TOYOTA have taken the pain out of parallel parking and developed a car that parks itself.
The Prius is a world first because it uses electronic sensors to avoid obstacles and guide it into spaces.
Drivers don't even need to touch anything as the car will do it all by itself, however the most interesting thing about it is the new engine it has.
The Prius runs on electricity and petrol by combining an internal combustion engine with an electric motor.
The car maker says it is much more fuel-efficient and therefore greener than other models and are expecting it to be popular.
Toyota (www.toyota.com) says that due to growing demand for cars which are less harmful to the environment, it expects to sell around 76,000 of the Prius world-wide in 2004.
It aims to produce 300,000 of the eco-friendly hybrid vehicles a year by 2005 or 2006.
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