Overview & Reviews
The 2006 Toyota Prius gets a tire-pressure monitor this year, along with an optional backup camera. Exterior styling is refreshed with new headlights and taillight clusters, while the interior receives darker seat fabric and a textured instrument panel center. Leather seating with a leather-wrapped steering wheel and an audio mini-jack port are newly optional.
- Outstanding mileage, ultralow emissions, generous amount of interior room, hatchback utility, reasonable price, excellent build quality.
User Reviews:
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Great car - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Jerry Coghlan - January 30 - 9:10 pmLove to drive the car in the city and on the highway. Even the back seat is comfortable to ride in on extended trips. Would like to see the hybrid technology in the Toyota trucks.
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Toyota Prius is excellent for commuting - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Bruce Wilber - January 2 - 12:23 amWe bought the Prius in order to get better fuel economy for commuting to work. I was impressed by the space utalization of this vehicle. We enjoy using this car for most of our dday to day travel and highly reccomend this vehicle to anyone looking for a midsize vehicle.
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My Prius Experience - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Sparkle - December 18 - 7:16 amI love the fuel economy, the comfort of the back of the drivers seat, windshield visibilty. Its fun to drive. Improvements needed: --The inside back-up beep, beep, beep distracts my visual concentration. I strongly dislike this feature and I would feel safer without it. --The forward visual field of the low beam headlamps cuts off far too short as soon as the car begins a downgrade. I dont like this. --The drivers seat bottom (of the car) needs to be more cushy My butt and legs are uncomfortable after 1/2 hours on the road. --I havent seen 60mpg except for a few seconds after filling the car up with gas. I avg. about 50 mpg. I am still happy to be driving a Prius!
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Prius Proud - 2006 Toyota Prius
By ennas - November 13 - 5:46 amHaving driven everything from a Porsche 944 to a Pontiac GTO (66) and some of the fastest gas guzzlers one can drive, I am now an impassioned convert (arent all converts impassioned?) to the low-emission, high-mileage-per-gallon world of the Toyota Prius. This car is incredible. First off, the mileage is great, even better than I thought it would be. Second, and now just as critical as ever, is the emissions. Very low, negligibly low, which means great things for the environment. Third, this car is FAST. Gets you on the highway very quickly and (dont tell the state troopers) Ive had this car up to 95 mph; the car didnt even hiccup at that speed. Thats plenty fast for anyone.
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What a Great Car!! - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Susanne Stafford - November 6 - 4:50 pmI love my Prius! It is beautiful, I love the design, and the headlights - she seems sassy to me. The interior is spacious and you feel like your in a much larger car. There is a lot of leg and head room, I am short and find it comfortable but have taken lots of tall folks around in it and they all agree that it is spacious. But the thing I most love is bragging about my really great gas mileage! I get an easy 48.8 mpg and on a recent trip got 48.5 at 77 mph. Great car! Thanks.
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Sweet! - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Lauren - October 22 - 12:36 amI am so happy with my Prius purchase. You get so much in a small package. Very roomy inside. Very cool interior styling. I am currently getting about 48mpg with mixed driving. The black exterior looks great with the tail-lights. Fun to drive, looks great and I love saving on gas!
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Why Not 60 MPG? - 2006 Toyota Prius
By Spindoc - October 10 - 5:13 amLove our Prius and am in the process of purchasing a second! Many comments here about not getting the 60 MPG; of course, EPA ratings are a bit optimistic, but the reason Prius CITY mileage is better than HIGHWAY mileage is that the gas consumption goes to ZERO when you are stopped in traffic or at a light. Averaging in those zeros makes for great mileage overall! It is no slouch on the highway and I get nearly 50 mpg at 70 mph (high 40s, anyway). Makes you feel sorry for those SUV drivers out there!
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Must drive it to see what its all about - 2006 Toyota Prius
By amh - October 9 - 12:36 amComing from a 1992 BMW 325i, I have no regrets in choosing the 06 Prius! I am saving $100/month in gas, and I dont feel like Ive compromised anything. Granted, the BMW is an excellent car and I believe it is the best handling small sedan available, but the Prius has so many luxury features standard that I dont think its downgrade in anyway. I have no hesitation in recommending the Prius to anyone looking for a fun yet very practical car!
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Prius - one year - 2006 Toyota Prius
By RMartin - October 8 - 11:56 amWe love the Prius. It has more comfort for 4 people than our former Oldsmobile Intrigue. Overall well designed. Disappointing is the mileage in the winter. A typical 30 mile trip is about 46 mpg dropping a little in the winter when the heater needs to be on. Less than quoted. MPG goes up to about 50 on a 120 mile trip to Seattle on the freeway. The mileage goes up in stop and go traffic. The concept is great and if the batteries had more capacity one could draw more from them and mileage would improve greatly. The plug and drive would be immense help for us who typically drive 30 miles per day. Lobby for plug and drive!!
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Prius is amazing - 2006 Toyota Prius
By diagonalmayhem - September 30 - 11:26 pmLOVE THE PRIUS. I had the top of the line 2004 Prius, whose only shortcoming was the lack of leather seating. This was all solved with the 2006, which we ordered the minute we could. I took delivery on the top of the line 06 Prius, and immediately could tell an improvement. They revamped the navigation system (and all the other displays) and also replaced the smooth plastic dashboard with "rhino-skin" which is very appealing and stays exceptionally clean.
