The new 2023 Toyota Prius, the fifth-generation hybrid, is preparing to hit the streets and at Car and Driver they have put it through a series of track tests. And the results of these say a lot, since the hybrid of Toyota It’s not only prettier, it’s also Too much faster. The prius 2023 It hit 60 mph in 7.1 seconds, a full 3.4 seconds ahead of its predecessor, which took 10.5 seconds to reach that mark.
The new 2023 Prius
The 2023 Toyota Prius start a new generation with a makeover that most people would find sexy and radical. While the hybrid hatchback’s visual change is a great talking point, there’s something a little more flashy under the hood. And it is that, the prius It sports an upgraded hybrid powertrain.
As with the outgoing versions, the incoming ones are still available with front-wheel drive or total. Along with the switch from a nickel metal hydride battery to a lithium ion pack, the gas-powered engine of the prius it goes from a 1.8-liter four-cylinder to a larger 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
Accelerated growth in engine displacement, coupled with a more powerful permanent magnet synchronous traction motor, brings with it a large increase in horsepower, with output increasing from 121 total hp to between 194 and 196 combined hp for the front and the four wheels. There is also a new Prius Prime PHEV that stands out with 220 Hp.
The fastest Prius ever
The prius 2023 tested was a top-spec Limited model with front-wheel drive. For comparison, that setup is more in line with the 2017 Prius Three with the same front-wheel-drive setup tested by the Car and Driver team a few years back.
Despite some increased dimensions and the addition of upgraded equipment, the new Prius isn’t much heavier than before. The 2023 model tipped the scales at 3,199 pounds, 86 pounds more than the 3,113-pound 2017 version. The new Prius still carries around 60% of its curb weight in the front.
As mentioned above, the new prius it hit 60 mph in 7.1 seconds. That is a perhaps unremarkable number taken out of context. However, compared to the 10.5 seconds it took its predecessor to reach the mile per minute mark, the 3.4 second improvement It’s cause for celebration, at least among people who extol the joy of driving.
The new Prius also proved to be significantly faster in other acceleration tests. His quarter-mile time dropped by more than two seconds, from 17.8 seconds at 79 mph to 15.5 seconds at 92 mph. Additionally, the 2023 model accelerates from 50 to 70 mph in 5 seconds (2.1 seconds faster than before).
On the rare occasion that a new Prius driver wants to look for speeds in triple-digit territory, he’ll surprisingly be able to hit 100 mph in 18.8 seconds. This is 11.7 seconds faster than its predecessor, which took 30.5 seconds. The old model also needed 43.2 seconds to hit 110 mph vs. the new one that did it in 24.4 seconds.
Other versions of the Prius
On the other hand, the last four-wheel-drive Prius was three-tenths slower to reach 60 mph (10.8 seconds) than its front-wheel-drive counterpart, so the new all-wheel-drive version might not be quite as quick.
Meanwhile, the new AWD Prius’ rear-mounted electric motor switches from an induction drive to a permanent magnet synchronous setup, which is good for 40hp compared to the previous 7hp. The same goes for the new Prius Prime.
For now, the one who can take the title as the fastest Prius so far is the front-wheel drive 2023 model. Although with all the technological improvements I wouldn’t be surprised if it would improve in the future, only time will tell.
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