The Ultimate Toyota Prius Challenge

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About This Quiz

The Prius wasn't the first hybrid car, but it's the best-selling and certainly the most iconic. Test-drive your Prius knowledge here, and maybe it'll inspire you to make a change for the greener.

When did the first Prius hit the market?

1996

1997

1998

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The Prius was first sold in Japan in 1997; then it went worldwide in 2001.

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What's the combined mpg of the third generation Prius, which was unveiled in early 2009?

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Wrong Answer

The 2010 Prius gets 58 mpg city/41 highway.

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What was the retail price of the first Prius sold in the United States?

$16,995

$19,995

$24,995

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Wrong Answer

The MSRP of the NHW11 model was $19,995.

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What's the retail price of the third generation 2010 Prius?

$22,000

$25,000

$28,000

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Wrong Answer

The base price of the bottom-of-the-line Prius II is $22,000.

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The 2010 Prius is now the most fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle in the United States. What car comes in second?

Ford Fusion

Honda Civic Hybrid

Honda Insight

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The 2010 Honda Insight is the runner-up with 40 mpg/city, 43/highway.

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What's the satisfaction rate among Prius owners?

78 percent

88 percent

93 percent

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The Prius topped the annual Consumer Reports survey for the fifth year in a row in 2009, with 93 percent of owners reporting they'd buy one again.

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What's one of the biggest changes in the third-generation Prius?

a bigger engine

a dashboard energy monitor

optional roof-mounted solar panels

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The 2010 Prius has a 1.8-liter engine, up .3 liters from the previous model.

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What are the Prius' three driving modes?

power, economy and EV

full throttle, gas-free and HV

power, hybrid and SV

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Wrong Answer

Power, economy and EV (which is new on the latest generation). In EV mode, you can drive for a short distance on battery power only.

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The 2010 Prius uses bioplastics instead of traditional plastic. What is this bioplastic made from?

corn

wood and grass

bamboo

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The plastic used in the Prius is primarily made from the cellulose found in two plants: kenaf (which is in the hibiscus family) and ramie (a Chinese grass).

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About how many Priuses (Priusi? Prii?) have been sold around the world?

800,000

1 million

1.2 million

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As of February 2009, Toyota had sold 1.2 million Priuses.

FINISH QUIZ

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