Top Gear names Toyota Prius as its “City Car of the Year”

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Top Gear trio is not much into green cars, except maybe James May. So this comes as a little surprise. Toyota announces that Top Gear has chosen the Prius as their City Car of the Year.

Announced in the special awards issue magazine on now sale, Top Gear praised the technology of the new Prius and the “awesome numbers” of 72.4mpg and 89g/km for “a proper family five-door hatch”.

“You have to admire the Prius. It’s a testament to Toyota that it has refined this car over three generations to arrive at something quite ground-breaking,” said Conor McNicholas, BBC Top Gear Editor.

The Top Gear awards are selected by the TV, magazine and online teams, reflecting the most exciting and innovative cars to be launched in the last 12 months.