The Earth-friendly : "Toyota Prius"
Even if you can afford the hike in fuel prices, still you are going to find yourself falling apart in the coming years, since the Environmental issues are of greatest concern for our lovely Earth. It is time to shed off the pride for the vehicle you own, be it a Honda Civic or a BMW 7 Series or whatever it is. Alternate fuel is the paradigm shift which probably is the next move to taken by the governments across the world.
Toyota inaugurates the revolutionary change in alternate fuel vehicle, by unveiling its latest and onyl hybrid car Toyota Prius. A 1800cc hybrid engine that supports three modes of driving as shown. The EV mode transits the hybrid engine to operate on the Nickel Metal Hybrid battery. The main objective remains to optimize the factors namely fuel efficiency, low power consumption and most importantly low emissions to abide by the norms.
The design has a lot of variation as compared to conventional luxury vehicles, it has a light-weight body and LED Rear lamps in order to reduce the power consumption and increase the fuel efficiency.
The jaw-dropping feature is the transmission system and the gear shifter.
With light touch operation the lever automatically returns to the home position after shifting. The Prius is by default an automatic transmission vehicle with four probable position of gear shifter: Park(P), Brake(B), Drive(D) and Reverse (R). Moreover the car has Smart Entry & the Smart Start System.
Infact the electronic key shown aside plays a smarter role, when carrying the key you can unlock all the doors by gripping any door handle and the Power Button is all you need to start the engine while pressing the brake pedal. The steering wheel is integrated with the Audio System controller and Bluetooth to sync with your phone.In addition to that the entire digital meter unit is placed on the centre of the dash board which helps to monitor the entire vehicle attributes.
Loaded with ABS, Airbags an automatic Air Conditioning System and what not. The Prius may share several technical specification with other luxury sedans in its segments,like the BWM's X6, however it wins on solely on its noble ground, it hybrid engine implementing alternate fuels. Spacious interiors with fully foldable rear seats for cargo's.
But all well's that fits in your pocket well. The Prius comes in two variants Z3 and Z4 priced at Rs 27,28,930 (ex-showroom Kolkata) and Rs. 28,60,640 respectively. But there's still hope for consumers as recently in a talk show, the Environment & Foreign Minister has promised to slice the heavy duty levied on the vehicle. Though it would require some negotiations with Toyota, but the benefactors of this superb machine needs to put a wait, until the Government does something better to suit the wallet.
................................
