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2019 Prius offered with new electric all-wheel drive system

Green Car Congress

Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. The Prius AWD-e uses an independent electric, magnet-less rear motor (a Toyota first) to power the rear wheels from 0 to 6 mph, then when needed, up to 43 mph. The Prius AWD-e models offer the same 65.5

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2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e: First drive of 50-mpg all-weather hybrid

Green Car Reports

Between the unexpectedly wild styling, the very wide model range, the Prius Prime plug-in, and now the all-wheel-drive 2019 Prius AWD-e, it seems that Toyota has opted for a mix-and-match philosophy for the current fourth generation of America’s favorite fuel-sipper.

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2019 Toyota Prius recalled over gauge-cluster issues

Green Car Reports

A recall has been issued on some 2019 Toyota Prius models over the possibility that an electrical short may cause gauge clusters to black out.

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2019 Toyota Prius C preview: $900 price increase, fewer options

Green Car Reports

The 2019 Toyota Prius C will cost $900 more, with a sticker of $22,450, including destination, based on a recent official price list released by Toyota and shared by our partners at CarsDirect. Toyota has replaced its traditional Prius trim lines—One, Two, Three, and.

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2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,300

Green Car Reports

Toyota has released pricing for the new all-wheel-drive version of the Prius that it revealed at the LA auto show last week. The base version of the all-wheel drive model will start at $27,300, including a $920 destination charge, according to our partners at CarsDirect.com. That's a premium of $1,400 over the front-wheel-drive LE.

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Toyota’s top-selling US hybrid isn’t the Prius

Green Car Reports

over the past year wasn’t part of the Prius family—or, technically, a passenger car. In 2019, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid wins that crown. According to Toyota’s 2019 year-end sales summary, released Friday, Toyota sold 92,525 RAV4 Hybrid SUVs to U.S. buyers in 2019, versus just 69,718.

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2019 Toyota Prius Plug-in review

Discover EV

The Toyota Prius plug-in has broadened its appeal with a new five sear interior, but is the price premium for the 34 mile zero emission range over its regular hybrid sibling worth it?

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