Toyota Prius Wins International Green Award

Toyota’s groundbreaking Toyota Prius Hybrid has garnered another award – the 2010 International Green Engine of the Year Award.

Just presented at the Engine Expo 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany, the award was determined by a panel of 72 journalists from 35 countries.

The judges described the Toyota Prius’ engine as: “the essence of mechanical, electric and electrical ingenuity in one affordable package.” 

They added the Toyota Prius hybrid is: “still the best green technology available on the market – reliable and durable, with very low real life C02 emissions.”

Toyota Prius is Australia’s greenest car with the lowest greenhouse and air pollution emissions – according to the Federal Government’s Green Vehicle Guide.

The third generation Toyota Prius - which combines a 1.8-litre petrol engine with a powerful electric motor - is 11.3 per cent more fuel efficient than its predecessor, requiring just 3.9-litres of unleaded to cover 100kms and emitting just 89 grams of C02 per kilometer.

“The new-generation Prius took a further leap forward with an improved Hybrid Synergy Drive system that increased performance at the same time as cutting emissions to levels never before seen in Australia,” enthused Toyota Australia’s senior executive director of sales and marketing, David Buttner.