2013 Toyota Prius Hybrid in Edmonton
New Toyota Prius Hybrid
Toyota Prius
+Trim:
MSRP |
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| Base MSRP | $26,100.00 |
| -No Additional Charges- | $0.00 |
| Total MSRP | $26,100.00 |
Fuel Economy
City
3.7
L/100K
3.7
L/100K
Highway
4.0
L/100K
4.0
L/100K
Vehicle Dimensions (mm)
4480
1745
2700
1490
2013 Toyota Prius CVT |
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|---|---|
| Fuel City | 3.7L/100K |
| Fuel Highway | 4.0L/100K |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| Max Power | 100 KW 134 HP |
| Body Type | Hatchback |
| Number of Doors | 5 |
| Engine | 1.8l |
| Drive Wheels | Front Wheel Drive |
2010 Toyota Prius Road Test Review
It’s true. You get what you pay for, and when it comes to Toyota’s Prius it’s long offered a premium-like, high-quality experience
in a convenient, commodious package. The icing on the cake is that it keeps getting better and better, but oddly costs less and less with each new iteration. Indeed, it appears you certainly get what you pay for with Prius.
Case in point, I just got out of a certain lookalike Japanese rival and climbed into Toyota’s Prius, and while the upstart mimics the world’s best-selling hybrid in profile it really doesn’t come close in any other way. Where the Prius is finished off beautifully inside with nicely textured albeit not soft-touch plastics, superb switchgear, upscale features and midsize interior dimensions, the new wannabe is smaller, makes do with cheap-feeling hard plastics, offers an audio nav system in top-tier trim that looks like an aftermarket add-on, and doesn’t drive nearly as well.
I don’t
normally beat up on a specific car and wouldn’t want to sound too harsh when it comes to that unnamed Prius competitor, but for the sake of giving insight to how the two cars stack up it helps to compare Macintosh apples to, well, Spartans. The Prius is larger and therefore offers better ride and handling, much better, while its advanced Hybrid Synergy Drive system, which allows propulsion on electric power only, is ultra-smooth in operation compared to a rival that hiccups at idle-stop startup and buzzes away anemically when attempting to accelerate.
Yes, with 0 to 100km/h taking 9.8 seconds compared to the old model’s 10.9, the new Prius, 22% more powerful, gets up and goes quite reasonably, especially when Power mode is
actuated and performance takes priority over efficiency. This is just one of three modes, however, with ECO designed for regular driving in which it will switch between gasoline and electric power as needed, and EV specifying electric power until it runs out of juice in about 1 to 2 km. Sure its 1.8L four, Toyota’s first beltless engine, is no 3.5L V6, but that’s not the purpose of this car, now is it? Its engine produces a combined gasoline and electric output of 134 hp and 103 lb-ft of torque, allowing it to cruise comfortably at 120 km/h or higher, if your local constabulary allows, and it gets 7% better fuel economy to boot.
On a comparison test featuring hills and curves we managed 2.8L/100km in the Prius, whereas Honda’s new Insight could only achieve 3.9, the same figure as Canada’s most
fuel-efficient midsize sedan, the Ford Fusion Hybrid. On that note, Toyota would want me to tell you that the Prius is classified as a midsize car too, and therefore if you take the sedan aspect out of Ford’s equation it’s actually the most fuel-efficient midsize model on the market. The official numbers for the new Prius are 3.7L/100km in the city and 4.0 on the highway, with 3.8 combined. It’s Tier 2, Bin 3 Emissions compliant, which means it emits at least 75% fewer emissions than an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) and will be certified as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) and an Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV) in California.
When tackling curves, the Prius is actually pretty sporty, all things considered. Compared to that
unnamed competitor it feels solid and planted, totally stable and confidence inspiring. The same goes for highway driving, where the smaller rival feels edgy and nervous, requiring constant correctional steering input; you can take your hands off the Prius’ wheel at 120km/h and it tracks straight.
Maybe the best part of all this is a sticker price that’s only $500 more than the outgoing 2009 Prius, at $27,900. More? But I said it costs less and less with every new iteration at the beginning of the article. True. While $27,900 is a lot less than the near $30K needed to buy a first generation Prius, you need to factor in the 2010 car’s bevy of additional standard features such as a proximity sensing Smart Key access, auto up and down on all windows, active headrests, standard knee airbag, side airbags, and dual front of course, plus ABS, VSC, EBD, and BA. It also has Touch Tracer Steering Controls – touch sensitive info/audio/trip computer/energy monitor/ECO Support monitor that give it an iPhone feel. There’s more, of course, but I’ll leave a few surprises for you to learn about yourself.
