
Marathon Prius UK test drive – we’re back!
Well, the Prius is back safely, and Charlie, Alex and myself have all been fed and watered (if not quite properly rested).
Well, the Prius is back safely, and Charlie, Alex and myself have all been fed and watered (if not quite properly rested).
After Tuesday’s glorious drive, we awoke to signs that day six was going to be different. The rain and wind built steadily until we left our overnight stop at Nolton Haven on […]
This morning we were looking forward to a lovely drive and I was worried about our fuel consumption. Well, we had it half-right.
Well, that was quite a day. On Sunday night we managed to relax for the first time since leaving the south coast, and on Monday morning we even had a lie in. […]
It’s the end of day three of our marathon trip, the first two days of which saw us stopping in Rochford (Essex), Norwich, Washington (Tyne & Wear), and Sunderland, before spending Saturday […]
Yesterday we thought we’d done well to cover 254 miles and give three people a test drive, but today (Saturday) started with a 293-mile trip from Norwich to Washington, Tyne and Wear.
We’ve completed day one of our marathon drive around the UK in the new Prius, and after repairing to the hotel for food and a brief rest, it’s time for a proper […]
We embarked on a long-distance 2009 Toyota Prius test drive to showcase the third-generation hybrid to the nation and some eager owners.
The 2009 Toyota Prius will use plant-sourced car parts in order to further minimise the hybrid vehicle’s lifetime emissions performance.
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about what a hybrid car is, and about the other types of fuel-saving technology manufacturers are using. But while hybrid power is popularly considered to […]
I picked up the Prius for a family outing on Saturday, keen to see whether the smugness often referred to by the likes of Jeremy Clarkson would descend instantly or only over […]
As we mentioned in our post on Friday, we’ve been having fun test driving a second-generation blue Prius over the weekend – and will continue to do so over the rest of […]
How good is Toyota iQ fuel economy? We decided to put the city car’s frugality to the test on an efficiency drive around the UK.