Don't get rid of the warning message. Reword it to "Door Ajar." I don't think Toyota will change it either. iPhone ?
It already shows the 'Door Ajar' picture on the dashboard display. I am not sure what else is needed.
I am the owner of a 2010 prius II, not Two. I am enjoying it very much but have a suggestion for improving the breed. It would be nice to have the steering less sensitive (fast) at highway speeds, as is the case in many exotic automobiles. When in excess of say 75 mph. As the steering is electrically controlled I think it would be an easy modification, and add to our driving enjoyment. Just my opinion, of course........ P.S. Love this forum.....
Or maybe multiple engines choices like other cars have: 1.8 for standard equipment. 1.5 for economy/lower price. V6 for power/smoothness. - Of course Toyota probably won't do it, given they decided the 1.5 liter was too small & decided upsizing was better. I doubt we'll see a three-cylinder 1.0 engine. Maybe the V6.
This has to be my biggest complaint with the Prius. The manual says 11.9, we all know that you cannot achieve this. Imagine if you could actually put 12 gallons in the tank! 600 miles a fill up with a 2 gallon reserve would be awesome. Why not a 18 gallon tank and go 900 miles per fill up? Please Toyota make the gas tank bigger or at least be able to actually put 12 gallons in it.
Only the North American GenII Prius has the bladder. Everyone else and every other model has a real tank so you can actually put the full amount in. The Japanese Prius GenII has a 60L tank (15.9 gallons). So there might be some reason for the difference in the US market, but I am not sure what. It would be nice to have a larger tank, but I don't see it as a problem. I go 300-400 miles and fill up. Doesn't matter what the fuel gauge says, I don't feel it necessary to play chicken with the petrol gauge.
I have a Gen 3 Prius...which does not have the gas bladder. But I'm perfectly happy with the gas tank capacity. While a larger tank, would allow for longer distances/time between fill ups...it would take more space, and when full create more weight. And I personally like going as far as I do go, with the smaller gas tank....it's equal or exceeds the distance possible with most peoples "regular" vehicle...usually I'm going 400-500 miles on a tank between fill ups. And the smaller tank means a more economical price paid to refill. So when I finally do have to fill up....it's usually 10 gallons or less I'm purchasing. So I love going a "Big Tank" distance...and then filling a "Small Tank". So I'm really not onboard with the idea of wanting a significantly bigger tank on my Prius.
Of all the cars I've owned, I believe the driving range is only about 300-400 miles. Manufacturers tend to want to hit this range on their cars. Too little would be inconvenient going to fill up all the time, too much would add too much weight to the car, thus reducing MPG. There's just a good balance having a range of 300-400 miles.
Count your blessings - it's even worse in the Plug-in Prius, about 2 gallons further short. It's about tradeoff compromise between passenger space, cargo space, mpg, etc. The toyota engineers probably thought long and hard about the final choices after serious consideration. It would be pretty cool, however, if we could customize such things the way we do electronic gadgets like smart phones, if it didn't significantly effect costs. Maybe choosing an option of losing a few cubic feet of trunk space to gain a few more gallons would be nice. The same would be true with bigger battery packs. I suspect further engineering and manufacturing costs are a big issue preventing these customizable options thus far.
I can sympathize, but they're not going to put an adult-sized tank into a car that's principally designed as a city commuter. It's a thrust-to-weight thing. I have a 500-mile range in my G3. I get about 50MPG and there's an 11.8-ish gallon tank, which would normally mean about 590 miles if you have the intestinal fortitude to go well past the DTE=0 point on this car. The number of 600 and 700 mile-per-tank members in this forum suggests that many do. Would I like to see an bigger tank on this car??? Yes, but I'd also like to see a drop-top, rear wheel drive car with about 250BHP that gets 50MPG and has a body style that resembles a roadster and not a door-stop. I'm just guessing here....but I'm thinking that the G4 is going to have about the same sized tank, which is OK. For me? 500-550 miles is enough. YMMV!
i imagine if you drive 5 or 600 miles a day with no gas stations along the way, this would be an important feature.
My old Acura Integra went about as far as a Model S85 on a single tank, about 250 miles. I filled up 10 gallons when the light came on out of a rated 13 gallons. It always make me chuckle when people complain about the tank capacity in a Prius when the light comes on. With my 25 mpg, I was glad of the 3 gallon buffer. C6916 ?
