Prius vs Touring Prius

What is the major difference between Prius Touring sedan vs regular Prius? I
know the 16" wheels but what else? Also, what effect does the 16" wheels
have on the ride?

Bob

bob <stein6@adelphia.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> What is the major difference between Prius Touring sedan vs regular Prius?
> I know the 16" wheels but what else? Also, what effect does the 16" wheels
> have on the ride?[/color]

Harsher but sportier ride. Replacement tires cost a bit more,
$136 vs $106 each for Michelin Pilot vs Michelin MXV4+ Energy,
both of which might be improvements over the OEM tires, although
the Michelin Pilots have higher rolling resistance.

Bridgestone Turanza, not a good tire, is $101 versus $73 each.

A co-worker has the Touring, I have the regular, and we seem to get
about the same gas mileage.

"bob" <stein6@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:_cidnYuwHc2fySjYnZ2dnUVZ_tyinZ2d@adelphia.com...[color=blue]
> What is the major difference between Prius Touring sedan vs regular Prius?
> I know the 16" wheels but what else? Also, what effect does the 16" wheels
> have on the ride?
>
> Bob
>[/color]
You can check out the differences at [url]www.toyota.com[/url].

It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights standard.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
>> suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights
>> standard.[/color]
>
> Seems to me mostly a way for Toyota to charge more.
>
> However I'm fairly certain that the Touring model would do better
> on a skidpad.[/color]

Don't you actually have to be able to move before you can skid?

Bill Tuthill wrote:[color=blue]
> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=green]
>> It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
>> suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights standard.[/color]
>
> Seems to me mostly a way for Toyota to charge more.
>
> However I'm fairly certain that the Touring model would do better
> on a skidpad. I can't find any numbers on the web, and I don't read
> car magazines nowadays. They might not be interested in a car that
> takes 10 seconds to go 0-60, anyway.
>
> The thing the Prius should really have is visors with telescopic ends
> to fully shield the side window on driver and passenger side.
> The RAV4 has them...
>[/color]

I'd be careful about the 16" wheels if you live in a state where tire
chains are sometimes required (by the authorities, not necessarily
because they are necessary for traction) in the mountains. Sometimes
when automakers put on larger wheels, the wheel well clearance is too
small for chains.

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:45b6528f@news.meer.net...[color=blue]
> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
>> suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights
>> standard.[/color]
>
> Seems to me mostly a way for Toyota to charge more.
>
> However I'm fairly certain that the Touring model would do better
> on a skidpad. I can't find any numbers on the web, and I don't read
> car magazines nowadays. They might not be interested in a car that
> takes 10 seconds to go 0-60, anyway.
>
> The thing the Prius should really have is visors with telescopic ends
> to fully shield the side window on driver and passenger side.
> The RAV4 has them...
>[/color]

Our Sequoia has 2 visors for each side - one only flips up and down while
the other swings to the side. The one that swings to the side has the
pull-out extensions. It is a nice convenience to not have to flip the visor
from front to side. I think the concept was first introduced when the
Taurus was introduced.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:45b6528f@news.meer.net...[color=blue]
> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
>> suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights
>> standard.[/color]
>
> Seems to me mostly a way for Toyota to charge more.[/color]

but it's only about $800 more. not bad for fog lamps and bigger wheels
normally..
[color=blue]
> However I'm fairly certain that the Touring model would do better
> on a skidpad. I can't find any numbers on the web, and I don't read
> car magazines nowadays. They might not be interested in a car that
> takes 10 seconds to go 0-60, anyway.
> The thing the Prius should really have is visors with telescopic ends
> to fully shield the side window on driver and passenger side.
> The RAV4 has them...[/color]

doesn't it have tinted glass?

bob

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
news:96c61$45b66cc8$44a4a10d$2568@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
> Our Sequoia has 2 visors for each side - one only flips up and down
> while the other swings to the side. The one that swings to the side
> has the pull-out extensions. It is a nice convenience to not have to
> flip the visor from front to side. I think the concept was first
> introduced when the Taurus was introduced.[/color]

I think all vehicles should have this; how much extra can this cost? One
of the most annoying things in driving is traveling on a mildly meandering
road into the sun and having to keep on fwapping it back and forth...
Tomes

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:45b6528f@news.meer.net...[color=green]
>> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> It looks like the Touring gets 16" wheels with a lower profile, a "tuned
>>> suspension," and high intensity discharge headlamps and foglights
>>> standard.[/color]
>>
>> Seems to me mostly a way for Toyota to charge more.
>>
>> However I'm fairly certain that the Touring model would do better
>> on a skidpad. I can't find any numbers on the web, and I don't read
>> car magazines nowadays. They might not be interested in a car that
>> takes 10 seconds to go 0-60, anyway.
>>
>> The thing the Prius should really have is visors with telescopic ends
>> to fully shield the side window on driver and passenger side.
>> The RAV4 has them...
>>[/color]
>
> Our Sequoia has 2 visors for each side - one only flips up and down while
> the other swings to the side. The one that swings to the side has the
> pull-out extensions. It is a nice convenience to not have to flip the
> visor from front to side. I think the concept was first introduced when
> the Taurus was introduced.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]

One of the few items on my 91 Taurus which never broke. Even the cupholders
broke so that is saying something (although Ford upgraded cars to an
improved cupholder for free.)

"Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:96c61$45b66cc8$44a4a10d$2568@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>> Our Sequoia has 2 visors for each side - one only flips up and down while
>> the other swings to the side. The one that swings to the side has the
>> pull-out extensions. It is a nice convenience to not have to flip the
>> visor from front to side. I think the concept was first introduced when
>> the Taurus was introduced.[/color]
>
> I think all vehicles should have this; how much extra can this cost? One
> of the most annoying things in driving is traveling on a mildly meandering
> road into the sun and having to keep on fwapping it back and forth...
> Tomes[/color]
I agree, the 2-visor setup is very convenient. I would gladly trade the
massaging back seat and rear radio controls in my car for the 2-visor setup.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)