Toyota Motor Sales, USA,. Inc,. will offer a fuel-efficient hybrid at a more accessible price once the Toyota Prius c joins the Prius Family of vehicles in the spring of 2012.
This highly anticipated subcompact member of the Prius Family will bring Toyota's. renowned Hybrid Synergy Drive® technology to a new segment of buyers once it joins the third-generation Prius Liftback hybrid vehicle, the versatile new Prius v midsize hybrid vehicle and the Prius Plug-in Hybrid model, which will also debut next spring.
As with other Prius models, Toyota Prius c combines its revolutionary Hybrid Synergy Drive® with excellent aerodynamics to achieve outstanding fuel efficiency. Making premium technology available to compact-car shoppers, the Toyota Prius c offers superior fuel economy in a stylish, user-friendly package.
Appearently, the Prius C will be marginally more efficient than the larger Toyota Prius, which uses 3.9 litres/100km on the combined cycle under Australian standards, information we know due to preliminary Japanese fuel consumption tests.
This will manage to create the Yaris-sized Prius the most fuel efficient petrol-powered car in Australia, and more than that, it will also be cheaper than the standard Prius, becoming the most affordable hybrid in the country if it undercuts the $29,990 Honda Insight.
According to preliminary Japanese fuel consumption tests, the Prius C will be marginally more efficient than the larger Toyota Prius, which uses 39. litres/100km on the combined cycle under Australian standards.
Toyota Australia will confirm pricing closer to the vehicle’s local launch next year.
The Toyota Prius C is powered by a 15-litre. petrol engine and a high-output electric motor, although Toyota is keeping precise specifications and performance details under wraps for now.
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