Toyota Prius voted UKs best-loved car

Japanese auto giant Toyotas hybrid green car, the Toyota Prius has been voted the most satisfying car to own in a recent poll.

London, May 10 : Japanese auto giant Toyota's hybrid green car, the Toyota Prius has been voted the most satisfying car to own in a recent poll.

The hybrid green car, which can run on petrol and electricity, shared the first place in the poll with the Lexus IS. Both scored 86.8 per cent against an industry average of 79 per cent in the poll.

The Prius switches between petrol and electric power to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas blamed for global warming. With its electric motor and petrol engine, it averages about 65.7miles per gallon.

Japanese models, Toyota, Lexus and Honda took nine of the top 12 places in the poll.

Czech carmaker Skoda was the only European manufacturer to make the top 12. Three of its cars ranked in the leading dozen.

The poll was complied by global quality experts J.D Power in association with What Car? magazine and was based on feedback from motorists after two years of ownership.

According Steve Fowler, editor of What Car?, people's choice of Prius as the most satisfying car to own, clearly demonstrated rising consumer interest in environmentally-friendly cars in the UK.

"The Toyota Prius clearly demonstrates that car owners think green is good. We know there's an increase in consumer interest in environmentally-friendly cars here in the UK, and with the Prius topping the model rankings in the 2007 study, we may be seeing a trend emerging," the Daily Mail quoted Fowler as saying.

ANI