2006 Toyota Prius Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Beautiful car and great gas mileage but I wonder about the life of the battery.

Toyota Prius 2006 Model is a great riding vehicle. It has all of the Toyota qualities and then some. Reliable, inexpensive to maintain, frugal on gas and extremely reliable. Properly maintained, it can go 500,000 miles and more.

I hated this car when I first got it. It takes no prize the beauty department, and the seats are not as comfortable as my old Infiniti. But then about 2 weeks into driving it, I suddenly realized that I love it. It's quiet as a mouse, has all kinds of cool gadgets, and of course there's the mpg factor. I'm totally sold on the hybrid concept. Get rid of your gas guzzling SUV and find yourself a Prius.

This is a great car for all around city commuting. It handles well, has a reasonable ride, and of course the gas millage is good. The build quality has been up to the standards of Toyota i.e., fantastic. With 3000 miles on the car I have had zero issues. The acceleration is slow which is to be expected. It does feel a little tippy when aggressively turning corners, but a Porsche it is not. The interior noise is reasonable and it is easy enough to carry on a conversation. Highway driving is good, but leave plenty of room to pass. There is very little get up and go.

This car is amazing. If we ride it hard, and gun it at every light, we still get 40mpg. It's got plenty of pep and has a really nice ride. We've had it for a little over 2 years now and have absolutely no complaints. I think everyone should have one! We were looking at the Mazda 3 hatchback and the Kia Spectra5 and this has the best build, most useful features, and by far the largest cabin. Plus Toyota's are known to be reliable and have great resale value (although I don't think we'd ever sell this!)

50 MPG average... what's not to like! Comfortable, plenty of headroom. All in all, spunky little car; plenty of pickup & go! Great braking (I know, I had to use 'em a few times). VSC to keep on the road when it's slick out there. And quiet like a whisper. Enough said. Go try one, you'll see!!

Averaging between 50 - 53 mpg!

This is the ultimate car. Only 0,5L consumtion for 10 km. Battery and gasoline engine combined. I has just everything a car should have. It is solid, runs perfect. Not one problem during 90000 km says it all.

Great car for commuting and for 2 people touring. Very low maintenance, and survived hitting a deer head on. We have taken it cross country and it has performed well on long trips. Annoying that you loose air conditioning when not moving.

This car has been excellent. I am very diligent about maintenance and never had a problem with the engine or transmission. Had a minor issue replacing the water pump but it was eventually covered by a recall.I would recommend this car to others. Update: at just over 150,000 miles, the hybrid battery failed (just out of warranty). This was initially very bad news. However, Toyota was very accommodating due to the mileage being just outside of the warranty period. They essentially provided the new battery for no change and I was responsible for the labor charges to install it. It's good to go again for another 150,000 miles...