Road Test: Toyota Prius 3
Facing competition
| Toyota Prius III | Honda Insight | Toyota Prius II | Golf VI TDI BlueMotion | |
| Combustion engine | L4-1798 cm3 VVTi – Atkinson | L4-1339 cm3 i-VTEC | L4-1497 cm3 16V Atkinson | L4 – 1598 cm3 turbodiesel |
| Electric motor | 82 ch | 14 ch | 68 ch | – |
| Transmission | Pseudo-CVT | CVT | Pseudo-CVT | Manual 5 |
| PWR (kg/hp) | 10.63 | 12.71 | 11.77 | 12.55 |
| Kerb weight (mfr.) | (1445) | 1246 (1276) | 1354 (1329) | (1318) |
| System power | 136ch | 98ch | 78+37ch | 105 / 4400 |
| System Torque | 142 + 207 Nm | 67 Nm / 1000 | 115 + 400 Nm | 250 / 1500-2500 |
| 0-100 km/h | 10.4 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| Top speed | 180 | 182 | 170 | 190 |
| Gas mileage (mfr.) | 5.7 (3.9) | (4.4) | 5.2 (4.3) | (4.1) |
| Length | 4460 | 4395 | 4445 | 4199 |
| Width | 1745 | 1695 | 1725 | 1786 |
| Height | 1490 | 1425 | 1490 | 1479 |
| Tires | 195/65/15 | 175/65/15 | 195/55/16 | 195/65/15 |
| Base price (CHF) | 38’900 | 28’800 | 39’770 | 32’430 |
| Base price (EUR) | 26’220 | 17’990 | 25’950 | 20’420 |
Our thanks to Toyota Switzerland for the loan of this test car.
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