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Old 12-12-2012, 02:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post

The Prius C is no wider, 2" longer, and 3.6" taller than the Insight. A Prius Liftback (the "regular" Prius) is 2" wider, 21.1" longer, and 5.4" taller than the Insight.

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             Insight   Prius C   Prius
Weight (lb)     1850     2500     3042
Cd               .25       .28     .25
Normalized CdA     1      1.20    1.13
The Prius is a different size because the Prius C is a Prius in name only, literally. It is a Toyota Yaris hybrid with a Prius C nameplate.
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