Having just returned from a 3500 road trip to s. Spain in our 2.0 design TS, I can say that the ride of the Design even on 17"rims, is not as forgiving as my Gen 4 Prius also on 17".
spanish Road humps and very nasty "gullies", become very crashy, which they never did on the Prius.
the 2.0 mind you, does not scream gearbox wise, when crossing the Pyrenees in a spirited fashion, and the car will show green and red power arrows on certain throttle settings, meaning both Ice and 'E, operating.
a quick flick Off the accelerator pedal, and the Pulse & Glide will operate, with rev counter dropping to 0….the car will go much further in e-mode than the 1.8 Prius ever did.
I too miss the HUD, but bought an Amazon plug in hud, mainly for speed in kms, and this works well
cant drive to Spain without a space saver, so that is in my boot, plus a much needed sun roof and tow bar for bikes.
car managed nearly 59 mpg over 3500 miles…so not too bad
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