WheNRG Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 New article in the car connection comparing the C-max to the Prius. http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1097469_ford-c-max-vs-toyota-prius-compare-cars Spoiler alert: the C-max is the winner Jus-A-CMax and ptjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbob Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Spoiler alert: the C-max is the winner Jus-A-CMax, obob, ptjones and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 New article in the car connection comparing the C-max to the Prius. http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1097469_ford-c-max-vs-toyota-prius-compare-cars Spoiler alert: the C-max is the winnerPretty funny, since the car pictured is a 2014 - they dropped the Ice Storm Metallic color for 2015. Unless they added it back, they are using pictures for the C-Max from 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 "The first 2013 C-Max was listed at a combined 47 mpg, which virtually no owners or test drivers could replicate. First it was downgraded in August 2013 to 43 mpg, and then again--in June 2014, along with various other Ford models--to its current rating of 40 mpg combined." O'rly. I did not get that memo...51.4 Lifetime 47K (think my car does 60 city 40 fwy). My tank right now is 63MPG at about 230 miles on it. Ssshhh. TJBrennan and ptjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hmm - memo didn't make the east coast either.48.1 mpg lifetime at 64k miles. Present tank at about 500 miles and 51.5 mpg - all "highway". :)So Jus, if not "test drivers" or "owners", what are we? ;) Virtually nonexistent I suppose. Now I'm wondering how many folks have a lifetime of 47 or above. Glad the C-Max was on top but, IMO, they should have kept the comparison to the V model alone. TJBrennan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podivin Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) I agree that the comparison should have been limited to the Prius V - or it should have at least have been specifically mentioned more often, especially when he's talking about carrying capacity. He points out the the C-Max has more storage than the standard Prius, but doesn't point out that the Prius V has more storage than the C-Max - not a very unbiased comparison. Comparing to the Prius V would also have made a smaller difference in the MPG comparison, since the V doesn't get the same mileage as the regular Prius does. (I drove a Prius V for three years and now have a C-Max. In MY driving the V averages about 2 mpg better than the C-Max - 47mpg as compared to 45mpg for the C-Max). To state definitively that the C-Max is a better looking car, without a 'to me' caveat is not the greatest strategy in a review since 'looks better' is subjective to whomever is viewing it at the time (I don't anything about know art, but I know what I like). To ME, the Prius V is actually the better looking car, I think it has sleeker lines and overall a more 'slippery' look - from the side. From the front I like the look of the C-Max better, and their both pretty plain from the rear. While I obviously prefer the C-Max to the Prius V for my daily driver, the overall not-quite-objective tone of this review gives it a 'Sponsored by Ford' feel to it. Edited May 12, 2015 by Podivin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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