I don’t have room to go into detail with every new option offered either, so instead of listening to me yabber on, check out prius.ca for an impressive virtual show of features such as automatic parking assist with sensors in the front bumper and rear view camera that allow it to park itself either parallel or into a regular parking spot, dynamic radar cruise control with pre-collision (a Lexus trickle-down) that will flash a warning light, buzz an alarm, pretension seatbelts and, if the driver doesn’t respond, hit the brakes automatically to reduce impact or miss the accident entirely.
There’s also DVD-based voice-activated navigation available, a solar ventilation system that removes some of the unbearable heat while parked in the sun, a remote A/C system that gets it cooler still before you get inside, and more.
I only have one complaint, and it’s a minor one. An “Airbag ON” warning lights up in orange right in the middle of the dash, and it’s bright. At night it’s really annoying, as it never goes out. I’m wondering why Toyota doesn’t reverse the light so that it only tells you if the airbag is off, as this is when it should be brought to your attention.
Lastly,
the Prius is a good-looking car, better than its forebear and in my opinion much more attractive than its most obvious competitor. Its Matrix-like snout is sportier, scalloped headlights cooler, sculpted bodywork more stylish with sharper edges to improve airflow and make it look more distinctive, the roof’s high point has been moved rearward adding to the look and improving headroom in back, plus its clear-lens LED rear taillights are more upscale. It all results in an attractive package with a wind-breaking Cd of 0.25… form and function working harmoniously together to improve the Prius ownership experience as well as everyone’s air quality.
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| World's best selling hybrid is not only clean and fuel efficient, the Prius is a good car too. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
Case in point, I just got out of a certain lookalike Japanese rival and climbed into Toyota’s Prius, and while the upstart mimics the world’s best-selling hybrid in profile it really doesn’t come close in any other way. Where the Prius is finished off beautifully inside with nicely textured albeit not soft-touch plastics, superb switchgear, upscale features and midsize interior dimensions, the new wannabe is smaller, makes do with cheap-feeling hard plastics, offers an audio nav system in top-tier trim that looks like an aftermarket add-on, and doesn’t drive nearly as well.
I don’t
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| Stylish profile is now taller towards its back making for better rear headroom. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
Yes, with 0 to 100km/h taking 9.8 seconds compared to the old model’s 10.9, the new Prius, 22% more powerful, gets up and goes quite reasonably, especially when Power mode is
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| Prius interior is miles above closest rival. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
On a comparison test featuring hills and curves we managed 2.8L/100km in the Prius, whereas Honda’s new Insight could only achieve 3.9, the same figure as Canada’s most
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| Midsize interior space makes for comfortable rear seating. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
When tackling curves, the Prius is actually pretty sporty, all things considered. Compared to that
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| Serious space and flexibility, the Prius is a good family hauler. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
Maybe the best part of all this is a sticker price that’s only $500 more than the outgoing 2009 Prius, at $27,900. More? But I said it costs less and less with every new iteration at the beginning of the article. True. While $27,900 is a lot less than the near $30K needed to buy a first generation Prius, you need to factor in the 2010 car’s bevy of additional standard features such as a proximity sensing Smart Key access, auto up and down on all windows, active headrests, standard knee airbag, side airbags, and dual front of course, plus ABS, VSC, EBD, and BA. It also has Touch Tracer Steering Controls – touch sensitive info/audio/trip computer/energy monitor/ECO Support monitor that give it an iPhone feel. There’s more, of course, but I’ll leave a few surprises for you to learn about yourself.
I don’t have room to go into detail with every new option offered either, so instead of listening to me yabber on, check out prius.ca for an impressive virtual show of features such as automatic parking assist with sensors in the front bumper and rear view camera that allow it to park itself either parallel or into a regular parking spot, dynamic radar cruise control with pre-collision (a Lexus trickle-down) that will flash a warning light, buzz an alarm, pretension seatbelts and, if the driver doesn’t respond, hit the brakes automatically to reduce impact or miss the accident entirely.
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| Nice detailing sets the Prius apart. (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
I only have one complaint, and it’s a minor one. An “Airbag ON” warning lights up in orange right in the middle of the dash, and it’s bright. At night it’s really annoying, as it never goes out. I’m wondering why Toyota doesn’t reverse the light so that it only tells you if the airbag is off, as this is when it should be brought to your attention.
