2012 Toyota Prius C Hybrid Vs 2012 Toyota Yaris: MPG Battle

A few days back we took a look at two similar, yet very different Hondas.

The 2012 Honda Insight and 2012 Honda Fit share a platform, but different bodystyles and the use of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology in the Insight, makes each model unique.

The same could be said of the upcoming 2012 Toyota Prius C, and the 2012 Toyota Yaris. Two similar subcompacts, but one using Toyota's efficient Hybrid Synergy Drive. Which one should your money go on?

Economy

Predictably, it's the hybrid that triumphs here. Just as when we compared Insight to Fit, the reasonable gas mileage achieved by the Yaris is no match for that of the Prius C. Unlike the Honda Fit, the Yaris is also most efficient with a 5-speed, manual transmission.

In city driving, the EPA figure of 53 mpg for the Prius C is 23 mpg higher than that of the Yaris, and the 38 mpg highway economy of the 1.5-liter, manual transmission Yaris is no match for the Prius C's 46 mpg. That results in a combined figure of 50 mpg for the Prius, and 33 mpg for the Yaris.

However, early figures suggest owners are getting a little more from every gallon in the Yaris, at just under 40 mpg average. We'll see how Prius C owners do when that car goes on sale.

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Toyota Beats 2011 Volt Sales In 10 Weeks With Prius V Hybrid

It may have only gone on sale at the end of October 2011, but Toyota has just announced it managed to sell 8,399 Toyota Prius V Wagons before the start of 2012.

In other words, it sold 668 more 2012 Prius V wagons in 2011 than Chevrolet sold Volts, but 1,335 less than the Nissan Leaf.

Starting at just $27,100, the Prius V combines the same 1.8 liter gasoline engine and Hybrid Synergy Drive system found in the 2012 Toyota Prius hatchback with a taller and longer rear.

The result? A wagon that can swallow 34 cubic feet of cargo behind the rear seats and offer fuel economy of 44 mpg city and 40 mpg highway.

Although its fuel economy doesn’t match either the 2012 Prius Hatchback or the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, the 2012 Prius V offers more space than both, combining practicality with green motoring.

But according to GM spokesman Rob Peterson, comparing sales figures of Toyota’s latest hybrid car is like comparing “apples and oranges.”

“Consumers cross-shop vehicles with comparable technologies or functionality, not a new name-plate,” Peterson told Bloomberg yesterday. The two cars, he reiterated, appeal to different buyers.

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