2017 Toyota New Prius
Known as the Prius Prime, the
automobile is part of the Japanese car maker’s goal to bring more emotion and
livelier designs to its line-up.
Measuring 4,645 mm in length, 1,76 0mm in width and
1,470 mm in height, the new Prius is longer, wider and lower than its
predecessor, the model’s elongated overhangs and front
fascia – governed by thin, ultra-compact four-LED (adaptive) headlamp units –
give it a unique, distinctive look.
One of the reasons the Prius looks like it does its
due to its aerodynamic sculpted body. Every awkward crease and line is there to
reduce fuel consumption, playing an important role in the vehicle’s 0.25 drag
coefficient.
Toyota also aims to reduce its fleet’s CO2 emissions
by 90 per cent by 2050, and the new Prius represents an important step in that
direction. The automobile features sophisticated technology breakthroughs,
including a Dual Motor EV drive, a battery warning system, an EV
range-extending solar roof, and gas injection heat pump automatic air
conditioning.
It also has twice the range of the previous Prius,
thanks to a new 145-litre, 8.8kW/h battery that weighs 120 kg. The EV
power has been increased by 83 per cent, thanks to the development of a Dual Motor
Drive System that uses both the electric motor and the generator to boost the
model’s driving power to 68kW.
Paired to the familiar 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle
four-cylinder gasoline engine, the rig targets an average fuel consumption of 1
lt/100 km (282.5 mpg UK/ 235.23 mpg US) and 22 g/km of CO2 emissions– according
to Toyota.
