 4 speed GB and the 2006 generation engine for the upcoming 2012 2.0L Camry? Is that UMW's fault? Common bro. Open your eyes. I was like you supporting Toyota all the way and bashing everybody else till i realised that they have been actually taking us all for a ride by giving us practically empty cars while charging us super high prices. Ill always value Toyota for the superb after sales service and quality but thats about it. I didnt really enjoy driving my car. It was just a point to point empty car. There was no joy and satisfaction from the car itself.