Review 2015 Toyota Prius c: much smaller, more affordable way for shoppers to join the popular Toyota Prius family
As the smallest (19 inches shorter compared to a standard Prius) and lowest-priced member of the Prius family, the hybrid Prius C has a number of bad and the good points. The good is that it's one of the lowest priced ways to step in a hybrid. And it's no watered-down hybrid either, at least for fuel economy. The EPA anticipates that the Prius C provides an excellent 50 mpg in combined driving. Plus, the C's small size and lighter weight as compared with that of the regular Prius allow it to be more agile and a snap to park. The downside, though, is that the C's entry-level status is reasonably evident. The ride quality can be nasty sometimes, and the interior contains a lot of uninviting hard plastic. On top of that, the Prius C is kind of loud and rather slow.
The Prius C is a dedicated hybrid model, suggesting there's no gasoline-only version. Its 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine offers an output of only 73 horsepower, and the Hybrid Synergy Drive system it's paired with is definitely more compact rather than its big brother's. Together, the engine and two motor-generators let go a total of 99 hp. But where the Prius C truly wins is in packaging: Toyota been ready to house both a smaller 0.9-kilowatt-hour battery pack and the car's gasoline tank under the rear seat, providing a full-depth load bay--unlike the defunct Honda Insight, with a battery underneath its much shallower cargo area.
The Prius c includes standard stability control, nine airbags and anti-lock brakes. In National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) testing, the Prius c acquired four overall stars out of five, having received four stars in the frontal check, four stars in the side-impact assessment and four stars in the rollover evaluation.
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