Detroit 2009: Third-gen Prius arrives with 50 mpg combined rating

After teasing us for months with photos of switches and boot up screens, followed by a leak of the whole car, Toyota finally dropped the third generation 2010 Prius today in Detroit. We already heard many of the mechanical details over the past year or so, but today it was confirmed that the Prius will get a combined EPA rating of 50 mpg. That's 50 mpg under the new tighter EPA testing method, mind you. The engine has been up-sized to 1.8L with an output of 98 hp and the total net output of the hybrid drive system is 134 hp.

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[kidz59]

wow, looks sporty!

thankyou for quick post.

[kevinmauzey]

Gas prices on the rise again. We need more of these cars.

[panda532]

To add some more (this is from Top Gear) they did a track test with a BMW M3 and a prius. The prius would drive around the track as fast as it could while the M3 just had to keep up the result the M3 got a rating of about 5mpg MORE then the prius because it's not the car that matters most but your driving style. The M3 has a 400hp engine and so doesn't need to rev up that much to keep up with the prius. You wanna save the planet buy a manual car and buy anything but a prius it's a scam FACT

[panda532]

Hi there ppl I am obsessed with cars and would like to share some FACTS about the "lovely" prius. As you all know the prius is extremely cheap for a hybrid ever wonder why? well to make it cheap toyota buys the parts from all over the world (they even admit this in their old commercials) downside though is that it takes a lot of oil to transport the parts and that means that a prius spends as much oil in its expected life time as an SUV don't believe me do some research before you thumb me down

[musthavejava]

I wish Toyota would drop the price of the Prius substantially. With today's economy, how many people are going to fork over the cash for this with ease? That aside, I do like the looks of it, and 50mpg is hard to argue against.

[MasterGreekLord]

Lucky driver...I wish I was in his position!!!

[Hawqis1]

everytime I see a Prius on the road or parked, I get all excited about it and point it out to my passengers. Even the older generations I get excited about. I got an 06 Prius and wonder how much better it will get. Sharp Car

[yanzodadon]

why do you have to make it look so fucking ugly? if cars could talk all the other cars would mock it of its looks

[firstmusic00]

Prius or not...that's a sharp looking car.