Facts and figures
| Toyota Prius Plug-in | Vauxhall Ampera | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £27,895/£28,345 | £33,995/£34,095 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | £10,684/38.3% | £13,231/38.9% |
| Depreciation | £17,211 | £20,764 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £328/£657 | £389/£779 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k miles/electricity) | £1,432/£165 | £1,010/£365 |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 16/£339/A/£0 | 21E/£347/A/£0 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £119/£189/£119 | £115/£277/£115 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,480/2,700mm | 4,498/2,685mm |
| Height/width | 1,490/1,745mm | 1,439/1,787mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,798cc | 4cyl in-line/1,398cc |
| Peak power | 132/5,200 bhp/rpm | 148/5,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 142/4,400 Nm/rpm | 370/250 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | CVT auto/fwd | Single-spd auto/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 45 litres/foam | 35 litres/foam |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 443/1,120 litres | 300/1,005 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload | 1,450/390kg | 1,732/268kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.0 metres/0.25Cd | 10.9 metres/0.28Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 5yrs (100k)/1yr | 3yrs (60k)^/1yr |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 10k miles (1yr)/184 | 20k miles (1yr)/24 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 5th/2nd | 13th/9th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | 88/82/68/5 stars | 85/78/41/5 stars |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 10.4/10.4 secs | 9.4/8.2 secs |
| 30-50mph in kickdown | 4.0 secs | 3.4 secs |
| 50-70mph in kickdown | 6.3 secs | 5.5 secs |
| Top speed | 112mph | 100mph |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 52.4/36.7/9.9m | 50.3/35.7/9.2m |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 51.0/11.2/505 miles | 72.3/15.9/557 miles |
| Noise levels 30/70mph | 60/72dB | 57/68dB |
| Government combined economy | 134.5mpg | 235.4mpg |
| Government combined economy | 29.6mpl | 51.8mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 128/49g/km/5% | 90/27g/km/5% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven/yes/£250 | Eight/yes/yes |
| Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/£1,500/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
| Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go | £450/no/yes | £495/no/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB/Bluetooth | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
