Toyota Prius is a most selling car in the hybrid category. Toyota Prius is well known as less environmental impact and higher fuel economy. In year 2005 Toyota Prius is rated 60 mpg on the city roads and 51 mpg on highway. This rating was done by federal government environmental protection agency.
Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid (gas-electric) car in the United States. It was introduced in the year 2001, that time Toyota sold 5,600 in the US, after that it started gaining popularity and in the year 2003 sales expanded to near 25,000 and in year 2004 sale had crossed number 50,000.
Toyota is increasing its production by 50% worldwide, more people want Prius, the Pirus has been so much popular, there is a 6 months waiting list to bye one car. This demand increased the rating of this car. It is not an electric car so that there is no range boundary; it can be drive beyond the range of the battery.
In the latest survey, till June, 2007, more than 96,000 units of Toyota Prius had already been sold worldwide. Toyota Prius car is clearly a leader of hybrid technology; it is an amazing piece of example in engineering.
In comparison to other hybrid cars like Honda Civic, Ford Escape, Saturn Aura, and Mercury Mariner etc. the Prius is the most popular hybrid car worldwide.
The Prius driving is always attractive, humming along peacefully in all-electric mode at low speeds and it shows horsepower on gas-electric engine. Some accountants argue that the Toyota Prius is comparably 2 to 3 thousand dollars more than another hybrid cars like Camry or Corolla, but that is a joke to Toyota Prius owners. Those conventional or hybrid cars cant not be compared to the Toyota Prius in terms of its design and technology, Toyota Prius is the first choice of hybrid buyers.
