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Toyota Prius Prime [US] 2023

When the Prius plug-in concept was first unveiled at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, few could have predicted the important role it would play in the future of mobility.It offered customers a versatile solution with pure electric or hybrid modes, impeccable MPG and all the technology you would expect from a Prius, making it the perfect complement to the third generation Prius range. Fast forward and the automaker ushers in a new era of Prius heritage with the unveiling of the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. This plug-in hybrid model continues to hit customers in its 10th year of production offer zero-emission, battery-powered hybrid or city mode for fuel-efficient on-road driving. And now this plug-in is an exciting experience in its own right, offering even more power and technology in an already amazing package.Featuring a larger lithium-ion battery that increases EV range by more than 50% over the previous 25-mile range. With more than 20 million hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles sold worldwide, the all-new Prius Prime adds a flexible player to Toyota's ever-expanding electric vehicle offering. As part of Toyota's differentiated approach to carbon neutrality, the Prius Prime is part of a range that aims to go beyond zero. With ten hybrids, two plug-in hybrids, the new bZ4X battery electric vehicle and Mirai's zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell technology, Toyota is committed to finding highly efficient, zero-emission solutions that fit the lifestyle of consumers in the United States. Symbolic of this commitment, the 2023 Prius will be Toyota's first vehicle to feature the new "Beyond Zero". distinctive, a global effort to make our products, manufacturing and more carbon neutral. The main goal of the Toyota Prius Prime is to allow it to have a similar philosophy as the new Prius hybrid model, but with something more: more efficiency, technology, safety and even a little character. Overall, the goal is to build a vehicle that not only meets the practical needs of today's customers, but also their emotions, and that starts with a new range of sporty versions. Available in top-of-the-line SE, XSE and XSE trim levels, the 2023 Prius Prime is based on the second-generation TNGA-C platform, which offers a low center of gravity with reduced weight and increased rigidity over the previous generation. Result? A wider track and a lowered, sporty-comfortable driving position. The all-new Prius Prime also combines sportiness with cutting-edge technology: a sunroof.This integrated charging feature uses roof-mounted solar panels to charge the Prius Prime's battery while stationary.The panels offer additional power for additional functions such as climate control while driving and use a smart design that hides the electrodes for a uniform and bright appearance. Compared to the previous generation Prius Prime, it is 2 inches lower, 1 inch wider, 1 inch longer and the hip point is almost 1 inch lower.Traction battery placement has also been optimized and placed under the rear seat for a low center of gravity and increased cargo capacity. Performance Ready When it comes to performance, the Toyota Prius Prime is fit for purpose, with a plug-in hybrid system designed to improve both fuel economy and performance over its predecessor.



The feel of acceleration and vehicle speed control have also been improved, providing a unique driving experience and throttle response for EVs. Under the hood lies a fifth-generation hybrid powertrain, paired with a 2.0-liter engine and a new lithium-ion battery pack under the rear seat. The result is a more than 50% increase in zero-emission electric range, a power increase from nearly 100hp to 220hp, and a 0-60 time in Level 6.6 seconds. Making the Grade The all-new 2023 Toyota Prius Prime takes standard and available features to a whole new level. Whether one chooses SE, XSE or the XSE Premium grade - in Wind Chill Pearl, Cutting Edge, Guardian Gray, Black or Supersonic Red - Prius Prime drivers will be ready to look to the road ahead. SE grade Standard Features 17-inch alloy wheels with wheel covers 8-inch audio multimedia touchscreen 6 USB-c ports Softex and leather trimmed heated steering wheel Rain sensing windshield wipers Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA) Traffic Jam Assist Optional features Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking (PA w/AB) XSE grade Standard Features 19-inch unique wheel 8-inch audio multimedia touchscreen 6 USB-c ports Softex and leather trimmed heated steering wheel Rain sensing windshield wipers Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA) Clear taillight Auto-dimming rearview mirror & Home Link Two additional cup holders for rear seat passengers Driver and passenger heated seats 8-way power driver's seat Perforated SofTex sport seats with red accents SofTex seats Rain-sensing wipers Smart key Wireless charger Direct light illumination Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking (PA w/AB) Traffic Jam Assist Optional features 12.3-inch audio multimedia touchscreen Fixed glass roof Digital Key XSE Premium grade Standard Features 19-inch unique wheel 12.3-inch audio multimedia touchscreen JBL® Premium Audio System with 8 speakers 6 USB-c ports Softex and leather trimmed heated steering wheel Rain sensing windshield wipers Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA) Driver and passenger heated and ventilated seats with memory Fixed glass roof Digital Key Power back door 8-way power driver's seat SofTex seats Rain-sensing wipers Smart key Wireless charger Direct light illumination Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking (PA w/AB) Traffic Jam Assist Optional features Advanced Park Digital rearview mirror Rear seat heater Panoramic View Monitor Solar glass roof.

