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The All-New 2011 Toyota Prius at Rene’ Isip’s Toyota of Lewisville serving Dallas, Texas

‘The 2011 Toyota Prius Hybrid continues to deliver iconic styling, fuel-efficiency and a safe, comfortable ride. With the Hybrid Synergy Drive combining the power of gasoline and electricity, the driver experience is even more powerful. The advanced technology elevates fuel efficient Eco-friendly hybrid car a step above the rest. The Toyota Prius has made, what use to be considered extra, now standard on its most Eco-friendly car. Place your hands around the standard leather-wrapped steering wheel, upscale interior, eye pleasing color combinations that will impress even the most conservative driver or passenger. The Prius’ space-efficient interior seats five and has standard bucket seats in the front for a more comfortable ride. The driver sits in comfort with a tilt steering wheel that now telescopes to allow you to get into the best driving position. You will find the Prius has impressive efficiency and cutting-edge technology. A car that offers many available high-tech luxury extras that will excite even the most experienced driver.

The Toyota Prius hybrid is a four-door hatchback vehicle that offers varying equipment packages: The Prius I, Prius II, Prius III, Prius IV and Prius V. The 2010 Prius can run on the gasoline powered engine individually, the battery power individually, or a combination of both the gasoline engine and battery power. The Prius is equipped with a 1.8 Liter Atkinson-cycle-4 cylinder engine with 98 horsepower, 105 pound-feet of torque at 5,200 rams per minute (RPM), combining the hybrid system with its electric motor, it generates 134 net horsepower. The engine output is 98 horsepower and 105 pound-feet of torque giving the driver ample power behind the wheel. The Prius offers four driving modes that give you a unique driving experience every-time you get behind the wheel; this combination gives the driver more control over the vehicles fuel consumption and throttle response. The Prius has the “Normal” mode; the “EV” mode is for low-speed electric-only power; “Eco” mode is for slower throttle responses to increase fuel efficiency in normal highway driving; “Power” mode is to increase the Prius’ performance with more power for passing and merging into higher-speed traffic.

The 2011 Toyota Prius accommodates strict safety requirements and top-class level collision safety performance to all Prius models. Toyota has driver and front passenger Advanced Airbag System, front and rear side curtain airbags, driver and passenger front seat-mounted side airbags and driver’s knee airbag are standard in the Prius. Advanced options like: A Dynamic Radar Cruise Control system, which uses advanced millimeter wave radar to enable the Lane Keep Assist, which helps the driver stay within the lane and the Pre-Collision System, which retracts the front seat belts and applies the brakes in certain weather conditions when a crash is unavoidable.

Toyota now offers five safety technology systems that come standard on all their vehicles: Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) Traction Control (TRAC), and Brake Assist (BA). These systems help prevent slips and loss of traction, to maintain traction, to help prevent brakes from locking up, to redistribute brake force and to detect panic braking. The Star Safety system technology is newly developed as an accident avoidance technology to help assist and prevent the driver and its passengers from any possible accident situation. Toyota developed the Star Safety System to help keep you and your passengers out of harm’s way.

This third generation Prius includes more safety features, such as; 1.8 Liter Atkinson-cycle-4 cylinder engine and multiple combination of engine power: gasoline, battery, or the combination of both. The new Toyota Prius is complete in impressive hybrid technology along with reliability, safety and fuel-efficiency performance.

Toyota of Lewisville, in Lewisville, Texas offers exceptional customer service and attention to detail when shopping for your new or used vehicle. The all-new 2011 Toyota Prius proves owning a Eco-Friendly hybrid is also affordable.

To learn more about the all-new 2011 Toyota Prius Hybrid Car, check out the complete 2011 Toyota Prius e-brochure!