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Three of these reports claimed that brake problems had led to the car crashing, with one accident in July 2009 occurring when a Prius crashed head-on into another car injuring two people. [91] The Prius was not involved in Toyota's second recall, although it had been involved in the first recall involving floor mats.
It has also recalled 2010 model year Priuses to correct a computer software problem in their anti-lock braking systems. Highway Déjà Vu, But This Time, Driver Is Believed
The second-generation Prius plug-in hybrid, known as the Toyota Prius Prime in the US, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand, was unveiled at the March 2016 New York International Auto Show. [89] Retail deliveries of the Prius Prime began in the US in November 2016, and, unlike the first-generation model, it was available in all 50 states.
Ride height or ground clearance is the amount of space between the base of an automobile tire and the lowest point of the automobile, typically the bottom exterior of the differential housing (even though the lower shock mounting point may be lower); or, more properly, to the shortest distance between a flat, level surface, and the lowest part ...
The Prius in Japan is equipped with G-Book as of May 18, 2009. [48] The XW30 Prius was awarded the 2009 Japan Car of the Year. [49] In South Korea, Toyota has marketed the Prius since 2014 as a hybrid taxi since Hyundai and Kia at the time did not manufacture or sell any hybrid taxis. [50]
Ogiso also explained that the next-generation Prius plug-in hybrid, the Prius Prime, was developed in parallel with the standard Prius model. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The fourth-generation Prius is 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) longer, 1.5 cm (0.6 in) wider and 2.0 cm (0.8 in) lower; at the rear a double wishbone independent suspension replaces its ...
Toyota has announced that the RAV4 Prime and Prius Prime will now become the RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid and Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The only differences for 2025 are the badges, with a PHEV badge appearing ...
The second generation of the plug-in variant, the Prius Prime, was released in the U.S. in November 2016. [5] The Prius family totaled global cumulative sales of 6.1 million units in January 2017, representing 61% of the 10 million hybrids sold worldwide by Toyota since 1997. [6]