2012 Toyota Prius c

2012 Toyota Prius c

Autre key maker automobile Timing is often everything in the automotive world. As gasoline prices again spiral upward, the launch of the Prius c in mid-March Toyota would not have been happier. With a starting price of $ 18,950 and a city fuel economy rating of 53 mpg EPA, it is not surprising that the smallest Prius tallied 1,201 units sold in three days
its launch. Until the end of May, sales totaled 12,379, numbers that are not very far from 15,519 units Honda Insight for the whole of 2011.

V-checker V301 The diminutive c is the fourth to be labeled a hybrid Prius and Prius joined the classic medium (now known Liftback), the largest V and Plug-in model. Although largely based on the Toyota Yaris platform there are about four inches longer than the Yaris, the c is remarkably similar to the original Prius. Both have a wheelbase of 100.4 inches, the same width of 66.7 inches and use a four-cylinder engine of 1.5 liters. However, the Prius c is about 12 inches shorter than the first Prius and 265 pounds lighter. But the big difference is the fuel economy: The Prius c clocks at 53 mpg city/46 highway and 50 combined versus 42/41/41 scoring the first model.

digimaster 3 And what does "c" stand for? Cute, compact and cheap come to mind, but Toyota says it represents "city" and is designed to function as an urban-friendly vehicle for millennia to buyers. This raises two questions: what does not work in small towns or rural areas, and the baby boomers are excluded as potential buyers?