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2012 Toyota Prius - Trims

 

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5dr HB (15) MSRP Invoice MPG City MPG Hwy
5dr HB One (Natl) Specs $23,015 $21,864 51 48
5dr HB One (GS) Specs $23,015 $21,864 51 48
5dr HB One (SE) Specs $23,015 $21,864 51 48
5dr HB Two (Natl) Specs $24,000 $22,560 51 48
5dr HB Two (GS) Specs $24,000 $22,560 51 48
5dr HB Two (SE) Specs $24,000 $22,560 51 48
5dr HB Three (Natl) Specs $25,565 $23,799 51 48
5dr HB Three (GS) Specs $25,565 $23,799 51 48
5dr HB Three (SE) Specs $25,265 $23,799 51 48
5dr HB Four (Natl) Specs $28,235 $26,284 51 48
5dr HB Four (GS) Specs $28,235 $26,284 51 48
5dr HB Four (SE) Specs $28,235 $26,284 51 48
5dr HB Five (Natl) Specs $29,805 $27,744 51 48
5dr HB Five (GS) Specs $29,805 $27,744 51 48
5dr HB Five (SE) Specs $29,805 $27,744 51 48
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Why should I also consider these?

While the subcompact Honda Insight looks a lot like the Prius and is several thousand dollars cheaper, it's smaller inside and doesn't deliver the same 50 mpg that the larger car does.

Perhaps a more logical rival sits in Toyota's own showroom: The new-for-2012 Camry Hybrid offers a 41-mpg combined rating, mid-size sedan room and comfort, and it doesn't require the owner to put up with Prius jokes.

In the same vein is the laudable Ford Fusion Hybrid, with a 39-mpg combined rating in a refined, comfortable, and very competent U.S.

contender.

The Lexus CT 200h is also a hybrid hatchback, though it's a compact and several thousand dollars pricier.

But it adds back the fun-to-drive factor, not to mention a larger dollop of luxury.

Finally, for drivers who do most of their miles on the highway, the clean-diesel VW Jetta TDI (offered as a four-door sedan and a Sportwagen) gets highway mileage that approaches the Prius figures, and is far more rewarding to drive.

Its city mileage, however, is nowhere near the Prius.

 
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