2018 Toyota Prius Prime Review | Fuel Economy

With stellar EPA appraisals that it almost coordinates in reality (superior to anything numerous contenders do in such manner), the Prius Prime is a decent decision for fuel-cognizant purchasers—yet its restricted electric-just driving reach is a bad mark.

What's New for 2018?

As there are no progressions to the powertrain, the Prime's efficiency is the same as it was in 2017. Which is to state, brilliant. Be that as it may, regardless we wish the electric-just driving reach were longer.

2017 Toyota Prius Prime

Despite trim, all Prius Prime models have a similar EPA evaluations, and none of the contenders recorded here can coordinate them. The Hyundai Ioniq's inevitable module half breed, with its 51-mpg city/51-mpg roadway appraisals, isn't a long ways behind, and it comes without the Prius' questionable—most definitely—styling.

Electric-Only Range

An EPA-appraised 25 miles of EV range might be sufficient for some day by day drives, yet it's not as much as half of the range found in the Chevrolet Volt.

We've contrived our own mileage test trying to duplicate how a great many people drive on the expressway. Our strategy involves a 200-mile out-and-back circle on Michigan's I-94 interstate. We keep up a GPS-confirmed 75 mph and utilize the voyage control however much as could be expected to copy the way numerous drivers act amid long outings.

The Prius didn't exactly coordinate its EPA parkway rating, yet we since we run our test at an extensively higher speed than the EPA does, we'd be awed by any module that could approach its EPA number. In the event that thruway efficiency is most critical to you, at that point you may really consider a Chevrolet Cruze diesel; it conveyed 52 mpg on our expressway test, 1 mpg superior to the Prime. (Mixtures run significantly more effectively in the city, and the EPA numbers bear this out: The Prime's 52-mpg EPA city number is 21 mpg superior to the Cruze diesel's.)

The Prime's EV range may not acquire it any awards, but rather its 570-mile parkway cruising range—encouraged by its awesome effectiveness when running in cross breed mode—is substantially more wonderful, and bests the generally thrifty Volt by in excess of 200 miles.