2026 Toyota Prius PHEV XSE Nightshade

[Blizzard]

After a year of driving the bZ, I have to admit I still haven't found the ideal seating position to deal with the steering wheel and gauge screen. I have no idea how this design was approved internally...

Either I sit at a comfortable height and have the gauge screen blocked by the steering wheel, or I sit very low to see through the steering wheel at the gauge screen. I've opted for sitting low since that's how my girlfriend has the seat set up and there's no memory seats unfortunately even in the top trim, but it means I can't see the hood at all while driving. It's not so bad in the bZ as a crossover, but I imagine in a Prius I'd feel like I'm sitting on the floor.

[RRocket]

After a year of driving the bZ, I have to admit I still haven't found the ideal seating position to deal with the steering wheel and gauge screen. I have no idea how this design was approved internally...

Either I sit at a comfortable height and have the gauge screen blocked by the steering wheel, or I sit very low to see through the steering wheel at the gauge screen. I've opted for sitting low since that's how my girlfriend has the seat set up and there's no memory seats unfortunately even in the top trim, but it means I can't see the hood at all while driving. It's not so bad in the bZ as a crossover, but I imagine in a Prius I'd feel like I'm sitting on the floor.

You must have an unique build.

The several people who have tried mine after I told them to look OVER the wheel found a comfortable position without obscuring the screen. They actually seemed more flummoxed by the transmission control.

I'm not tall and comfortably look over the wheel and not a single item on my screen is obscured.

Bummer though!

[Blizzard]

After a year of driving the bZ, I have to admit I still haven't found the ideal seating position to deal with the steering wheel and gauge screen. I have no idea how this design was approved internally...

Either I sit at a comfortable height and have the gauge screen blocked by the steering wheel, or I sit very low to see through the steering wheel at the gauge screen. I've opted for sitting low since that's how my girlfriend has the seat set up and there's no memory seats unfortunately even in the top trim, but it means I can't see the hood at all while driving. It's not so bad in the bZ as a crossover, but I imagine in a Prius I'd feel like I'm sitting on the floor.

You must have an unique build.

The several people who have tried mine after I told them to look OVER the wheel found a comfortable position without obscuring the screen. They actually seemed more flummoxed by the transmission control.

I'm not tall and comfortably look over the wheel and not a single item on my screen is obscured.

Bummer though!

In the name of science, I spent 15 minutes sitting in the seat trying out different positions. I think I found the ideal seating position where I'm looking over the wheel like you said. The bottom 5% of the screen is still obscured, but I can see all of the relevant information. I can increase the seat height to compensate, but then I feel like I'm towering over the car.

Only weird thing is that now I find the steering wheel a little bit low. It still works, but as always I'm wondering why Toyota did this.

Luckily I figured out the transmission controller on Day 1 The Bolt's is way more confusing, R and D use an almost-identical toggle switch and I've found myself in the wrong gear while parking a few times. My in-laws' RDX has it right, R and D are completely different shapes so you can shift confidently without looking.