What’s the Point of the Prius Any More? We Asked Toyota’s Deputy Chief Engineer

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  1. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    What’s the Point of the Prius Any More?


    This is why.
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    It's currently ranked 10/10 and #2 in compact cars, but only because a Civic is $5000 cheaper and because the world would stop spinning on its axis if there wasn't a Honda as the #1 pick.

    I'm old enough to remember when Priuses were meme bait, and sported a "same day" 0-60 time.

    Now?
    There's no excuse.
    It's like I've been saying for over a decade now.....
    If you're getting hated on in traffic?

    ....it's not the car. ;)
     
    #21 ETC(SS), Jun 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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