Road Test
Toyota Prius
Test date 10 February 2004
Price as tested £21,155
For Roomy cabin, urban economy, low emissions
Against Ordinary performance, noisy engine, not fun to hustle
How much ?
- Price as tested £21,155
- Price as tested £19,995
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
65.7 / 56.5 mpg
- CO2 emissions
104 g/km
How big?
- Length
4450 mm
- Width
1725 mm
- Height
1490 mm
- Wheelbase
2700 mm
- Weight
1300 kg
- Fuel tank
45.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1497 cc
- Max power 76 bhp at 5000 rpm
- Max torque 85 ft at 1200 rpm
- Specific output 96 bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F transverse
- Bore/stoke 75.0/84.7 mm
- Compression ratio 13.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Hybrid
Gearbox
- Type CVT-speed Automatic
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front MacPherson strut with stabiliser bar
- Rear Torsion beam with stabiliser bar
Steering
- Type Rack and Pinion, electric power steering
- Lock to lock 3.60
Brakes
- Front 225mm vented disc
- Rear 269mm solid disc
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of no data
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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