Featured 2027 Prius and Prius Plug-in Hybrid Announced

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by drash, Jul 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM.

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  1. drash

    drash Senior Member

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    Announcements were made on the Toyota site and not the Pressroom site, yet.
    2027 Toyota Prius | Toyota.com
    2027 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid | Toyota.com

    Both are expected out sometime in the Fall of this year.
    Not too many differences that I can see outside Connected Services, Exterior and Interior
    • New Ink color instead of the Midnight Black Metallic
    • Remote Connect is now a 5-year trial subscription instead of the 1-year trial subscription on the 2026 models.
    • Drive Connect is now a 3-month trial subscription on upper trims instead of the 1-year trial subscription on the 2026 models.
    • Dual zone climate control is now standard across all trims.
    • Starting price for Prius is now $28,755, a $205 increase over the 2026 Prius.
    • Starting price for the 2027 Prius Plug-in Hybrid is now $33,980, also a $205 increase over the 2026 Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

     
    #1 drash, Jul 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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    Last car we bought - that now has trial subscription junk was a tesla, & that was back when it (music - web access - autopilot etc) was all permanently free. LOL - even supercharging was free, which we did less than 10% of the time - as driving is/was mostly local (under 200mi RT). Charge for subscriptions?? We're out of there. W'd have to purchase a ½ decade old car nowadays to get something sold prior to all of this subscription junk that we'd never pay for. Good time to get old. No wonder less & less people are buying brand new
     
    #2 hill, Jul 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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    Well in all honesty, subscription services are for something you want but not particularly need. So far my '21 Taco and '18 NX 300h came with subscription services that I no longer use and haven't for a few years now. Both vehicles work fine without them and my phone replaces a lot of subscription functionality. Better to have others pay for subscription services they want than to bake them into the cost of the car.
     
    #3 drash, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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