prius . 2006

toyota prius (second generation)

presented at the april 2003 new york international auto show . for year 2004 united state model year . nhw20 prius was a complete redesign and is a compact liftback , sized between the corolla and the camry . with redistributed mechanical and interior space significantly increasing rear-seat legroom and luggage room . second generation prius is more environmentally friendly than the previous model and is 150 mm longer than the previous version . more aerodynamic kammback body balances length and wind resistance resulting in a drag coefficient of cd=0.26 . development effort led by chief engineer shigeyuki hori led to 530 patents for the vehicle .

production commenced in month august year 2003 at the tsutsumi plant in toyota . aichi . supplemented in october 2004 with the fujimatsu plant at kariya . aichi .

prius classified as a super ultra low emissions vehicle and is certified by air resources board as an advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle . year 2007 prius rate as among the cleanest vehicle sold on basis of smog-forming emissions.[42]

from year 2005 to year 2009 second generation prius had been built by faw toyota in the city of changchun for chinese market .

2 152 prius were sold in year 2006 and 414 in year 2007 . toyota sold about 1 192 000 second generation prius worldwide.