Prius Wins WhatGreenCar Car of the Year for 2009

One of the most expected cars for 2009 is the Toyota Prius. Being hybrid and with the latest technology to boot, it's one car that pioneers the new age of automobiles - cleaner and greener. The Prius was chosen from a short list of only 10 finalist-candidates - cars available in Britain in 2009:

Citroen C1 ev'ie electric
Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric
Toyota iQ
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic
Toyota Prius hybrid (third-generation)
Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop
Honda Insight
Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion 2
BMW 318d saloon
Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV

The selection process included test-driving at Imperial College in London. There were six drivers recognized as environmental experts. The judges were impressed at how the Prius seamlessly integrated green technology into the design. It has a lighter and more compact powertrain, better fuel economy at 72.4 mpg, and 14% less greenhouse gas emission than the previous model at only 89g/km.



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