2006 Toyota Prius

The Bottom Line: Today's hybrids have few drawbacks. With rising gas costs, can you afford not to own one?

Review: The dealer didn't give us much of a discount on our 2006, Seaside Blue, tech package Prius. He didn't have to. The demand for the Prius right now is so unholy that the car we looked at on December 23, 2005, a silver '05 Prius, was gone when we...

Review: I have never been one of those people to have a "relationship" with my car. But that's all changed with my 2007 Prius. I test drove Prius' for 3 months and really wanted to hate this car. The road noise when the engine is running is noticeable and...

The Bottom Line: Even with small to moderate attention to the car, you will achieve impressive fuel economy. And... it's not a compromise.

Review: Well, I have nearly 1500 miles and six weeks on my 2006 Prius, so I finally feel qualified to write a review.

I've leaned towards performance for quite a number of years. Perhaps that was in reaction to my first car (a used '81 Olds...

The Bottom Line: Buy it. Ride it. Live it.

Review: his really is a great car. You get amazing mileage, it's comfortable and surprisingly roomy for such a small vehicle -- believe me, when you fold down the back seats, you can fit a LOT in the back. I've put my two 100-pound dogs and some luggage in...

Review: I use zipcar, and I probably 'rent' this car the most. The on screen visual is cool and sorta tacky at same time. It's a hybrid so it's awesome on gas, and surprising picks up at hits 80 pretty quick. The car is dead quiet, you can totally run...

Review: I expected great gas mileage and got 50 miles/gallon on the first fill up! I thought it would have to break in to achieve that kind of mileage.
The interior has very nice detail. Leather seats really make it a nice - nearly luxury car. But the...

Review: When you see this car you may think it is ugly and you would never drive it. To most mom's its a dream come true. it seems small from the outside but feels like a van on the inside. it is fuel efficient and is fun to drive. though sometimes it seems...

Review: Sometimes it feels like driving in maple syrup, but with the price of gas going up it has been good on the budget. Sometimes worry when driving on the highway because it doesn't quite have the pick up and high power that other cars have but take the...

The Bottom Line: Buy one of these and help stop global warming, war, and the proliferation of oil executives.

Review: Last year my husband called me and said "I've ordered a Prius". I'm a tree hugger, but his motivation is to "stick it to" the oil companies. It took 5 months to arrive and then a. long. time. at the dealership to get the instructional speech and...

The Bottom Line: Everyone should buy this car. It gets great gas mileage, has very low emissions and is a great all around car.

Review: MILEAGE

We bought our car 4 months ago and absolutely love it. It has gotten the gas mileage it claimed it would but it took us a few weeks to learn how to drive it to obtain that. It doesn't do quite as well in cold weather (from MN) as...