2010 Toyota Prius
The fresh third bearing Toyota Prius is rated at 50mpg, but its sales may not be awfully amazing during these (temporary) times of low oil prices. Prius sales alone 45% in the end of 2008, and things are so bad beyond the artefact ambit that they�ve appear that they�re suspending all agent assembly in all 12 Japanese plants for 11 canicule over February and March. 
Even if oil prices don�t acceleration in the abreast future, Toyota is acquisitive for the accomplished �greening� of America to addition Prius sales, fueled by appeal from environmentally-conscious buyers, as continued as they don�t acquisition out how damaging to the ambiance the assembly of a Prius is, admitting the Prius itself actuality a greener car than a approved auto or hatchback. 2010 Toyota Prius
Toyota says the fresh Prius is roomier, quieter, added avant-garde and has added equipment. It alike has a moonroof able with a solar console amid over the rear basement area. As ahead speculated, the solar panels alone admiral the air apportionment fan for the air conditioning system, not alike the accomplished air conditioning system! This fan can action while the car is unoccupied, which agency it can accumulate the car�s autogenous air-conditioned while it is anchored beneath the hot sun. 2010 Toyota Prius
As for styling, the aboriginal appearance has been retained back it has become iconic, defining what a amalgam should attending like so abundant that alike Honda was �inspired� by it for the fresh additional bearing Honda Insight. But it is larger, with the aboriginal appearance continued and moulded to its fresh proportions. The advanced headlamps accept a different appearance to them, accept maybe not absolutely unique, we afresh saw the exact aforementioned affair on the fresh Nissan 370Z!
2010 Toyota Prius The Atkinson aeon agent beneath the awning is now beyond and added powerful, clocking in at 1.8 liters on the displacement calibration and putting out 98 application at 5,200rpm and 142Nm of torque at 4,000rpm. The electric motor puts out 80hp and 208Nm of torque, but accumulated achievement of the two systems are 134 horsepower. Power from the two �engines� go through an electronically controlled CVT transmission. The amalgam array backpack is still a NiMH (no move to lithium ion yet). The Prius can run in 3 modes - EV, Eco and Power. EV is an electric-only approach (which can run for about 1.6km, acceptable for abbreviate trips to the boutique or mamak), while Eco and Power should be cocky explanatory.
2010 Toyota Prius
There are a few engineering improvements in the fresh Prius over the old one, abnormally in teh breadth of the Amalgam Synergy Drive system. The transaxle is now lighter and reduces torque losses by as abundant as 20%. The inverter has a fresh absolute cooling arrangement which after-effects in a abate admeasurement and lighter weight. A fresh anchor activity about-face arrangement has additionally been fitted. The arrangement additionally uses bankrupt gas calefaction to advice balmy up the agent during startup for bigger emissions and performance. This bankrupt gas calefaction is additionally acclimated to calefaction up the commuter berth added efficiently. The anatomy uses aluminium in the hood, rear hatch, advanced abeyance arbor and anchor caliper to abate weight. 
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