New Prius or New Camry Hybrid?

There is also the Corolla Hybrid.

At the end, it is mostly about whether you want a hatchback or a sedan.

 

Yep, hatch vs trunk. I think Camry has more cargo space overall, but the Prius has it in one contiguous space that includes a large, flat floor.

Also the heights of anyone going in the back seats. Anyone close to 6' and above will not have a great time in a Prius. Kids are fine, and adults up to 6' 2" can handle it for short distances, but I(5'11") wouldn't want to sit back there for a long trip.

 

camry has a larger cabin as well, but really it's a personal choice based on your wants and needs.
you're not going to get a lot of objective opinions because most here bought the prius, and camry was not likely a contender.
plus, you can't get a plug in camry, if that is in your thoughts at all.
they are both great vehicles, the choice is yours.

 

Careful; you may be looking at a comparison of the output of only the gasoline engines in these two cars.

They've reworked the whole hybrid system in the new Prius so it is fast. When you add in the electric effort available and factor in the weight difference, the Prius will have a decidedly more sporty feel on the road vs. the Camry.

The Camry will be more comfortable in general and especially for taller occupants.

 

My daughter’s 2009 Camry hybrid with all the options has very comfortable larger seats. The sound system she says is great. She came in while I was there and I said another one of those guys with loud bass going down the street? No, she said it was her pulling in. The Camry has pretty much always been a good car. Mpg is not up high on that one, but livable. I saw a new 2025 one in a parking garage, the back looked clean and looks more expensive to me than it is.

 

All Camry's are now hybrids, and they're both using the same hybrid system(Toyota calls it the 5th generation system, but it's really 4.5 gen). But the Camry has the 2.5L version of the Dynamic Force engine, while the Prius is using the 2.0L version. So even though the Camry is likely heavier, it's probably not enough to totally cancel out the HP edge over the HEV Prius. (The PHEV Prius on the other hand...?)

 

Toyota was smart with this gen Camry. Other than a mild upgrade to the hybrid system(which is the same as the gen5 Prius), some mild changes to the interior, some new front end sheet metal, and new lights all around, Toyota didn't really change anything. They did just enough to make it LOOK like a new car, without actually MAKING a new car.

Now if the outgoing Camry had been a bad car, this would've been a terrible idea. But the outgoing car was arguably the best mid-sized practical sedan on the market, so why fix what ain't broke?

 

Currently, the Corolla Hybrid is the most popular car, with none in stock at Longo Toyota. Here are the Longo Toyota total inventory (at the top, including in production/transit) vs. the in-stock inventory (at the bottom). The Prius is the most abundant in-stock car.

 

I got to drive a 2025 Camry (SE I think?) for the day and it felt a bit faster than the Prius Prime but what really got me was the handling. For a bone stock car, it handled like it was on rail. I was most impressed by that part. I wasn't a huge fan of the diamond patterned carpet they put all over the dash and personally I much prefer the gauges on the Prius. Trunk space the Camry won. I like the hatchback aspect of the Prius but it's so damn small it's hard to fit stuff. Essentially, I'd disagree on the Prius being the more sporty feel. It should be but it needs some different tires than stock and some suspension work. Maybe I didn't expect much from a Camry and the last one I drove is a few gen older but I was impressed by the new one.

For OP, it'll come down on hatchback vs sedan and if you happen to have a lot of people in the backseat or not. Between a Prius and a Camry, I'd probably pick the Camry today. Between a Prius Prime and a Camry, I'm not sure.

Oh and the sound insulation on the highway is much better in the Camry than the Prime.

 

And size. I consider the Camry a large car.

 

I love data, so here are the overall lengths of most Toyota cars, plus a few others.
(US models and inches - 2025 where available, 2024 otherwise)

172.0 - Corolla Hatch
176.1 - Corolla Cross
180.9 - RAV4
181.1 - Prius
182.5 - Corolla Sedan
193.5 - Camry
196.1 - Crown
203.7 - Sienna
206.1 - LS 500
203.0-226.2 - Tacoma
233.6-252.5 - Tundra

 

I don't think you can get the corolla hatch in a hybrid configuration, but you can get it in a Corolla Cross hybrid configuration.

 

I wasn't limiting my list to hybrids because I wanted to show all the increments in size among the cars. Goes to show how committed Toyota is to hybrids that I almost randomly threw together a list of 10 vehicles and only one of them wasn't available as a hybrid. lol

And I just threw in the RAV4 because it was so close to the Prius. But I should have included the Corolla Cross since it's basically the same market category. It's fixed now.

 

Don't overlook the Corolla Hybrids....we just got an SE model and love it...we did look at the Camry Hybrids and it's as big as the old Avalons (my wife thinks they are both too big.)
When I plug in my scanner to the Prius, I see 33 computers but the Corolla Hybrid, which is almost identical to the Gen 3 Prius, it's only showing 25...kinda odd.

 

I believe there are markets with a hatch hybrid, but that we don't get that. I've driven the Camry and have a Corolla hatch. The Corolla is quite a bit nicer to park.

The Corolla Cross hybrid is slower and less efficient than the Prius, but if I were still taking kids to school I might prefer it to the Prius.

 

Yaris hybrids are only available overseas. I think the corolla hatch is on the same frame, but don't quote me on that.. Prius C style..

 

Nope. The Corolla Hatch shares the same platform as the rest of the Corolla line. The Yaris family uses a smaller platform.

Using European/Japanese terms,

B-segment/Subcompact - GA-B Platform - Aqua(aka Prius c), Aygo, Yaris family
C-segment/Compact - GA-C Platform - Corolla family, CH-R, Prius
D-segment/Mid-Size - GA-K Platform - Camry, Avalon, Crown, Highlander(inc. Grand), RAV4, Venza, Sienna

It's important to note here that Toyota doesn't use the term Platform like other brands traditionally use it. Vehicles on the same platform might not share many physical things in common, like wheelbase, dimensions, chassis, etc. With Toyota, platforms are more philosophical things. It's about shared goals and processes. It's also about shared seat heights, which allows for the standardization of many components.

 

The hatchback does have a shorter wheelbase than the sedan for the Corolla.

The last Yaris in the US was a Mazda2. So we wouldn't even have gotten the hybrid if the model was still available.

 

Don't overlook the Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan and Hatchback. They are quicker and more fun to drive.