New Toyota Prius hybrid arrival date 確認するd - but this fifth-世代 car isn't cheap

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The Toyota Prius, the 初めの eco car to break into the mainstream, is 公式に 支援する in the UK.

Having said the fifth-世代 Prius would not be sold in Britain 予定 to a 欠如（する） of 需要・要求する for saloon cars, bosses at the Japanese company U-turned on that 決定／判定勝ち（する） - and have now 確認するd it arrival date and price.

Order 調書をとる／予約するs for the plug-in hybrid model open on 4 March, and first 乗り物s are scheduled to be 配達するd to UK 顧客s from July.

But starting from just under £40,000, the new 見解／翻訳／版 of the world's 最初の／主要な green car costs the same as many 類似の-size electric 乗り物s (EVs).?

Toyota Prius is 支援する! The fifth-世代 of the 初めの poster car for green モーターing is coming to the UK this summer... but the plug-in hybrid model will be pricier than a lot of EVs

At 開始する，打ち上げる, two 見解／翻訳／版s of the Prius will be 利用できる.

Both the 入ること／参加（者）?Design and higher-削減する Excel are 力／強力にするd by a 2.0-litre plug-in system.?

The powertrain 配達するs a 最大限 220bhp - a '重要な 増加する' on the 121bhp of the previous Prius plug-in model.

The 13.6kWh lithium-イオン 殴打／砲列 pack can 供給する enough electric-only 運動ing 範囲 to cover up to 53.4 miles. Toyota says this is suitable for 'most daily 旅行s'.

In fact, the 最新の 手段d data shows that the 普通の／平均（する） daily mileage covered by 運転者s in Britain is 20 miles. Theoretically, the Prius could be used for almost two and a half days without engaging the 石油 engine.

On longer trips, with the electric and 燃焼 powertrain working in tandem, the Japanese 会社／堅い says the 連合させるd CO2 放出／発行 are just 12g/km - the lowest ever for any Prius model.

At 開始する，打ち上げる, two 見解／翻訳／版s of the Prius will be 利用できる. Both are 力／強力にするd by a 2.0-litre plug-in system

The powertrain 配達するs a 最大限 220bhp - a 大規模な 増加する on the 121bhp of the previous Prius plug-in model

The 13.6kWh lithium-イオン 殴打／砲列 pack can 供給する enough electric-only 運動ing 範囲 to cover up to 53.4 miles. Toyota says this is suitable for 'most daily 旅行s'

力／強力にする is sent to all four wheels, and this results in 比較して impressive 業績／成果 人物／姿／数字s, with 引用するd acceleration from 無 to 62mph taking just 6.7 seconds. That makes this 公式に the fastest Prius yet.

The fifth-世代 plug-in hybrid won't be cheap, though.

The 入ること／参加（者）-spec Design 見解／翻訳／版 costs £37,315.

That's more than the 入ること／参加（者） Hyundai Kona Electric (£34,995) and only fractionally いっそう少なく than the cheapest Kia Niro EV (£37,325) - two of the most popular fully-electric models on sale in Britain today.

It's also far more expensive than the Citroen e-C4 (£32,195), Nissan Leaf (£28,495), and MG4 EV (£26,995), all of which are family-size EV models.?

The basic Prius Design comes with 17-インチ alloy wheels, smart (keyless) 入ること／参加（者）, 後部 privacy glass, Toyota's 最新の Smart Connect+ 多数伝達媒体を用いる system with both cloud-based and embedded 航海, a 数字表示式の driver’s 器具 cluster, parking sensors and 二重の-zone 空気／公表する 条件ing. It also has a 控訴 of 最新の 世代 Toyota Safety Sense active safety and driver 援助 systems as 基準.

