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2003 Toyota Prius
Body style(s): 4-door sedan
Trim levels:
base |
MSRP:
$19,995
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Notes: Unchanged in its third year, the Toyota hybrid continued to
offer a basic package with relatively few option. Despite, or perhaps
in part due to, its space-age console, the Prius continued to sell well,
despite a faltering economy and a design that was effectively five years
old (Prius arrived in Japan in 1999). ABS was standard, as was air conditioning. Note also that its MSRP
remained unchanged since its 2001 introduction. Toward the end of the
first-generation production run, Toyota broke even on the investment
required to produce the parallel-hybrid-drive car. The last few units
off the line were thus made the Prius the first profitable hybrid vehicle.
Series: 2001-2003
DESIGN
Layout:
Seats:
Engine(s): |
transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, steel unibody
5
1.5L 16-valve dohc SFI I4
Bore x stroke: 75.0x84.7mm
Compression ratio: 13.0 to 1
(87-octane unleaded)
Horsepower (SAE net): 70bhp@4500rpm
Torque (SAE net): 82lb-ft@4200rpm |
Parallel Drive:
33kW permanent-magnet AC electric motor
Output: 273.6V (Ni-MH batteries)
Horsepower (SAE net): 44bhp@1040-5600rpm
Torque (SAE net): 258lb-ft@0-400rpm |
Transmission: CVT (f.d. ratio 3.95:1) |
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DIMENSIONS
EPA Class:
Wheelbase:
Length:
Width:
Height:
Track, F:
Track, R:
Clearance: |
COMPACT
100.4"
169.6"
66.7"
57.6"
58.1"
58.3"
4.9"
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Curb weight: |
2765lbs. |
Interior volume:
Cargo volume:
Fuel tank:
Battery bay: |
49/40 cu ft. (f/r)
11.8 cu ft.
11.9 gal.
228 cells
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TECHNICAL
Tires:
Suspension
(f/r):
Brakes (f/r):
Steering:
Active sys.:
Airbags: |
175/65-14
independent: MacPherson struts, lower A-arms, coil springs, tube shocks, ARB
beam: torsion beam, coil springs, tube shocks
disc/drum, ABS (10.0" vented/7.9" solid)
rack-and-pinion, power-assisted, 4.0 turns-to-lock
none
dual front, opt. front side
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PERFORMANCE
Fuel economy (city/highway):
Acceleration (zero to 60 mph):
Braking (60 to zero mph):
Roadholding (skidpad):
Slalom speed (100' intervals):
Turning circle: |
52/45mpg
11.6sec.
154ft.
0.72g
57.5mph
31.5ft.
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SEE ALSO: none
COMPETITORS: Chevrolet Cavalier,
Daewoo Nubira,
Honda Civic,
Ford Focus,
Mazda Protege,
Mitsubishi Lancer,
Nissan Sentra,
Pontiac Sunfire,
Volkswagen Golf and Jetta
Toyota Prius sedan.
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