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It's greener too, releasing only 178 grams per mile of CO2 into the atmosphere, next to the 2002 model's 217 g/mi. Meanwhile, where the original model was granted "Ultra Low Emission Vehicle" states by the California Air Resources Board, the current car is a "Super-Ultra Low Emission Vehicle"--90 percent cleaner than the average new model year car.

Conclusion

New car is better than old one--"what a shocker!", you're thinking.

However, this comparison isn't to decide which is the better car, more to illustrate the sort of progress that's ongoing within the auto industry, and how even the cleanest of cars still have room for improvement in virtually every area.

It also serves to show the debt of gratitude we owe the original car, for being one of two cars--the other being Honda's first-generation Insight--that really got the ball rolling for hybrid vehicles, a market that now has almost fifty entries.

Perhaps the best news is that it's now possible to find a used example of the original Prius for as little as $5,000. For that you're getting an icon, a reliable mode of transport, and a car that still shames many modern vehicles in terms of fuel efficiency...

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Erik Roberts Posted: 5/18/2012 4:15pm PDT

Good article. I'd like to see Toyota continue to expand the Prius family and build a sporty, two-door hatch back that would be smaller(easier to park), lighter n lower to the ground(more fuel efficient), and cheaper. Those first three features would probably result in better handling too.

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Don Gatewood Posted: 5/19/2012 2:18am PDT

Erik I seem to recall someone high up at Toyota saying their goal is to eventually make all their cars hybrid. Can anyone else verify this?

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John Voelcker Posted: 5/19/2012 4:53am PDT

@Don: I don't believe the company has ever said that. It has said that by 2015 it will offer hybrid versions of all of its mainstream model lines (as well as dedicated hybrids like the various Prius models and a handful of Lexus models). But I doubt strongly that it ever said every vehicle would be a hybrid. FWIW.

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