2008 Toyota Prius Base
Hatchback · 110 hp · 46 mpg combined
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Three trims, $21,500 to $23,770. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $1,375, from Standard to Base.
The numbers.
One configuration: front-wheel drive, continuously variable automatic.
97 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Transmission
- Drive type
- transmission hill holder
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- alloy wheels
- 15 x 5.5 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P185/65R 86 tires
- Steel spare wheel
- temporary spare tire
- inside mounted spare tire
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- EPA interior volume
- Cargo capacity, all seats in place
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Drag Coefficient
- Curb weight
- Country of final assembly
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- front independent suspension
- MacPherson strut front suspension
- Front and rear stabilizer bar
- torsion beam rear suspension
- tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- Audio and cruise controls on steering wheel
- electric power steering
- cruise control
- front and rear cupholders
- front door pockets
- front seatback storage
- retained accessory power
- Single zone front climate control
- interior air filtration
- Dual illuminating vanity mirrors
- cargo area light
- front reading lights
- 1 one-touch power windows
- remote keyless power door locks
- Power mirrors
- Heated mirrors
- trip computer
- external temperature display
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- folding center armrest
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- cloth
- bucket front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- fold flat passenger seat
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front and rear head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / rear drum brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- 3 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Rear center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- engine immobilizer
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- mast antenna
4 interiors
- Bisque
- Bisque
- Dark Gray
- Dark Gray
Leather or cloth.
9 factory paints
- Black
- Silver Pine Mica
- Magnetic Gray Metallic
- Super White
- Seaside Pearl
- Driftwood Pearl
- Classic Silver Metallic
- Spectra Blue Mica
- Barcelona Red Metallic
Safety and recalls
4 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA has not published ratings for the 2008 Prius.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Prius Base.
2009 Prius Base
$23,375$500 more9 colors · starting MSRP2007 Prius Base
$22,175$700 less8 colors · starting MSRP2010 Prius I
$21,400$1,475 less10 colors · starting MSRPStarting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.