Hybrid Long-term Test Wrap-up: 2006 Toyota Prius

**Tideland Prius** · 05-03-2006, 02:57 AM

Ottawa, Ontario - When the 2006 Toyota Prius arrived in January, reactions from family members were mixed. "What a strange looking car, I hate the colour," said my wife. "What a cool car. I love the colour," said my daughter.

My wife's initial reaction concurred with the views of many people we encountered during the four months we drove the gasoline electric hybrid - many people thought the Prius' distinctive triangular shape to be odd and the "silver pine mica" colour was definitely love it our hate it - but her opinion changed the first time we filled up - 487 kilometres later and a full week after picking up the car. Litres: 35.6. Cost: $30.48. Fuel consumption: 7.3 litres per 100 kilometres.

Now 7.3 L/100 km is no where near the Natural Resources Canada rating for the Prius in city driving, an unrealistically low 4.0 L/100 km, but the weather in early January was cold. We had expected better, but we weren't all that disappointed. 7.3 L/100 km was, after all, a lot better than the SUV we had driven a few weeks earlier, that had averaged an astounding 16.8 L/100 km in combined city and highway driving.

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Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,620 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 345 Times in 244 Posts Friends: 23	Ottawa, Ontario - When the 2006 Toyota Prius arrived in January, reactions from family members were mixed. "What a strange looking car, I hate the colour," said my wife. "What a cool car. I love the colour," said my daughter. My wife's initial reaction concurred with the views of many people we encountered during the four months we drove the gasoline electric hybrid - many people thought the Prius' distinctive triangular shape to be odd and the "silver pine mica" colour was definitely love it our hate it - but her opinion changed the first time we filled up - 487 kilometres later and a full week after picking up the car. Litres: 35.6. Cost: $30.48. Fuel consumption: 7.3 litres per 100 kilometres. Now 7.3 L/100 km is no where near the Natural Resources Canada rating for the Prius in city driving, an unrealistically low 4.0 L/100 km, but the weather in early January was cold. We had expected better, but we weren't all that disappointed. 7.3 L/100 km was, after all, a lot better than the SUV we had driven a few weeks earlier, that had averaged an astounding 16.8 L/100 km in combined city and highway driving. Full Article __________________ 2005 Tideland Pearl Premium Package 25/10/04 VVT-i Emblem, Sport Pedals, All-Weather Mats, Cargo Mat, EV Mod, JDM Prius Footwell Lighting, DICE iPod Kit 2008 Deep Black smart fortwo passion coupé - sold (6.1L/100km) 2010 Blue Ribbon Metallic Technology Package 29/08/09 All-Weather Mats, Homemade Console Pads, LED lighting "Ask an Expert" on Facebook I am not employed by Toyota, and the opinions expressed by me as a Prius Expert are not those of Toyota.

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