Toyota Prius Hybrid for Malaysian

Toyota is the first car manufacturer to offer Hybrid car and today for the first time, the franchise holder UMW has officially launched it in Malaysia. Big thanks should be given to our government who are generously reduced the excise duty up to 50%. Otherwise this Prius can easily cost you more than RM220k.

The Prius is powered by a combination of a petrol engine and Ni-MH battery/motor powertrain, working a CVT transmission; displacement is up from 1.5l in the 2nd-gen smodel to 1.8l here, and the 2ZR-FXE 16-valve twin cam (with VVT-I) engine puts out 98bhp at 5,200rpm and 142Nm at 4,000rpm.

It’s the first Toyota engine to have its water pump powered by an electric motor, thereby eliminating the need for a fanbelt.

As for the battery/motor system, this is made up of a 168-cell, 28 module sealed Ni-MH battery pack and a 650V 3JM permanent-magnet synchronous motor which develops 80bhp and 207Nm (offering 546Nm in a boosted state). Working in tandem with the engine, this translates into a nett maximum power output of 134bhp. Toyota says that this combination offers the equivalent of a 2.4l-class vehicle in terms of acceleration performance.
Among the equipment kit list are a fully keyless smart entry and start system, head-up display, an eight-speaker audio system, seven airbags and a host of electronic driver aids, including Vehicle Stability Control, ABS, EBD, traction control, brake assist and Hill-Start Assist Control .

The car sits on 15-inch alloys (with attendant aerodynamic-enhancing plastic wheel covers) and wears 195/65 series tyres, in this case Japanese-made Goodyear Excellence rubbers, though this is not of a low-rolling resistance type.

You can choose 5 colour for your Prius ie. Silver Metallic, White Pearl CS, Abyss Gray Metallic, Red Mica Metallic and Dark Blue Mica. The interior trim is finished in medium grey universally.

With the new tax structure the Price of Prius is RM175,000 (with insurance) in Peninsular Malaysia and about RM1,400 more in East Malaysia.

During my visit to Mutiara Motor recently, I saw a 2004 Prius with a price tag RM140k (nego), I guess with the launching of new Prius, that 2004 model can get below 130k. Sound reasonable ?

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Source : The Star

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