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Toyota squeezes more miles — and power — out of Prius
Toyota finally lifted the veil from its completely redesigned Prius on Monday at the North American International Auto Show. The big news about the popular hybrid: 50 miles per gallon.
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The newly designed 2010 Toyota Prius is introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday.
DETROIT — Toyota finally lifted the veil from its completely redesigned Prius on Monday at the North American International Auto Show. The big news about the popular hybrid: 50 miles per gallon.
The new car is due out in the U.S. and Japan this spring.
Toyota executive Bob Carter said the third-generation Prius would beat its predecessor by 4 mpg, a 9 percent improvement in fuel economy, thanks to a more-efficient engine and smaller, lighter components.
At the same time, this Prius boosts the engine-only juice to 98 horsepower thanks to new, 1.8-liter engine, and the combined electric/internal-combustion hybrid potency is up to 134 horsepower (the second-generation Prius pumps out 76 horsepower and 110 horsepower, respectively).
And the new Prius has a solar-powered ventilation system.
Carter explained that this would take some of the load off the air-conditioning system by precooling the interior of the car on hot days.
Toyota sold about 160,000 Priuses last year.
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