2010 Prius or 2010 Camry Hybrid?

That's a very good question!

They both have their merits. I'd rent both for a week to see how you feel. I had often said (with all sincerity) that I'd be in a Camry hybrid LOADED if it wasn't for the HOV stickers on my Prius.

As a few of you know, I was rear ended in my Prius 2007 and my car was in the body shop for a month or so. I rented a Camry hybrid from my on-site TRAC rental office for that month and I have reversed my stance --- I would not buy a hybrid Camry over a gen III 2010 Prius. I missed a lot about the Prius that I never realized I would! But, that said, you may not have previously had these things to miss... so you might be fine with a TCH.

Things I liked that my 2007 doesn't have:
Seat heaters
Sunroof
larger seat bottoms
power seats
a bluetooth that NEVER dropped calls for no apparent reason
a GREAT ride as compared to my car

Things I missed/didn't like
Minimal trunk space in TCH - I missed my hatchback!
Fuel economy! Camry - best I could get in normal daily commute was 36-38. (No carpool lane, darn it) My Prius gets 50+ and with my commute, you really notice the extra expense for fiuel.
Being asked "do you like your Prius..." weekly by folks who are in the market. The Camry is a tad benign in appearance. No one asked me if I liked my hybrid.

That's just off the top of my head. If my car had been a 2010 III there would have been a definite "no way Jose" to the comparison.
Dianne

 

I am looking at buying a 2006 Prius but also may consider the 2010's of both models -- the thing that is swaying me toward the Prius is the vast number of engineers working on and selling the plug-in conversions kits (which I intend to install because of potential fuel availability issues going forward). I can't find any conversions available for the Camry as of today.

 

If your even considering a Camry Hybrid you need to take a Ford Fusion Hybrid for a test drive it is superior in almost every way. I needed a hatchback so I went with the Prius. Else I would have bought a Fusion.