When it is said to be clear: the Toyota began thinking about a hybrid car in 1969, 28 years later, he presented the first generation Prius. Now that the compact Japanese twin engine (more electric heat) has been sold 1.9 million pieces, is ready to move in the world 600 copies of the variant Plug-In.
In theory it is the Prius 3 completely identical to those formed by taxi every day that we sight in our cities, but evolved in the direction in which the concept of hybrid cars could change for the foreseeable future.
The Plug-in is able to travel 20 km in electric mode and reload it in the garage of the house in about an hour and a half for a small fee. Since, according to Toyota, 85% of motorists every day along this range of Km for is home-office, the choice is smart.
The Prius, except for the obvious on the sides, is distinguished by twin already on the market only for the second door on the left front fender, the jack for charging from 230 V, then ok also attach to your home network.
The internal differences are limited to the absence of the electric drive mode button on the dashboard and the Plug-In monitor. The beauty of the machine is here. Why starter is an electric car. And, unlike the version already on sale, this version is that about 10 times the Km covered her sister. The trick, of course, is to lead without pushing too hard on the accelerator. The ideal would be to get in office, charging in 100 minutes in the evening and comes home with a clear conscience. When the batteries are drained, the car works like a normal hybrid, about 800 km away sales from 2012.
| Engine 1798 cc + el synchronous | |
| Power | Kw/99 73 hp + 60 kW / 82 HP (el) |
| Approval | Euro 5 |
| CO2 emissions 59 g / km | |
| Exchange E-CVT Automatic | |
| Acc 0 to 100 km / h 10.4 sec | |
| speed 180 km / h Average consumption | |
| 38.5 km / l |