Review 2015 Toyota Prius c: small, less costly opportunity for users to join the popular Toyota Prius family
As the smallest (19 inches shorter compared with a standard Prius) and lowest-priced member of the Prius family, the hybrid Prius C has different bad and the good points. The good is that it's perhaps the cheapest ways to go to a hybrid. And it's no watered-down hybrid either, at least for fuel economy. The EPA approximations that the Prius C delivers a very good 50 mpg in combined driving. Plus, the C's diminutive size and lighter weight as compared to that of the regular Prius make it more agile and a snap to park. The downside, though, is that the C's entry-level status is quite evident. The ride quality can be intense often, and the interior contains a lot of uninviting hard plastic. Furthermore, the Prius C is quite 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 owns an output of only 73 horsepower, and the Hybrid Synergy Drive system it's paired with is much more compact in comparison with its big brother's. Together, the engine and two motor-generators release a total of 99 hp. But where the Prius C in fact wins is in packaging: Toyota been able to house both a smaller 0.9-kilowatt-hour battery pack and the car's gasoline tank under the rear seat, giving a full-depth load bay--unlike the defunct Honda Insight, with a battery underneath its much shallower cargo area.
The Prius c features standard stability control, nine airbags and anti-lock brakes. In National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) evaluating, the Prius c received four overall stars out of five, having received four stars in the frontal try out, four stars in the side-impact evaluation and four stars in the rollover evaluation.
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