Side crash results were four out of 5 star for both front and rear seats. The car scored 4 out of 5 stars in rollover screening. US Insurance Institute for Highway Security crash tests scored the Prius Good overall in frontal crashes and Excellent general in side-impact collisions in designs equipped with side air bags.
Side drape and torso air bags became standard on 2007 American models. Official federal government fuel intake data [edit] In-dash screen on a 2005 Toyota Prius multi-function display, showing accumulative fuel economy for 59 miles (95 km) considering that last gasoline fill-up. United States [edit] In the U.S., the Environmental Defense Agency (EPA) test results should be published on new automobile windows, and are the only fuel usage figures that can be marketed.
The following data is drawn from the EPA figures for the Prius: 48 mpg, United States (4. 9 L/100 km; 58 mpgimp) city driving, 45 mpg, US (5. 2 L/100 km; 54 mpgimp) highway driving, 46 mpg, United States (5. 1 L/100 km; 55 mpgimp) combined. United Deze website [edit] The main UK fuel intake data, provided by the Department for Transportation, rates the Prius as: 56.
00 L/100 km; 47. 0 mpg, United States) metropolitan, 67. 3 mpgimp (4. 20 L/100 km; 56. 0 mpg, United States) additional urban and 65. 7 mpgimp (4. 30 L/100 km; 54. 7 mpg, US) combined. Air contamination [edit] In the United States the EPA measures a automobile's air-borne contamination based upon hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide gas, particulate matter and formaldehyde before assigning them a rating.
CARB also does its own emission scoring, the XW20 Prius satisfies AT-PZEV certification in California and states that embraced carbohydrate emission rules. The 2nd generation Prius tied with the MINI Cooper D as the fourth least CO2-emitting vehicles at 104 g/km, behind the Ford Fiesta Econetic at 98 g/km and the tied Volkswagen Polo 1.