2004 Toyota Prius Road Test
8-27-2003
by
Trevor Hofmann
, Canadian Auto Press
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2004 PRIUS SPECIFICATION
COMPARISON WITH CURRENT GENERATION (C/G) PRIUS
Price Range (2004 MSRP): $29,990 - $34,055
| 2004 Prius
| C/G Prius
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| Engine: | 1.5-liter VVT-i | 1.5-liter VVT-i |
| Horsepower: | 78 @ 5,000 rpm | 70 @ 4,500 rpm |
| Torque: | 85 lb. ft. @ 4,200 rpm | 82 lb. ft. @ 4,200 rpm |
| Electric Motor: | Permanent Magnet | Permanent Magnet |
| Voltage/Horsepower (HP): | 500V/67 HP | 273.6V/44 HP |
| Torque: | 295 lb-ft @ 0-1,200 rpm | 258 lb-ft @ 0-400 rpm |
| Estimated Total Hybrid System HP: | 106 | 98 |
| California Air Resources
Board (CARB)
Emissions: Rating | PZEV | SULEV |
| Transmission:
Electronically-Controlled
Continuously Variable
(ECVT) | ECVT | ECVT |
| Wheelbase: | 2,692 mm (106 in.) | 2,550 mm (100.4 in.) |
| Overall Length: | 4,445 mm (175 in.) | 4,305 mm (169.6 in.) |
| Overall Width: | 1,727 mm (68 in.) | 1,695 mm (66.7 in.) |
| Overall Height: | 1,488 mm (58.6 in.) | 1,465 mm (57.6 in.) |
| Coefficient of Drag: | .026 | .029 |
| Headroom (front/rear): | 998/942 mm (39.3/37.1 in.) | 986/942 mm (38.8/37.1 in.) |
| Shoulder Room (front/rear): | 1,400/1,344 mm (55.1/52.9 in.) | 1,341/1,326 mm (52.8/52.2 in.) |
| Leg Room (front/rear): | 1,019/945 mm (40.1/37.2 in.) | 1,046/899 mm (41.2/35.4 in.) |
| Curb Weight: | 1,295 kg (2,855 lbs) | 1,255 kg (2,767 lbs) |
| Seating Capacity: | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Volume: | 2.662 m3 (94 cu. ft.) | 2.509 m3 (88.6 cu. ft.) |
| Cargo Volume: | 0.354 m3 (16 cu. ft.) | 0.354 m3 (11.8 cu. ft.) |
| Total Interior Volume: | 3.115 m3 (110 cu. ft.) | 2.843 m3 (100.4 cu. ft.) |
| EPA Class Rating: | Midsize | Compact | |
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