Seen a few Prius's in Europe

shawn7 · 06-28-2006, 09:33 AM

Just got back from a 10 day stay in Europe. Drove from Frankfurt to Nurnberg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and back to Frankfurt. I seen maybe 4 total. This one was from the Netherlands:

I did get used to looking at the SMART car from Diamlerchrysler:

Wildkow · 06-29-2006, 10:22 AM

Spent 9 days in London last part May and saw a total of one. While the town I work in, Kingsburg, CA pop. 7205, has on most days two parked on the same main corner and other days has three parked on the same corner.

Wildkow

felton · 06-29-2006, 11:14 AM

I saw several in Madrid, Spain last month. The Prius is actually a bit larger than most of the cars I saw and I was happy to get back here and get in my "big" Prius

KMO · 06-29-2006, 12:35 PM

Yep, the Prius is a "large family car" here. I'd prefer something a bit smaller, or at least shorter. It's not too wide, thankfully.

**efusco** · 06-29-2006, 12:44 PM

In my recent Ireland thread I posted my count of Prii--total of 7 on a 9 day trip.
http://priuschat.com/Any-PriusChatters-in-...and-t19380.html

andreaswin · 06-29-2006, 01:28 PM

well there ar not that many Priuses in norway either or sweeden or denmark. You will not see that many Priuses in Europe i think.... one thing to remember is that in europe people in general drive cars thats not that hungry for fuel.... So the Prius is not a "huge step" compared like if You go from a American car with a gasoline v8 or a hungry v6..... and diesel powered cars are very popular at the moment in europe too....

main reason i bought the prius was not the milage pr gallon, but rather a combination of the cars gadget factor , inovative tecnology, and low emissions... if id just was to buy a dureable good car for the same amount of money i should ahve bought the toyota avensis touring 2L diesel,,, efficient aswell and a good car...

but a prius is a prius ,,, reason enough

Betelgeuse · 06-29-2006, 01:35 PM

I was in Strasbourg, France for a couple weeks at the beginning of June and saw a grand total of one Prius. It actually surprised me not to see more, but as andreaswin points out, I guess there's not as large a difference in fuel efficiency between "normal" European cars and the Prius (compared to "normal" US cars and the Prius).

subarutoo · 06-29-2006, 03:38 PM

I saw zero Pri in France this year. I saw more Corvettes, and full size Chevy trucks (4 or 5) than Prius. I even saw a huge Impala, not the downsized one. Like previously said, most Euro cars are pretty fuel efficient, and appeared to be 90% diesel (gazoil) in France. The rented Golf TDI got about 48 (converted) MPG, but, alas, no smug factor.

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06-28-2006, 09:33 AM	#1
shawn7 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beaufort South Carolina Posts: 55 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just got back from a 10 day stay in Europe. Drove from Frankfurt to Nurnberg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and back to Frankfurt. I seen maybe 4 total. This one was from the Netherlands: I did get used to looking at the SMART car from Diamlerchrysler:

06-29-2006, 10:22 AM	#2
Wildkow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,860 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 4 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Spent 9 days in London last part May and saw a total of one. While the town I work in, Kingsburg, CA pop. 7205, has on most days two parked on the same main corner and other days has three parked on the same corner. Wildkow

06-29-2006, 11:14 AM	#3
felton Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 63 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I saw several in Madrid, Spain last month. The Prius is actually a bit larger than most of the cars I saw and I was happy to get back here and get in my "big" Prius

06-29-2006, 12:35 PM	#4
KMO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 911 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: T Spirit Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yep, the Prius is a "large family car" here. I'd prefer something a bit smaller, or at least shorter. It's not too wide, thankfully.

06-29-2006, 12:44 PM	#5
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,247 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 24	In my recent Ireland thread I posted my count of Prii--total of 7 on a 9 day trip. http://priuschat.com/Any-PriusChatters-in-...and-t19380.html

06-29-2006, 01:28 PM	#6
andreaswin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NORWAY Posts: 72 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	well there ar not that many Priuses in norway either or sweeden or denmark. You will not see that many Priuses in Europe i think.... one thing to remember is that in europe people in general drive cars thats not that hungry for fuel.... So the Prius is not a "huge step" compared like if You go from a American car with a gasoline v8 or a hungry v6..... and diesel powered cars are very popular at the moment in europe too.... main reason i bought the prius was not the milage pr gallon, but rather a combination of the cars gadget factor , inovative tecnology, and low emissions... if id just was to buy a dureable good car for the same amount of money i should ahve bought the toyota avensis touring 2L diesel,,, efficient aswell and a good car... but a prius is a prius ,,, reason enough

06-29-2006, 01:35 PM	#7
Betelgeuse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northampton, MA, USA Posts: 1,334 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I was in Strasbourg, France for a couple weeks at the beginning of June and saw a grand total of one Prius. It actually surprised me not to see more, but as andreaswin points out, I guess there's not as large a difference in fuel efficiency between "normal" European cars and the Prius (compared to "normal" US cars and the Prius).

06-29-2006, 03:38 PM	#8
subarutoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,067 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I saw zero Pri in France this year. I saw more Corvettes, and full size Chevy trucks (4 or 5) than Prius. I even saw a huge Impala, not the downsized one. Like previously said, most Euro cars are pretty fuel efficient, and appeared to be 90% diesel (gazoil) in France. The rented Golf TDI got about 48 (converted) MPG, but, alas, no smug factor.