Finally made the switch to the Clarity Plug In and though I'm still getting used to it, I'm glad I made the change. There are things I miss about my Toyota but hopefully with time, I will adjust. I honestly thought my next car would be all electric but the reality is that for my situation, I will go months without ever filling up. Looking back, I never saw myself buying a Prius but the reality is that it's such a great car. I want to thank everyone in this forum for all the valuable information I received over the years.
defining success: clarity monthly sales just passed prime or toyota has 20+ years of reliable ev production, honda only has a few.
Those with proven track record become complacent, and the ones with bad rep try harder? That said, nobody's turning my head right now.
It looks line non-plugin version of prius is gonna die soon, with the new corolla hybrid from 2020 onwards. Toyo has already killed Prius C to make room for their new toy
Unless Toyota brings over the Corolla Touring Sports, the Prius is still an alternative body style since it’s a hatchback vs. the Corolla sedan. That being said, Toyota is now at a crossroad. Do they continue to offer the next gen Prius in hybrid form or stick with PHEV only.
I don't see why. I hope not. The way they're arranging the levels, the current styling exercises, I think there's a chance they may inadvertantly kill it. I wouldn't presume there's any overly clever strategy at play, lol.
The overall Toyota strategy of introducing new models and killing old models is very clear with the merge of Scion models with Toyota models and consolidating them. I guess from the looks wise, Prius is uglier than corolla. Once corolla gets the soul of Toyota soul, Prius (non plug in)sales would be dropped deadly. Only they can keep is prime to keep their PHEV market where others(honda clarity etc) are rushing in.
We've had the Auris Hybrid (hatchback version of the Corolla) for some time in Europe and other markets with the same drivetrain as the Gen 3 Prius, and it hasn't exactly killed off the Prius. Besides offering a sedan version, this is nothing particularly new. Scion was some North American curiosity and mostly just badge engineering of models already available in Japan and Europe. The Scion iM was just a 2nd gen Toyota Auris with a different grille, for example.
