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The problem surfaced in Japan, where one Prius began smoking, and led to the recall of more than 1 million cars worldwide, 192,000 of which are in the U.S. Affected models were sold in the U.S. as ...
The Prius c was launched in Singapore in January 2012, costing about S$115,988 (~ US$93,257) for the base trim and about S$118,988 (~ US$95,670) for the Snazzy trim with a COE of S$64,209 (~ US$51,625) as of March 2013. [83] Taiwan. Toyota launched the Prius c in Taiwan in March 2012, starting at a price of NT$859,000 (US$29,100). [84] Uruguay
Toyota was also forced to pay a total of $66.2 million in fines to the Department of Transportation for failing to handle recalls properly and $25.5 million to Toyota shareholders whose stock lost value due to recalls. Nearly 400 wrongful-death and personal injury cases were also privately settled by Toyota as a result of unintended acceleration.
The Toyota Prius liftback, with 147,503 units sold, was the best selling hybrid in 2012, the Prius v ranked third with 40,669 units, and the Prius c was fourth with 35,733 units. [147] Toyota USA estimated that sales of its hybrids models in 2012 would represent 14% of total Toyota sales in the country. [ 149 ]
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (often abbreviated as the Prius PHV and known as the Prius Prime in North America, South Korea, and New Zealand from 2016 to 2024) is a plug-in hybrid liftback manufactured by Toyota. The first-generation model was produced from 2012 to 2016.
The new generation offered a 59 L/100 km; 4.8 mpg ‑imp (4 mpg ‑US), or 8.3%, improvement over the combined driving rating of the third-generation Prius. [16] Toyota also offers an "Eco" base-model variant of the fourth-generation Prius with improved efficiency, largely due to the reduced weight, achieved by eliminating the spare tire, a ...
The name was changed in anticipation of its use in vehicles outside the Toyota brand (Lexus; the HSD-derived systems used in Lexus vehicles have been termed Lexus Hybrid Drive), was implemented in the 2006 Camry and Highlander, and would eventually be implemented in the 2010 "third generation" Prius, and the 2012 Prius c.
For the 2016 Toyota Prius, output is 95 hp (71 kW) at 5200 rpm and 105 lb⋅ft (142 N⋅m) of torque at 3600 rpm, or when paired with electric motor/generators 71 hp (53 kW) and 120 lb⋅ft (163 N⋅m) of torque in the hybrid drive system; together the engine and electric motors produce up to 121 hp (90 kW).