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2009 Toyota Prius Expected To Get 94 MPG
The 2009 Prius which will debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto show is expected to get 94 mpg according to U.S. News. The new Prius will receive a 1.8L engine instead of the current 1.5L which would boost the total horsepower to 160 hp, a 50 hp increase. Toyota will also be making the overall size of the car bigger and the new design is expected to take styling cues from the Toyota Hybrid X Concept car pictured in this article.
Source: U.S. News
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May 16th, 2008 at 5:51 am
That sounds incredible. I think that 94 miles a gallon sounds great to anyone out there. My question is how expensive is going going to be off the lot? How about for maintenance cost per year? Other than those issues the car looks great and the miles per gallon sounds like a dream!
May 16th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Once you start pushing up to almost 100mpg I think the average consumer will start to take a hard look at purchasing hybrid cars. Right now I think a lot of people looks at hybrids and see only a marginal gain over their current cars in terms of mpg, but when they see they can increase their mpg by 75, we will really see the adoption of hybrid cars accelerate. I currently have a Camry Hybrid, but if the new Prius gets almost 100mpg then I will seriously consider trading my car in.
According to Road and Track, the 2009 Prius may actually be cheaper than the current model! They expect the base price to be about $21,000. The maintenance cost per year should be on par with any other conventional car.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Bring on a 4 seater version with this kind of mpg will get me moving. Does anyone have an idea about the cost of one of the gas sippers in relation to others in the market.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Cool site man.. Like the weird car
May 17th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
once they start breaking 100MPG just about everybody will start to turn over towards hybrids.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
With the cost of gas, I will definately jumb on this when it becomes available. I currently own a Mazda RX8, a sports car that only gets about 16mpg. The 2009 Prius looks pretty good and at 94MPG, will get it. I hope it got speed?
May 21st, 2008 at 8:49 am
I agree with Keith, once we see anything close to 50 or better on the mpg’s, I believe we will see a rush to buy them. I might just be the first since my suv is killing me.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I get about 38mpg from my car (non-hybrid) but to see something that can reduce my fuel by about 60% would be a heck of a saving - probably about £1600-£2000 a year. We’re definitely looking to get a hybrid next and hopefully Toyota will improve the current Prius design which is not good…
One thing - are these figures for US gallons or UK gallons??
Cheers, Dan.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Dan - These numbers are in US gallons.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
What a rad car, i would love to have one of these, but alas I am a broke soul. Oh well maybe someday.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Looking sleek for a car =) Very aerodynamic looking. I hope that this car will not just only be a concept and be on the road =D
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:10 am
How exactly are they doing this? A 50 mpg gain over the previous model is an amazing feat, there’s got to be some breakthrough technology behind this.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
the car look great
but i prefer colour in black
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Awesome. I hope it gets here fast! We need some relief from the skyrocketing price of gas. Thanks for the post.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:06 am
i have an 07 civic hybrid. I average 46 mpg. I have gotten as much as 55mpg. this car rides great and my wife loves it as the drivers seat jacks up and down. If they have improved the suspension on the prius and 94 mpg I will be looking at it hard.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I wonder what they did to make it such an improvement? Personally I would never own a prius, it’s a deathtrap.