Hey hey! After thinking about buying a Prius for a while, I finally did it and damn happy with it! Bought myself a Winter Gray Metallic 2011 Prius IV. Took a relaxing 270 mile road trip driving the car to get used to it. Here is what I've figured out so far. I am literally invisible on the road. It feels safer driving with the lights on. Bought five dollar circular blind spot mirrors for a little more visibility out of the sides. Seats are comfy and heated, so it seems to works well in winter. I enjoy the ECO button's pedal feel 99.9% of the time. EV mode is really nice to not bother the neighbors late at night. Use it to leave our block and then put it back in ECO. I spend too much time playing with the dashboard. More then enough power to get on and boogie if needed. I hear more road noise then my own car. Can't get used to that. The JBL sound better then a lot of OEM systems I've heard in other cars. The car also has Bluetooth and works great with Google Voice and Music on my Android phone. and Read through the forum and everyone seems pretty helpful, so figured I would join in and say hi!
Welcome! Enjoy hybrid driving. By the way, you have a 3rd Gen 2011 Prius Trim level IV. The trim level is similar to model designations. (Corolla LE vs Corolla SE, for instance.) The 4th Gen Prius is 2016 & newer. Here is a good place to further research your car. Gen 3 (2010-2015) Toyota Prius Forums | PriusChat
