2006 Toyota Prius

The Bottom Line: Fun, novel and environmentally friendly, but I can't justify the purchase by gas mileage alone. I just wanted one.

Review: I have only put 100 miles on my 2006 Prius so far and have achieved 45 MPG. This is twice what I've gotten with any other car I've owned and better than my 1100cc motorcycle, which achieves approximately 42 MPG. So far I'm very pleased with the...

The Bottom Line: 42 mpg I am getting is still the best I've seen and it beats the 12mpg I was getting. This false mpg advertising needs to be investigated.

Review: 60 mpg advertizing is the main reason I bought the 2006 Prius. After 1200 miles around town driving I am getting 42 mpg. The sales mgr said everyone he sold one to got 50 or more and his service dept need to check to see what was wrong. His service...

Review: I traded an '04 Nissan Xterra for my "06 Prius. I love this car and the fact that I have less than 2K miles on it and have trained myself to get 51.9 mpg already by coasting and avoiding jack rabbit starts and stops. Lots of headroom. Handling is a...

The Bottom Line: Not flashy for impulse buyers. It's roomy, comfy, speedy, quality. Gets high miles per gallon, low soldiers per gallon. Psychology and politics aside, it's a great mid size car.

Review: Surprisingly Excellent
I put 5,000 miles on this car in the first 2 weeks. I filled up only 8 times while driving 65 MPH all over Arizona, Nevada and California through mountains and mostly on freeways. This car costs nothing to own and is a...

Review: Fantastic little car with outstanding fuel consumption and great reliability.I replaced a long line of BMW's with this super family friendly hatchback.

The Bottom Line: Don't buy it for the 60/50 MPG. Too much work to get close to 40MPG city. FYI, the battery can do more than it is now.

Review: Update: The buzz has worn off. I have not had a small car in years and it is fun to drive in the city bit a gas hog at 32 -38.5MPG still. How long is this so-called "break-in period" supposed to last? What a piece of junk. The JBL speakers are...

The Bottom Line: Buy it if you want a fuel efficient mid sized car. Best in its class.

Review: When we looked for a new commuter car, we did the research and narrowed our choice down to the Honda Civic hybrid and the Prius. I liked them both but got the Prius for the hatchback, better gas mileage and the highest tax rebate. Bottom line - I am...

The Bottom Line: Great step in stopping global warning without taking away the great driving experience!

Review: A couple weeks after buying my new Prius, I was hit from behind by a drunk driver on the way home. Not so bad but there was a semi-truck coming up right behind me as well that didn't have time to do anything other than hit me again and send me...

Review: Love my new Prius. The only problem is getting it fixed when there is a problem.
Then all the fun ends. Getting it to a dealer is hard enough, but then they always say they are not able to duplicate the problem and so of course cannot fix it...