The all-new 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is packed with tools to make your life easier, thanks to the available 12.3-inch Toyota multimedia audio system, designed and tuned by Toyota's Texas-based Connected Technology team. Prius drivers also have access to a variety of advanced connectivity and convenience features, including over-the-air (OTA) updates. users can interact with the system through intuitive voice and touch commands. With the available connected service Drive Connect, the driver and front passenger have access to the smart assistant, cloud navigation and destination assistant.Thanks to the smart assistant, simple sentences like “Hey Toyota”; Wake the system to activate voice commands to look up directions, find points of interest (POI), adjust audio controls, change cabin temperature and more. Cloud Navigation, an in-car navigation solution, uses the cloud to download the latest available maps, traffic and route information. To bring you the latest search experience, POI searches are based on Google's POI data. Destination Assist also gives you 24/7 access to live assistance to help you find your next destination. The new Toyota Audio Multimedia enables dual Bluetooth® phone connectivity with Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ standard wireless compatibility.In addition to enhanced connectivity, the Prius Prime comes with a one-month Wi-Fi Connect trial that offers 4G connectivity for up to five devices, turning the Prius Prime into an AT&T hotspot. In addition to the already robust audio playback capabilities with HD Radio®, USB data and a 3-month trial subscription to the SiriusXM® Platinum plan, Wi-Fi Connect also enables new built-in streaming capabilities, giving customers the ability to create their own separate Apple Music ® and Amazon Music in an in-vehicle control vehicle. For those seeking an enhanced audio experience, the Prius Prime features an eight-speaker JBL® Premium Sound System that creates a mobile concert experience for any music genre. Standard on Limited trim only, using Clari-Fi® technology the system is able to bring compressed digital music formats to life and enhance the audio experience. A number of additional connected services are available for every Prius Prime.Safety Connect includes an Emergency Response Button (SOS), 24/7 Advanced Roadside Assistance, Automatic Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle Search and Collision Assistance with a trial period of up to 10 years. Service Connect offers drivers the ability to receive vehicle health reports, maintenance alerts and reminders, even with a trial period of up to 10 years. The Toyota app allows users to stay connected to their Prius Prime with a one year Remote Connect trial available for LE and Standard for XLE and Limited. Users can turn on headlights, lock/unlock doors, and start the vehicle remotely. Users can also check vehicle status, receive reminder notifications, and set up guest notifications for the driver.A digital key is also standard on Remote Connect for XLE and Limited, making it easy to lock and unlock doors, remote start and more from your smartphone. Prepared to deal with all your gadget charging needs, the Prius Prime is furnished with six USB ports in the lodge. Front and center, two Sort C USB ports at the lower part of the middle stack in addition to two more Sort C USB ports in the mid control area. For second-line travelers, two Sort C USB ports are situated at the base back of the mid control area.

 

Accommodation highlights are in abundance for Prius Prime, as well. Vulnerable side Screen (BSM) with Back Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) is standard on all grades. Front and Back Stopping Help with Programmed Slowing down (Dad w/Stomach muscle) is accessible on SE and standard on XSE and XSE Premium. An All encompassing Perspective Screen is accessible on XSE Premium and gives a live turning 360-degree view around the vehicle. High level Park is accessible on XSE Top notch, a sans hands framework intended to help you with equal stopping or maneuvering into a parking spot.

 For 2023, Prius Prime will come norm with the most recent Toyota Security Sense age, TSS 3.0. This set-up of dynamic wellbeing frameworks incorporates the current list of capabilities accessible on the earlier age Prius Prime however incorporates a few extra improvements and capacities.

