By the end of 2006 there were about 15 hybrid vehicles from various car makers available in the U.S.[1] By May 2007 Toyota sold its first million hybrids and had sold a total of two million hybrids at the end of August 2009.[2]
Below is a comparison of the Toyota hybrid models.
| Features | valign=top | Prius | valign=top | Prius | valign=top | Prius | valign=top | Prius | valign=top | Camry | valign=top | Highlander | valign=top | Highlander |
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| Release date | December 1997 (Japan) 2000 (worldwide) | August 2003 | May 2009 (Japan) June 2009 (US) | December 2015 | May 2006 | July 2005 | September 2007 | |||||||
| US model year | 2001–2003 | 2004–2009 | 2010–2015 | 2016– | 2007– | 2005–2007 | 2008– | |||||||
| Base price | ||||||||||||||
| EPA-estimated city fuel economy | 42mpgus | 48mpgus | 51mpgus | 54mpgus | 33mpgus | 28mpgus (2WD) 27mpgus (4WD-i) | 27mpgus | |||||||
| EPA-estimated highway fuel economy | 41mpgus | 45mpgus | 48mpgus | 50mpgus | 34mpgus | 25mpgus (2WD) 25mpgus (4WD-i) | 25mpgus | |||||||
| EPA-estimated drivers fuel economy | 45mpgus | 47.5mpgus | 48.7mpgus | 52mpgus | 36.6mpgus | 24.5mpgus | ||||||||
| Engine | 1.5 L 1NZ-FXE I4 Atkinson cycle | 1.5 L 1NZ-FXE I4 Atkinson cycle | 1.8 L 2ZR-FXE I4 Atkinson cycle | 1.8 L 2ZR-FXE I4 Redesigned Atkinson cycle | 2.4 L 2AZ-FXE I4 Atkinson cycle | 3.3 L 3MZ-FE V6 | 3.3 L 3MZ-FE V6 | |||||||
| 0–60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration | 12.6 s | 10.8 s | 10.0 s | 9.6 s | 7.3 s (R&T, 5/06) | 6.6 s (Motor Trend) | n/a | |||||||
| Engine output | 70 hp (52 kW) / 82 lb·ft (110 Nm) | 76 hp (57 kW) / 85 lb·ft (115 Nm) | 98 hp (73 kW) / 105 lb·ft (142 Nm) | 95 hp (71 kW) / 105 lb·ft (142 Nm) | 147 hp (108 kW) / 138 lb·ft (187 Nm) | 156 kW (208 hp) | ||||||||
| Electric motor output | 44 hp (33 kW) / 259 lb·ft (350 Nm) | 68 hp (50 kW) / 295 lb·ft (400 Nm) | 80 hp (60 kW) / 153 lb·ft (207 Nm) | 71 hp (53 kW) / 120 lb·ft (163 Nm) | 45 hp (34 kW) | |||||||||
| Net power | 60 kW (80 hp) | 80 kW (107 hp) | 110 kW (134 hp) | 90 kW (121 hp) | 140 kW (187 hp) | 201 kW (270 hp) | ||||||||
| Traction battery power | 33kW | 21kW | 27kW | 53kW | 30kW | 45kW | 45kW | |||||||
| Requires premium fuel (91 octane (R+M)/2) | No | No | No | No | No | No (however, premium recommended) | No | |||||||
| EPA/CARB emission certification | Tier II Bin 3/AT-PZEV | Tier II Bin 3/SULEV | Tier II Bin 3/SULEV with AT-PZEV | Tier II Bin 3/AT-PZEV | Tier II Bin 3/AT-PZEV | Tier II Bin 3/SULEV | ||||||||
| Smog forming emissions compared to average new vehicle | 75% less | 80% less | 80% less | 80% less | 80% less | 80% less | 80% less | |||||||
| Maximum seating | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |