Toyota recently launched the Prius C, where the C stands for city. American magazine Consumer Reports reviewed the vehicle recently and have given their verdict on it. According to Consumer Reports the Toyota Prius C is not good enough to be recommended. The Prius C is the third member of the Prius family and is ranked by the EPA as the most fuel efficient compact car of 2012, when plug-in electric vehicles are excluded. Now according to the Consumer Reports the Toyota Prius C is a bit different story.
The magazine reports that the Prius C is based on the Toyota Yaris which itself is not a brilliant car. The American Magazine also stated the new hybrid suffers from a very noisy cabin, dead steering, slow acceleration and to heat up the list a cheap looking interior too. Consumer Reports also mentioned that Toyota Prius C scores so less in the tests conducted that they will not recommend the consumers to have one. The magazine also reported some bits in favor of the new hybrid including compact dimensions, after sale maintenance and the reliability, which make it a pleasure for urban usage.
It will be interesting to see if the sales of the Toyota Prius C are affected by the Consumer Reports test or the attractive price offering from Toyota and a mind blowing average of 35 km/l lures the customers. There is no news about Toyota Prius C being launched in India but Toyota should consider it after seeing the sales of their cars being affected by the rise in petrol prices. The Toyota Prius C is powered by a 1.5-litre petrol engine which produces a power output of 74 BHP and a torque output of 111 Nm.
– Kanishk Arora
