Cheap Gas Prices

The new Prius has Matured green car from poster child to a nicely refined, midsize hatchback that happens to be a gasoline-electric hybrid that is EPA-rated for 51 mpg around town.

Most people know this pop-culture icon as a hybrid and a Toyota, but the 2010 redesign model may be less of a rebel.

For those who have not been inundated with trivia Prius, it is a full hybrid with a nickel-metal-Hydride battery pack. It can be driven on battery power alone, gasoline engine alone or a blend of both.

The new model comes in five trim levels, with pricing that starts at $ 21.750. The top-line V Prius test car starts at $ 28,020 and as tested was $ 33.079.

The entry-level model has not been released and likely will remain a basic car to do battle with the new Honda Insight, which has a starting price of $ 20.510.