2023 Toyota Prius packs extra energy, however gross sales quantity is down
As a part of the redesign, Toyota is revamping the automobile’s trim collection within the U.S. from its present 4 choices to 3. The corporate is sunsetting the present era’s base style L trim point — together with its lower cost level — and making the LE the brand new base style at a beginning worth of $28,545, together with supply.
The Prius LE rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with wheel covers and lines an 8-inch center-mounted contact display screen and fabric seats. It comes same old with Toyota Protection Sense 3.0, the automaker’s suite of driving-assistance and protection generation. The smaller wheels lend a hand the LE succeed in that 57 mpg mixed gasoline financial system score.
The mid-level Prius XLE provides 19-inch alloy wheels, an influence motive force’s seat, rain-sensing wipers, wi-fi charging and parking help with computerized braking. A bigger 12.3-inch contact display screen and fixed-glass roof are non-compulsory. The Prius XLE begins at $31,990, together with supply, however the greater wheels drop the mixed gasoline financial system score to 52 mpg.
The highest-level Prius Restricted will get the bigger wheels and contact display screen same old, in addition to heated and ventilated seating, heated guidance wheel and tool liftback. The Prius Restricted begins at $35,560, together with supply.
Digital all-wheel force is non-compulsory around the lineup for an extra $1,400, Toyota mentioned, however so supplied drops the mixed gasoline financial system score within the LE to 54 mpg and to 49 mpg within the XLE and Restricted fashions.
Configured with front-wheel force, the online horsepower score for the Prius is 194, whilst all-wheel-drive fashions ship 196 hp from the engine and hybrid gadget mixed.
The 2023 Prius, imported from Japan, is anticipated to reach in U.S. dealerships in January.
