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Wonderful Car
Susan, 08/15/2005
2002 Toyota Prius 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The 2002 Prius is fabulous. I have owned it for 3 1/2 years with no problems. The car gives terrific gas mileage, steady, comfortable performance and excellent reliability.
Great little car
spock42, 12/04/2003
2002 Toyota Prius 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car has the smallest turn radius of any car I've ever driven--smaller even then our miata. Tooling around in electric mode with the continuously variable transmission is a lot of fun. Parking it is a dream as well--reverse gear is all electric and you have such fine control of the acceleration on the electric, not anything like the surge from a gas engine.
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Cool technology
Another Matt, 05/28/2002
2002 Toyota Prius 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car definitely delivers on its mileage promise. Like other reviewers, I've been getting about 45-50 mpg in regular driving. The most impressive mileage I got was 53 on a roughly 500 mile journey -- did the whole thing with one tank of gas. Mileage seems to vary with weather (the engine runs more in the cold). I looked up a bunch of the patents behind this car. Man those guys are clever. The connection between the gas engine and electric motor is truly elegant.
Great little car!
gran1, 04/15/2002
2002 Toyota Prius 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We've only put a few thousand miles on it, but it's been a lot of highway miles. It's very comfortable. I think Toyota could have boosted the quality of the seats, but it's still comfortable. My main "gripe" is the center arm rest. I drove the car for about a month and then ordered the extension from Coastal Technology. I was concerned about muddy roads as we have a pretty good stretch to drive on them when it rains. Front wheel drive handles it like a charm! We're getting a constant 46 - 47 miles to the gallon. We drive 35 miles each way to work, plus around town driving. The mileage seems to get better as it's broken in. Sooooo much better than the Jeep Grand Cherokee!
Smart Choice!
Patrick Law, 02/28/2002
2002 Toyota Prius 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Prius is probably "the" car for a geeky engineer like me: Drive by wire throttle, hybrid engine, re-generative brake, computerized engine display, etc. You also get the build quality of a Toyota. It may not be a big deal for its gas mileage nowaday as gas price is just a bit over $1. But as a VULEV (very ultra low emission vehicle), I feel a lot better driving this car around.