力／強力にする is sent to all fo ur wheels, and this results in 比較して impressive 業績／成果 人物／姿／数字s, with 引用するd acceleration from 無 to 62mph taking just 6.7 seconds. That makes this 公式に the fastest Prius yet

The Prius cabin has been brought up to date with a floating seven-インチ TFT 数字表示式の driver's 器具 cluster and a 大規模な landscape infotainment 審査する in the middle of the dashboard

When 明らかにする／漏らすing the fifth-世代 Prius in 2022, Toyota said it would not be sold to British 顧客s 予定 to a 欠如（する） of 需要・要求する for 非，不，無-SUV models. However, bosses 速く did a U-turn on that 決定／判定勝ち（する）

昇格ing to Excel 押し進めるs the price up to £39,995 and 追加するs 19-インチ wheels, eight-way 力／強力にする adjustable 前線 seats that are heated for winter 運動ing and ventilated to 供給する a 冷静な／正味の 爆破 of 空気／公表する in the summer.?

A 数字表示式の 後部-見解（をとる） mirror and 力／強力にする 支援する door are also 含むd in the specification.

The 初めの poster car for greener モーターing, the Prius had been on sale in the UK since 2000 and became the 乗り物 of choice for eco-conscious A-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） celebrities and film 星／主役にするs - even Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio had one.

In 最近の years it has become the go-to car of choice for taxi and 私的な 雇う company drivers, 特に Ubers in big cities, 予定 to its low 維持費s and 激しく揺する-solid reliability.

Toyota 除去するd the previous-世代 Prius from sale in Britain in 早期に 2022.

The fifth-世代 plug-in hybrid won't be cheap, starting from £37,315. That's more than the 入ること／参加（者） Hyundai Kona Electric (£34,995) and only fractionally いっそう少なく than the cheapest Kia Niro EV

The Prius 指名する will return to UK roads this summer, having disappeared from showroom two years ago

When 明らかにする／漏らすing the fifth-世代 car in November 2022, Toyot a said the new 見解／翻訳／版 would not be made 利用できる to British 顧客s 予定 to a 欠如（する） of 需要・要求する for 非，不，無-SUV models.

The UK arm of the 製造業者 said this was because 需要・要求する for its long-running saloon model had evaporated with more 買い手s wanting SUV-type hybrids, with its CH-R outselling the Prius last year by 32 to one the year previous.

But Toyota's 姿勢 changed when bosses noticed the 最近の 殺到する in hybrid sales in the UK as many drivers are still unwilling to make the leap to a 十分な EV.

The company also has the Corolla hybrid hatchback 利用できる to British 顧客s - a model that's produced at its Burnaston factory in South Derbyshire.

How Prius became an eco 声明 for A-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） celebs

Tom Hanks pictured getting into his Toyota Prius in 2007 outside his 生産／産物 office in Santa Monica, Cal ifornia

Cameron Diaz is one of the Prius' most famous owners. Here she's seen getting into her hybrid model in California in 2007

Since 開始する，打ち上げるing globally in 1997, Toyota has sold around 5.05 million examples of the Prius 世界的な.

The Japanese 会社／堅い says this equates to a CO2 saving of more than 82 million tonnes.?

But its arrival some 27 years ago also saw the Prius become the car for eco-熱中している人s to be seen in.

It was the first 集まり-produced, affordable, family-friendly hybrid to be sold on these shores, and 需要・要求する was 上げるd by the 列 of celebs pictured 運動ing their 最高の-green Prius around the Hollywood hills.

星／主役にするs of the big 審査する who owned a Prius around the turn of the century 含む Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Claudia Schiffer, Demi Moore, Ewan McGregor and Julia Roberts - just to 指名する a few.

Rather than flashy Ferraris or 抱擁する Bentleys, the Prius was the 乗り物 to be photographed in if you were an A-lister who 手配中の，お尋ね者 to make （疑いを）晴らす that they are environmentally conscious.?

