Toyota prius fourth generation. In november 2016 followed by japan in february 2017. Fourth generation toyota prius 2016 through the present. The second generation prius plug in called toyota prius prime in the us.
They are impressive from an. Generation 15 2001 2003 toyotas prius hybrid debuted in the japanese market in 1997 with the internal designation nhw10 but a slightly revised nhw11 didnt reach north american shores until 2001. Toyota prius car review.
Switch to a different model. This generations ranks 49th out of 86 toyota generations in reliability and is generally a good bet. This latest iteration addresses a whole swathe of issues that competitors would have viewed as weaknesses.
However the fourth generation prius while inheriting the triangle silhouette design now featured a more aggressive appearance with a lower center of gravitythe new model combined an outstanding fuel efficiency rating of 408 kml in japanese jc08 test cycle with superb performance in a dynamic redesign. Toyota expected to sell 12000 fourth generation prius cars a month in japan and to reach annual sales between 300000 and 350000 units. 4th generation 20162019 prius problems.
The fourth generation toyota prius was first shown during september 2015 in las vegas and was released for retail customers in japan on 9 december 2015. So where is gen 5. The prius was completely redesigned for the first time in 2003.
As history shows about every five years we get a new generation. Fourth generation hybrid takes a big step up. The model was released to retail customers in the us.
The launch in north american market occurred in january 2016 and february in europe. The new model was equipped with the toyota hybrid system iian evolution of the previous thswhich improved its 10 15 test cycle fuel efficiency rating to 355 kml thereby cementing the image of the prius as a fuel efficient vehicle.
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