Overview & Reviews

After a major redesign last year, there are no significant changes for the 2011 Toyota Prius.

• Available high-tech luxury goodies.
• Quiet and comfortable ride
• Superior fuel economy
• Space-efficient interior

• Awkward driving position
• IPod adapter only available with navigation system.
• Disappointing interior materials
• Overly busy gauge cluster

User Reviews:

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  Not Without Compromises - 2011 Toyota Prius
  By wcascrs - May 8 - 6:52 am

  I like the car because its very easy to use with its Smart Key entry and Push Button Start. I also like the way the hybrid system works and sure dont mind the 50 MPG combined. But power and handling are lacking and it lets road noise right on in. Climbing steep hills around here gets the gas engine pretty worked up, and it lets you know it too, right into the cabin with the road nose. It has a torsion beam rear suspension and goes around corners ok, but it has a fair amount of body roll doing so and gets a little unsettled over bumps. it seat four really well, five adults not so much.

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  Awful road noise makes otherwise good car unbearable - 2011 Toyota Prius
  By gregarious988 - September 15 - 10:27 pm

  Yes, claims of 50+ mpg are true. In summer in Wisconsin I find myself getting 49 to 54mpg with each fill up without trying. The car is also functionally practical and the rear hatch is nice. All of this is countered by the fact that this car does seemingly nothing to insulate/dampen road noise. Quite literally, you will hear your tires going over ever pebble composing the blacktop pavement underneath you. In the 1998 Civic I used to drive, road noise was very noticeable above 55 mph. In the Prius, it is noticeable quite literally at 15mph and above. Trips of 1 hour or more at 55mph+ on anything but a freshly paved blacktop road will leave you feeling partially deaf.

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  Seriously poor interior - rattling gets much worse in winter - Overall "OK" - 2011 Toyota Prius
  By vvasireddy9 - July 25 - 5:01 am

  Title explains mostly..

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  Great MPG bad build quality - 2011 Toyota Prius
  By qqqquae - March 1 - 1:03 pm

  Now with 5000 miles on my Prius it has been in the shop more than our old Audi. This is all due in part to a nasty dash rattle that started after the first 750 miles. The dealer is perplexed, they cant fix it. Engineers from Toyota have been flown in and they cant fix it. Nobody understands the constant noises it makes. Toyota has offered no option for buyback and shunned the idea when I proposed it. I know its an economy car but this rattle is just poor build quality. The navigation system incorrectly locates my position in the city. I have to stop the car and turn it off to reboot the system. The car averages 49-54 mpgs constantly. The paint is flawless and the best Ive seen.