Lastly,
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| All-new and better in every way! (Photo: Canadian Auto Press) |
Interior
- Seating: 5 passengers
- Audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player
(reads MP3 format) - 2 12V in front
- Front reading lights
- Illuminated driver and passenger vanity
mirror - Service interval indicator
- Trip computer: includes avg speed, avg
fuel econ, current fuel econ and fuel
range - Carpet floor mats
- Load restraint: hooks
- Front seat center armrest
- Front driver seat : bucket ; details:
manual height, front passenger seat :
bucket - Multi-function steering wheel ; includes
height adjustment and telescopic
adjustment - Cupholders in front row and rear seats
- Air conditioning with automatic control
; includes remote control - Rear window with defroster and
intermittent wiper - Front and rear power windows with 2
express - Secondary power: 98 hp @ 5,200 rpm; 105
lb ft @ 4,000 rpm - Audio Connectivity: AUX jack and USB
- 6 speakers
- Remote audio controls: steering wheel
mounted - Cruise control
- Cargo area light
- Main dashboard display
- External temperature
- Luxury trim: alloy look on shifter,
alloy look on center floor console,
alloy look on doors and alloy look on
dashboard - Cargo area cover
- Seat upholstery: cloth
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear seats: split-folding bench with
seating for three - Power steering type
- Ventilation system with cabin filter
- Rear view mirror
- Tinted glass
- Dashboard console, full floor console
with covered storage, partial overhead
console - Fuel consumption(L/100km) : city= 3.7 ;
highway= 4.0 ; combined= 3.8 ;
Exterior
- Element antenna
- Driver and passenger door mirror:
heated, body colour, power adjustable - Spare wheel: spacesaver with steel rim
- Pearl paint
- Windshield wipers with variable
intermittent wipe - Doors: driver, rear driver, passenger
and rear passenger : front hinged
Mechanical
- Remote control trunk/hatch release
- Axle ratio :1
- Emissions data: CO2: 1,843 kg/yr
- Fuel system: multi-point injection
- Independent front strut suspension with
stabilizer bar and coil springs,
semi-independent rear torsion beam
suspension with coil springs - Hill holder
- Powertrain type : hybrid
- Front-wheel drive
- Electronic traction control (via ABS &
engine management) - Electric power info: battery type:
nickel metal hydride, driving range
(kms): 1.61, battery voltage (V): 202 - Fuel: electric and/or unleaded
- Transmission: CVT ; incl. shifter on
dash - Start/Stop
- Vehicle start button
Safety
- 4 disc brakes (2 ventilated)
- Painted front and rear bumpers
- Rear camera parking distance sensors
- Headlight control with dusk sensor
- Front to rear curtain airbags
- Intelligent driver and passenger front
airbag - 2 active height adjustable head
restraints for front seats, 3 height
adjustable head restraints for rear
seats - Rear seat belts for driver, rear seat
belts for passenger, 3-point rear seat
belts for center - Electronic brake distribution
- Low tire pressure monitor
- Driver knee airbags
- ABS
- Immobilizer
- Headlights: halogen with projector beam
lens - Daytime running lights
- Card key power locks ; speed sensing
- Front side airbags
- Height adjustable front seat belts with
pre-tensioners for driver and passenger - Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)
stability control - Brake assist system
- Smart Key System smart key: ; includes
keyless entry and keyless start
Dimensions
- External dimensions: overall length
(mm): 4,480, overall width (mm): 1,745,
overall height (mm): 1,490, wheelbase
(mm): 2,700, front track (mm): 1,525,
rear track (mm): 1,520 and curb to curb
turning circle (mm): 10,400 - Cargo capacity(in litres): all seats in
place: 612 - Fuel tank: 45 litre capacity
- Power: 134 hp
- Front and rear alloy wheels: 15"x 6.0"
- Internal dimensions: front headroom
(mm): 980, rear headroom (mm): 955,
front hip room (mm): 1,339, rear hip
room (mm): 1,300, front leg room (mm):
1,080, rear leg room (mm): 914, front
shoulder room (mm): 1,394, rear shoulder
room (mm): 1,349 and interior volume
(litres): 2,653 - Engine: 1.8L in-line four-cylinder DOHC
with VVT - Front and rear all-season tires 195/65/S
- Weights: published curb weight (kg):
1,380
Misc
- Charges: Air Conditioning Tax $ 100.00
- Bluetooth ; includes phone connection
and includes music streaming
- Delivery/freight charge: $ 1,620.00
(0070) Premium Paint
Pearl paint
(J004) Standard Black Paint
Black paint
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