A racier Prius is here
For its chief engineer, the only competitors of the petrol-electric hybrid are its other models.
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THE Toyota Prius is the world's best-selling petrol-electric hybrid but Kouji Toyoshima does not regard other fuel-sipping hybrids as the competition. Instead, in his cross hairs are clean diesels and downsized turbocharged models. In other words, the conventional fuel efficient, eco-friendly car.
This has driven the chief engineer for the fourth-generation Prius to make the latest version of the famous nameplate a more dynamic drive.
To say the Prius is a groundbreaking model is an understatement. When it went on sale in late 1997, it was the first production hybrid.
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