What's your favorite thing about the 2024 Toyota Prius?

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What is it?
The prius is the defacto hybrid
You say hybrid and you think Prius
And it’s always been kinda lame
But now after years of slowing sales they gave it sex appeal
Prius Flavors
Normal Prius
Normal hybrid
FWD or AWD
PRIME
Plugin hybrid
Almost 45 miles on EV alone
FWD only…wack
Engine/Power
2.0 hybrid now
Was 1.8 before
196 hp..in AWD (194 FWD)
Was 120 hp last gen
140 lbft (up 20 from last gen)
0-60 in like 7 sec
Fuel economy
Depends a lot on FWD or AWD
And also what size wheel
17 in as base gets best MPG
19 in gtes worse
Max mpg is like 57 in FWD w/ small wheels
AWD drops it to 54 mpg
Both better than the corolla hybrid we tested
Easter eggs
To varying degree of cringe
15 in total
Hybrid reborn under hood
Hidden compartment
Wheel arch
Pano roof
Side of dash
Top windshield
It’s hot
Thing looks the business now
Like a sexy computer mouse
1 in wider
1 in longer
2 in lower
LED lighting Standard
Cockpit
Hate it
It’s the same as the BZ4x
Prius clusters have always been kinda weird -tesla-ish
This one doesn't work for my height
Anf the steering wheel is fine but kinda weird
Drive modes
4 modes
EV mode….
Center console
LC style shifter
#wirelesscharger
Haven't gotten it to work
Luxuries
Heated seats
Cooled seats
Heated steering wheel
Cold weather hack
Not new
But heated panel under wiper so they dont freeze stuck
Trunk
Powered only on limited
Hybrid reborn
21 cu ft - decent size
Was bigger last year
Prime even smaller
Styrofoam underfloor
Rear design
Full width tailbar
Ribbing underneath
PRIUS
No Blue logos anymore
Blue pearl BZ era logo
No exhaust
Infotainment
Massive screen
Latest software we’ve covered to death
Wireless ACP & AA
OTA updates
Dual bluetooth
No real quirks
Rear seats
Door handle things*
Legroom is great
Headroom is a problem
No vents…wack
Heated rear seats in Limited
350$
Roof things
Pano roof $1000 option
Standard on limited
Each one gets shade
#panoramic roof
Bubble dome light
Digi rear view mirror
$200
360 camera
Part of the tony stark package
Limited premium package
Almost $1100
Silly egg view
Safety
TSS 3.0
Dope
Ambient lighting
Cooler than flagship Lexus TX
Pricing & competitors
27,650
29k for AWD
As tested 38k
PRIME starts 32,675
Corolla hybrid
Maybe honda makes a civic hybrid
At this price, model 3
Subcompacts like Kona or Niro etc
POV Drive
Faster
Smoother
Hate the driving position
Feels much more upscale now
I feel very secure driving it now
Versus embarrassed before


So those are the 21 things you need to know about the Toyota Prius - if you want to see how it stacks up to segment rivals be sure to check out our Best & the Rest video on Downshift