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Price: € 32 750
* Fuel: Gas / Electric
* CO2 emissions: 89 g / km
* Bonus ecological: 2 000 €
* Marketing: 2009

A symbol

The Toyota Prius is THE flagship model of the car clean, friendly environment. And because, first appeared in 1998 Prius, and it was the only hybrid commercialized. As a reminder, hybrid, that means she works with several different energies, by the petrol and electricity. We are now at the third generation, more powerful than the previous one, but, even more efficient since it emits 89 g / km of CO2. This version is a top model, finishing Lounge, recognizable by its LED headlights. Le toit with cells photovoltaic oblige wheels of 15 inches instead of 17: it is in this configuration que rate CO2 is the lowest.

Futuristic atmosphere, standard

Inside, passengers are greeted not an interior relatively futuristic, sleek trend. The shifter seems almost bizarre, but in practice, it poses no problem. The dashboard does not place the meter in front of the driver, while being deported to the center. The large central screen shows the data bases, such as speed, and adds the famous diagram indicating which engine moves the car’s electrical, thermal, or both. Buttons allow you to choose the mode of conduct, economic or otherwise, and even run on electric only. A possible mode only if the battery charge allows, if you do not exceed 50 km / h, and no more than 2 km in theory (about 1.2 km during our test up …). Practical detail: When you touch the steering wheel buttons for radio, for example, they appear superimposed on the central screen, which avoids having to look down. Too bad that even when the quality of plastics is so disappointing, even if their assembly is completed. But the felt pad flag is caricatured by its finesse way cigarette paper.

Good for passengers, chest too small

At the rear, pleasant surprise, there is plenty of room for passengers, and even a center passenger is properly installed, partly thanks to a nearly flat floor. However, disappointed by the boot volume, too low mainly because of its limited height available.

First ride in silence

Go to contact, and according to the battery, the engine is warming up or not. If not, the only indication that lets you know that the car is ready to leave this little light is “ready” on the dashboard. The first towers wheels, batteries charged, so are amazing in monastic silence. Note also that when you go into reverse, a beep beep as construction equipment fires, and shows even more annoying than most of your time reverse occurs in electric mode, so quiet …
The silence will then be disturbed by the starting of the engine, and later by wind noise too important highway. Similarly, when you press the accelerator frankly, the box, who officiates as a continuous variation, raises the engine in the towers.

Comfort unequal

Behavioral side, the Prius by fishing comfort uneven depending on the type of deformation: small are well digested, but are too large dryly passed. The car does not roll far and few show almost dynamics if we do not rush too much. But management does not provide any sense, and determination of the brake pedal is hard.

89 g / km of CO2, on paper

Well, the driving experience is one thing, but if you’re not interested in the Prius is probably also for its low consumption announced. Toyota Announces 3.9 l/100 km, or 89 g / km of CO2. During our test, rather we sailed between 5 and 6 liters, depending on the driving course, but also according to the state of battery charge, which helps more or less the engine. Good for the wallet, so even if less well advertised as planned. However, the premium of € 2 000 government is always good to take, to deduct the cost of € 32,750 Prius our upscale very well equipped.