2010 Prius Test Drive
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@HelpSaveMotherEarth : Yeah but the paddle shifters are still linked to a CVT... it's 6 virtual gears. The CR-Z will have a proper 6-spd manual though... I think that's one advantage of Honda's IMA... at least for enthusiasts.
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@HelpSaveMotherEarth GM/Vauxhall are launching an electric car in the UK this year. It is based on the Astra model J. It only does 40miles on a single charge and it takes 4 hours to charge fully using 1000watts of power, so that's about 60p for 40miles. I can already got 72 miles for £1.15. So it's not that economical and what happens when the battery runs out!!!! People are just not ready for all electric cars and Toyota need to improve a lot or they will be a further 20 years behind.
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@theannoyingdogpoo It is NOT fuel efficient. MPG is how far the car will go with the engine running continuously on 1 gallon of petrol. Not how far using petrol, then electric etc. It falls below the standard of a lot of petrol cars and way below what diesel turbo cars can offer now. Toyota lost their way 20 years ago. don't forget the high costs of servicing, insurance etc. For having a 1.8 engine, it only gets 40MPG at a constant 56mph. People lie all the time about MPG figures on the Prius.
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@theannoyingdogpoo It might look good, but the technology was overtaken by diesel engines some 20 years ago. If Toyota sold one with the large battery allowing 40 miles in electric only mode it would appeal to the UK market. At the moment it dosn't even compare - I can buy TWO Ford Focus 1600CC diesel turbo cars for the cost of a prius, but get 55mpg in the town and 72mpg at 70mph on a motorway. Low tax/insurance and low servicing. I am not restricted to main dealers. 0-60 in 10s too!....
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They have asome power. Flmy friends got the 2010 prius and wow that thing goes fast. But it sounds quite because it use electric. And a hybrid can't be put into manule form. But Honda has the insight wich isn't a full hybrid. That has paddle shifters.
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Oh, please. The new Prius drives well, looks brilliantly and is fast, too.
Doing 0-60 in 10 secs it will smoke the Yaris and many other cars you'd normally assume to be faster and it will still remain a class of its own in terms of fuel efficiency.
Manual? Come on, modern automatic gearbox make manuals obsolete. Manuals may "feel" nicely mechanical but no one of them will shift and blend power from two souces as smoothly and well as the CVT simulating power split device does.
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I don't know but the car feels weak and lazy even with the PWR mode. But it just sounds , maybe I'm wrong. Prius should be available in manual transmission. Anyway I have manual Yaris and it's responsive and still very gas efficient
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Have a look at the PHEV videos, it allows a prius to go more than a mile on the battery. What they don't say is that on first starting the car the engine warms up for a few miles, so often it is used on a short journey. The MPG from the engine is around 40MPG, MPG can only be measured over a mile with the engine running. 134BHP is combined, from the engine it's about 90BHP which is low for a 1.8. The prius is disappointing and no one buys them in the UK. We all buy diesel turbo cars for MPG!
urbex2007 1 year ago
@urbex2007 : A little jealous, are we? Not allowed to count mpg w/ the engine off? Isn't that the point of saving fuel? To turn the engine off when it's not needed? Also, read up on the engine. The 1.8 litre makes 132hp in stock form. On the Prius, it's tuned to run on the Atkinson cycle which sacrifices power for efficiency. This is why it "only" puts out 90hp. The rest is made up by the elect motors. I'm seeing more UK owners so clearly this 3G is more appealing to Britons than the old one.
MXsporttourer 1 year ago
question! do the gas and electric motor run simotaneously(dont know how to spell the word). and, if not, what drives the car forward, the gas or electric motor?
JUKIO01 2 years ago
Yes the gas engine and electric motor can be run simultaneously. A Power Split Device (planetary gear set) acts as the "transmission" to deliver the power to the wheels and this is what allows the car to still move while the engine shuts off.
MXsporttourer 2 years ago