Prius III
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The iconic Toyota Prius was the car which started the hybrid revolution. Offering fuel economy that very few other gasoline cars could hope to achieve, it has been loved by politicians, movie stars and wannabe greenies for over ten years. Although Toyota improved its hybrid drivetrain for the 2010-11 Toyota Prius to give even better gas mileage, the aging platform - soon to be a brand in its own right - is struggling to defend its green image against eco newcomers like the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Toyota’s solution? Turn the popular Prius into a plug-in hybrid, capable...
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2011 Toyota Prius Hybrid Prices Raised $250 For Every ModelThe 2010 Toyota Prius had an exceptionally long model year, introduced in early spring 2009 and delivered to dealers by May or June that year. But now the 2011 Prius hybrids are arriving at dealerships, and Toyota has levied a modest price increase of $250 across each of the four trim packages it...
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2010 Toyota Prius Prices Rise $400 On All Models
The prices of all five trim levels of the new 2010 Toyota Prius will rise next month by $400, or roughly 1.5 to 2 percent, reflecting increased costs and an unfavorable yen-dollar exchange rate. Toyota announced the changes on December 21, buried at the bottom of a lengthy press release on the...
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Toyota: No Plans To Sell $21K 2010 Prius I to Consumers
The 2010 Toyota Prius is in fairly short supply all over the world, and its U.S. sales are trouncing those of the 2010 Honda Insight, its competitor in the arena of dedicated hybrid hatchbacks. So perhaps it's not that surprising that Toyota doesn't feel the need to sell the lowest-spec 2010 Prius...
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2010 Toyota Prius I Equipment Level: Not Available Any Time Soon
Remember that $21,000, very basic 2010 Prius? Toyota has now confirmed it has neither current plans nor a schedule for selling the lowest-level model of the 2010 Toyota Prius, known as the Prius I, to consumers. In fact, it doesn't even have a timeframe for "continued, regular fleet sales of Prius...
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