The Prius is the second generation of hybrid car and puts many of the other makes in the shade this model is a 1.5 T Spirit and is a hatchback and is superb for town driving and can also handle the motorways nicely as well although the Prius will not give you the same kind of acceleration on the motorway like a car with a turbo diesel engine in it but it is not all about that is it when you want to own one of these its about two things saving the environment and saving money on fuel costs

The ride and handling of the Hybrid Prius Hatchback 1.5 T Spirit is quite smooth and will soak up many of the humps and bumps while driving along the road this is thanks to them stealing the suspension from the front of the Avensis and the rear of the Corolla hatchback. You also get great control and grip as well and is very well balanced

To help hold the revs high while you are accelerating hard is a automatic gearbox that is continuously variable this works very efficiently but can be a little bit noisy but if you drive normally then the gears will works with the petrol and electric engine very smoothly and quietly

Safety is a very important factor and with anti lock brakes which uses an electronic brake force distribution and brake assist system you know that it will come to a stop quick and controlled and with eight airbags you know that you are in a car that is very safe indeed, also to help with safe control is the Vehicle Stability Control

As the prius hybrid is very new it is hard to talk about how good the reliability is but you would expect it to be very good as it is a Toyota

Toyota Prius Hatchback 1.5 T Spirit Hybrid is a car that is well worth thinking about and will help your pocket in the long run

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