Features:
The 2011 Toyota Prius’s range of features does not change, though perhaps by now it should have, given Toyota’s promise to release an entry-level stripper model, tentatively called the Prius One.
Every 2011 Prius comes standard with a tilt/telescope steering wheel whose spokes hold controls for audio, climate, and the multi-information displays. The multi-information display uses the dashboard screen to monitor the gas-electric power flow in real time and to illustrate fuel-consumption history, average fuel economy, distance to empty, average speed, and trip distance.
Automatic climate control, power windows, doors, and locks, manual adjustable-height driver’s seat, auxiliary audio jack, and a 60/40 split rear seatback also are standard. So is remote keyless entry and pushbutton ignition so the driver can unlock the car and start it without removing the keyfob from pocket, purse, backpack, or briefcase. (To shave costs, the Prius One was to have eliminated such features as the EV Mode, cruise control, and steering-wheel buttons for the multi-information display.)
Among 2011 Toyota Prius options, the Solar Roof Package combines a power sliding glass moonroof with solar panels. It can collect enough energy to run an air-circulation fan while the car is parked, thereby reducing air-conditioning loads.
The optional Advance Technology Package includes Dynamic Cruise Control to maintain a set distance from traffic ahead; Intelligent Park Assist that automatically backs the Prius into a parallel parking space; Lane Keep Assist that steers the car back into the intended highway lane; and Pre-Collision that cinches seatbelts and pre-applies the brakes in an impending crash.
The Navigation Package option includes a voice activated touch-screen DVD navigation syste with rearview camera, XM satellite radio with NavTraffic (includes 90-day subscription), and USB iPod interface.
Prius’s cabin design is efficient and modern. It’s nicely assembled from high-quality materials. Most controls are logically arrayed. The digital instrumentation is comprehensively displays real-time gas-electric power flow and various fuel-consumption data. But its central dashtop placement isn’t ideal, some of its graphics are too small or poorly lit, and, oddly, there’s no readout for instantaneous fuel economy. The navigation system is excellent, with a big, clear screen and sensitive voice-recognition software that can search for restaurants and stores by brand name.
Price:
The 2011 Toyota Prius starts at $24,810 & adds a standard JBL audio method with six speakers, over in the Prius, and Bluetooth cell-phone & music-streaming connectivity. Eligibility for the optional navigation method, at $1,930, & the Solar Roof Package, at $3,730, begins with the Prius.
Base-price range for the 2011 Toyota Prius is $23,810-$29,080. That represents a roughly $1,000 increase per model over preliminary model-year 2010 base prices. (All base prices in this review include the manufacturer's mandated location fee; Toyota's location fee for the 2011 Prius is $760. Note that Toyotas sold in some Southeastern & Gulf states are delivered by independent distributors & may carryover different location fees.)
The 2011 Toyota Prius has a base cost of $23,810 & comes with the standard equipment listed in the Features section above.
The 2011 Toyota Prius base cost is $27,610. Among standard features it adds to the Prius are leather upholstery, heated front seats with driver power lumbar, automatic-dimming inside mirror, & HomeLink remote garage & gate transceiver. On the Prius, the navigation package is a $2,380 option & the Solar Roof package costs $4,180. The premium for these packages in the is because they also come with Toyota's Safety Connect service that features automatic-collision notification, stolen-vehicle locator, & emergency & road-side assistance; a one-year subscription is included.
The 2011 Toyota Prius base cost is $29,080. It comes with 17-inch tires on alloy wheels versus 15-inchers on alloys on the other Prius models. & it adds to the Prius model high-efficiency Light Emitting Diode (LED) headlamps that Toyota says reduce energy consumption & help save fuel. The LED lamps come with washers & automatic leveling to compensate for the pitch of the Prius when loaded with passengers or cargo.
The navigation package with Safety Connect is a $2,380 Prius option. & the 2011 Prius is again the only model that can be ordered with the Advanced Expertise Package. It's a $5,080 option & includes the navigation method, as well as the Pre Collision, Lane Keep, & Self-Parking features, & adaptive cruise control that maintains a set distance from traffic ahead.
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