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor pictured in 2004 - again in California - pumping 石油 into his Prius hybrid. The Trainspotting 星／主役にする has taken part in plenty of 環境の charity work

Claudia Schiffer with her Toyota Prius hybrid in London in 2008. The model said years ago that seeing Al 血の塊／突き刺す's film on 気候 change, An Inconvenient Truth, had made her eager to throw her support behind 気候 change （選挙などの）運動をするs - and is also why she bought a Prius

Actor Lucy Liu pictured in West Hollywood in 2006 with her Prius hybrid, which at the time was the eco-car to be seen in if you were an A-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） celeb

Renee Zellweger is pictured here in 2010 having been 'caught in a little fender bender with another woman who bumps into the actress' driver-味方する door on her Toyota Prius'. Renee stays cheerful as they 交流 （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） and take photos until then-boyfriend Bradley Cooper arrived to 選ぶ her up

Sarah Michelle Gellar is pictured here in 2009 pumping 石油 into her Prius hybrid

Former Manchester 部隊d footballer and now commentator Gary Neville pictured in 2011 arriving at the Carrington training ground. As you can see, his grey Toyota Prius hybrid had been 伴う／関わるd in a minor shunt with 損失 to the 前線 bumper

Jeff Goldblum is pictured with his Prius in 2017 during a shopping trip in New York

Another 星／主役にする of the big 審査する to own a Prius is Kirsten Dunst, pictured getting into the hybrid Toyota in California in 2006

Toyota Prius in the UK: A 簡潔な／要約する history lesson?

FIRST GENERATION: 2000?

The first-世代 Prius arrived in the UK in 2000. It had been 開始する，打ち上げるd in Japan three years earlier, and the British market wasn't やめる ready for what it had to 申し込む／申し出...

When the first-世代 car arrived at the turn of the century, Toyota sold it with a five-year warranty in a 企て，努力，提案 to diffuse 関心s about the lifespan of the 殴打／砲列

Toyota's marketing department went into overdrive in 2003, ひどく advertising the Prius as 存在 免除された from London's Congestion 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, which was introduced the same year

When the first-世代 car arrived in 2000, Toyota sold it with a five-year warranty in a b id to diffuse 関心s about the lifespan of the 殴打／砲列.

Yet it failed to 証明する popular in the UK, にもかかわらず a 抱擁する 押し進める in the 資本／首都 where the Prius was ひどく advertised as 存在 免除された from London's Congestion 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, which was 予定 to be introduced in 2003.?

SECOND GENERATION: 2004?

Toyota Prius sales only started to really take off when the second-世代 Prius arrived in January 2004

The second-iteration of the Prius won the European Car of the Year 肩書を与える in 2005, becoming only the second Japanese model to 解除する the award (after the Toyota Yaris in 2000) that dates 支援する to 1964

Prius sales only started to really take off when the second-世代 Prius arrived in January 2004.?

It even won the European Car of the Year 肩書を与える in 2005, becoming only the second Japanese model to 解除する the award (after the Toyota Yaris in 2000) that dates 支援する to 1964.?

THIRD GENERATION: 2009?

The Mk3 Prius arrived in the UK in 2009 and 証明するd 比較して popular. This was also the first Prius 利用できる as either a 従来の 'self-非難する' hybrid or a PHEV

It was 取って代わるd with the third-gen Prius in August 2009, which is still a popular sight on UK roads today.?

The Mk3 Prius was also the first to be 利用できる as a 従来の 'self-非難する' hybrid or a PHEV, meaning 顧客s could plug it into the mains the 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 the 殴打／砲列 and 利益 from a longer electric-only 運動ing 範囲.

Toyota also introduced the Prius+ MPV around the same time, though the dwindling 需要・要求する for this 乗り物 type means it never took off, with the market instead 転換ing に向かって SUVs.?

FOURTH GENERATION: 2016?

The fourth-世代 model 後継するd it in March 2016, but the arrival of fully-electric cars and longer-範囲 hybrids saw its 人気 縮む 劇的な in 最近の years

The fourth-世代 model 後継するd it in March 2016, but the arrival of fully-electric cars and longer-範囲 hybrids saw its 人気 縮む 劇的な in 最近の years.?

However, a variation of the hybrid system 開拓するd in the 初めの 2000 P rius remains the 力／強力にする source in all 核心 Toyota models on sale in the UK to date.?