Toyota Prius C (2012): Full user’s review – Part 3

The Eco Score system installed in the car awards the driver points on best handling. The scores range from 1 through 100. The Eco Score hands out the points on good start, cruise and stop. After a while it turns out that a good start in C is easy but the stopping and cruising are hardest parts.

The system does not seem to have incorporated the algorithms for rush hours and/or hills, as in hilly areas. The stopping requires a full mechanism to understand in order to earn good grades from Eco Score, which might be easy to learn for an astronaut but not for a person like me.

The Prius C comes equipped with Entune, Toyota’s operating system installed in the stereo. However, the latest version in the 2012 hatchback is an upgraded improvement to the likes of Camry, Prius V and the original Prius.

The menus load quickly and Entune provides the information like gas prices at the nearby gas stations and traffic data in a snap, whereas, the previous version used to take forever to load and download data packets from the web. Even Bing search returns results quickly.

The stereo is also compatible with smartphones like iPhone. Toyota provides an adaptor for iPhone connect to Entune. Once connected, the 6.1-inch screen shows the menus allowed by Apple. The user can navigate through the playlists; make calls and many more things.

All smartphones connect to the Entune seamlessly via Bluetooth. Again, the user can makes calls. Toyota has provided voice recognition software, with which the driver can speak the message. However, Apple does not allow the messages to be displayed on the car stereo’s screen.

In a nutshell, the car is an upgrade in many ways to its predecessors. The stereo software is an improvement for a start. The power train is a good amalgamation of fuel and power efficiency. The price may be high for a hatchback but throw in the hybrid variable and the whole picture changes.

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