The transition from four to five seats has been made possible through the installation of a new back seat designed to increase passenger capacity while maintaining comfort. Also new in the interior is new cloth upholstery intended to increase visual quality.
Not much else has changed in the new model. The Prius Plug-In Hybrid still has the hybrid engine offering fuel consumption averaging 1.3 litres/100 km, the equivalent of 28 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide emissions. In full-electric mode, the vehicle can travel up to 45km and reach a maximum speed of 135kph. The car's exterior has not changed, although Toyota has added a new metallic black colour option.
As before, this model is equipped with a heat pump using exterior air and a large rooftop solar panel which produces electricity to recharge the hybrid battery. Depending on weather conditions, this solar charger can increase the vehicle's autonomy on electric power up to five kilometres a day.
