# Ford CMax Better Than the Prius? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [March 12, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938 "2013-03-12T01:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PermaPlate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@PermaPlate](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PermaPlate)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/1 "2013-03-12T01:30:17Z")
I read an article that the Ford C-Max electric car was better than the Prius. Has anybody driven both and did you have a preference? I’ve driven a couple of different electric cars and I still find that the Prius does better than most. So I’m wondering if it is worth it to test drive the Ford C-Max? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/2 "2013-03-12T01:33:40Z")
If it’s the article in Motor Trend, I read it too. I’d go with the prius. It has a proven track record. But I’m admittedly not an “early adopter”. I tend to stick with the tried & true. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/3 "2013-03-12T01:41:39Z")
The Ford C-Max is a new model and very few are actually on the road. Expecting someone to have experience with both cars is pretty unrealistic. Test drive a C-Max and see what you think! ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/4 "2013-03-12T02:13:36Z")
C-Max has come out ahead on the ‘nice to drive’ type evaluation, Prius has a long track record of reliability. The Ford’s definitely worth a look. I own a Ford hybrid, has worked well for 2 years. Note, are you talking about the regular hybrids, or the plug-in hybrids? ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/5 "2013-03-12T05:45:32Z")
Ford does not often get it right the first time. Even if this car is pleasnt to drive, expect a number of teething problems. If you really want one wait at least a year for some feedback from users. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/6 "2013-03-13T00:04:32Z")
I agree with others. The Ford C-Maxx could very well be the better performing car. But, the Prius has a loooong history of success and as important, good resale values. I don’t believe they have changed much. Personally, I would recommend you get the most proven model and not be a testing platform for a new model. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/7 "2013-03-13T02:00:53Z")
the Cmaxx has been on sale in the EU for awhile now, but they’ve had the gasoline and diesel engines, not the hybrids. So I imagine most of the vehicle is old hat to them by now ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-cmax-better-than-the-prius/77938/8 "2013-03-13T03:20:44Z")
Actually the Ford C-Max has been around since 2003 in Europe. The current model has been on sale in Europe since 2010. The hybrid model is new though.