The way the Toyota Prius to our country turned out to be very difficult. He managed to step towards us only the third time. On the way to us, the car managed to celebrate its first tidy anniversary. Endowed with a powerful motor for its type and fueling a no less powerful battery, he got to us.
The Toyota Prius battery, reviews of which is difficult to find, turned out to be not so durable. But at the same time, it is able to reduce fuel consumption by 10%, and emissions of harmful substances by 14%. The main engine and electric motor can operate both separately and together, i.e. in parallel-serial circuit. The only thing is that the main engine, just like the additional one, has become really more powerful. Maybe in overall power they are inferior to traditional motors, but due to the fact that they have a lower temperature range, they win in terms of efficiency. As a result, the car has become more economical - which is the main goal of engineers when creating such hybrid samples.
The vivacity of this tandem does not hold. Perfectly controlled by Toyota Prius, reviews confirm this very well. Of course, we will not compare with the Hybrid Synergy Drive Lexus RX 450h, but there are objective reasons for this - the engine capacity of the latter is 3.5 liters! The rated engine size of the Prius does not climb into any conceivable gate at all, but thanks to the continuously variable transmission and the 60-kilowatt electric motor, the power rises to 136 hp, which is already not bad.
Engineers have the right to be proud of the creation of the Toyota Prius. Reviews say that this model can even fight the 150-strong version. Of course, you won’t be able to go from 10 seconds to 100 km on this car, but you can get closer to this indicator. Firstly, you need to collect your thoughts yourself, and secondly, you just need to activate the power mode, which will increase the output of the motor to the maximum. The indicators in this mode jump 4 times!
But, sitting in a car, you understand that this is completely useless. The suspension behaves so well, comfortably and softly that it is somehow inhumane to make the car do the work that he should not do. In addition, the speaker does not really have an active drive. The car begins to slide and roll over deep turns. But the ride is very disposed to itself. This is the feature of the Toyota Prius. Reviews simply unanimously say that the car is very good.
If you decide to indulge in other modes offered by the manufacturer, then you will immediately feel that the car is standing still. In saving mode, the main driving force of the car is an electric motor. And only with intensive acceleration is connected to the internal combustion engine. This traffic pattern can be used at low speeds - up to 70 km / h. The distance that a vehicle can travel in this mode is no more than 2 km. After that, the battery stops working. This is the essence of the Toyota Prius hybrid car .
Feedback from drivers eloquently suggests that the best mode for driving this car is Eco. It just implies the combined operation of two Toyota Prius power plants. The characteristics of both units are configured to operate in this mode. The movement in it allows the car to develop good dynamics and at the same time spend the minimum amount of energy that they generate.
Impressive is the fact that the range of the car is about 1000 km. This is almost a hundred and fifty kilometers more than its predecessor. These figures are especially surprising when you realize that the capacity of the fuel tank is 45 liters.
The relevance of such machines every day becomes more and more obvious. Until that day, when the hybrid form of the driving force of the car becomes the main, very little remains.