 

This set-up of security highlights incorporates:

 

Pre-Crash Framework with Person on foot Location

Path Takeoff Alert with Guiding Help

Max throttle Reach Dynamic Radar Voyage Control

Path Following Help

Street Sign Help

Programmed High Pillars

Proactive Driving Help

One more new expansion to Prius Prime's security highlights is Proactive Driving Help. While framework working circumstances are met, utilizing the vehicle's camera and radar, this framework gives delicate slowing down into bends or delicate slowing down as well as directing to assist with supporting driving undertakings, for example, distance control between a first vehicle, walker or bicyclist. Proactive Driving Help isn't intended to sub for the Pre-Impact Framework and works in various conditions.

 

The Toyota Wellbeing Sense highlights from the earlier age Prius Prime have been upgraded for TSS 3.0:

 The Pre-Crash Framework with Passerby Identification has improved discovery abilities on account of new framework sensors. It gets upgraded convergence support with further developed identification capacity in specific conditions. It likewise adds the ability to recognize motorcyclists, notwithstanding bicyclists and people on foot.

Path Takeoff Alert with Directing Help has improved path acknowledgment that incorporates identification of specific 3D items, similar to guardrails, that might be utilized to assist with characterizing the path.

Max throttle Reach Dynamic Radar Journey Control adds a fourth following distance setting, from the beforehand accessible three. Upgraded vehicle recognition considers the capacity to distinguish more than one going before vehicle, as well as vehicles in nearby paths. This assists the framework with giving smoother, more regular speed changes, particularly when the driver moves to another lane.

Like Path Takeoff Alert, path acknowledgment is upgraded for Path Following Help. This framework presently likewise gives more space between vehicles being passed in nearby paths. It works by balancing the vehicles' driving way with minor controlling changes while keeping the vehicle inside its path.

A Crisis Driving Stop Framework has been added to Path Following Help. It's intended to screen the driver's bits of feedbacks, like guiding activity, to decide whether they're distracted or non-responsive, for example, during a health related crisis. This component can halt the vehicle on the off chance that the driver doesn't answer alarms to assume command.

Street Sign Help gets extended sign location capacities that currently incorporate specific convergence signs and cautioning signs, similar to person on foot intersections.

Prius Prime - Redesigned Comfort

 

Toyota Prius Prime will likewise come norm for certain extra elements made conceivable by the prepared front corner radar sensors and a driver screen camera. These highlights incorporate Path Change Help, Front Cross Traffic Ready, High level Park and, a first among the Toyota line-up, Gridlock Help.

 

Path Change Help works in a joint effort with Path Following Help, meaning it likewise possibly works when DRCC is enacted. At the point when a driver to some degree draws in the blinker, the framework sensors screen to affirm there are no vehicles in the way of the path change, and afterward gives guiding help into the new path with the driver's hands on the directing wheel.

 

Front Cross Traffic Ready purposes the front corner radar sensors to recognize vehicles drawing nearer from the side in circumstances, for example, when halted at a convergence. Bolts are shown to caution the driver, and in the event that the driver endeavors to continue when there's cross traffic, the vehicle gives a perceptible ready and cautioning on the MID.

High level Park executes the important controlling and brake controls to explore the vehicle into a chose parking spot. High level Park is fit for equal stopping, maneuvering into an opposite parking spot, and can help with leaving a parking spot, all sans hands under the driver's oversight.

Gridlock Help is a first to Toyota and Prius Prime and can assist with removing a portion of the pressure from the low-speed, unpredictable driving stuck. While driving on a roadway with DRCC and LTA enacted, in the event that the framework sensors distinguish traffic is easing back, and on the off chance that working circumstances are met, this framework will help by giving speed increase, slowing down and sans hands directing control under dynamic watch of the driver. This framework is intended to work just under rates of around 25 miles each hour, and the driver screen camera should affirm the driver has their eyes headed for take into consideration sans hands activity. Assuming working circumstances are not generally met, or on the other hand on the off chance that the speed of traffic increments past 25 miles each hour, the framework will incite the driver to assume command over the vehicle.