The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime Is a Great EV Compromise

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This is the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime, the forgotten luxury sports sedan. Today I'm reviewing this Prius Prime, and I'll show you all the many quirks and features. I'm also going to get behind the wheel of the Prius Prime and show you what it's like to drive.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

CHAPTERS:
00:00 CARS& BIDS!!!
00:16 THIS...
00:45 Overview
01:45 Range and Power
03:20 Styling
04:04 Pricing
04:44 Prius Prime Specific Details
06:11 Prius Easter Eggs
08:05 More Interior Quirks & Features
09:16 Gauge Cluster Screen
10:52 Even More Quirks & Features
12:39 Infotainment
13:27 Driver Assist Tech
15:10 Rear Seating
16:50 Cargo Area
18:23 Driving Experience
22:36 Final Thoughts
23:06 DougScore

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[Luma_]

What people don’t realize is how much of a marvel of engineering this car truly is. It’s amongst the lowest drag coefficients of ANY vehicle, highest efficiency in Hybrid Mode of ANY vehicle while lugging around a roughly 13.2kW battery, AND highest efficiency when in EV mode of ANY vehicle while lugging around a 2.0L 4-cylinder. All while managing to get an impressive 0-60 of under 6.5 seconds? Ridiculous.

[Idiotsincarshere]

I've owned my Prius for 6 years. During that time, I've realized it's one of the best cars I've owned for several reasons. Reliability, price, comfort, and fuel efficiency. I paid $24k, get > 57mpg and there's no problems ever. Just get in, push to start, and go. There's no beating it. Yes, it's slow comparitively, but for everyday commuting it really doesn't matter. Nobody is drag racing but if you are, you're asking for a ticket. 95% of the time most people are driving with traffic anyways. I don't care what others think about my Prius and don't care to turn heads. I care about affordability, reliability, comfort, and efficiency.

[willporter]

You know the car market is in an interesting place when the new prius is better looking than the entire bmw line up. Toyota is making some great products right now.

[drewo.]

I’ve started seeing Priuses around my neighborhood and let me tell you…seeing a modern Prius in person just reveals how crazy awesome it looks! Images and videos don’t do it justice! (Nothing against this video, this vid is awesome!) but seeing a modern Prius really feels you’re stepping into the Back to the Future part 2 version of 2015! And I mean that as a compliment!

[joshw]

I have had my 2023 prius prime for about 3 weeks. I have driven 500 miles without using more than a gallon of gas. Its a million times better than the old one to drive and be inside. I love it. And the money it saves in gas is literally paying for itself and then some.

[Big__Thicc]

As someone who uses sport/muscle cars for daily driving, I would totally buy this car.

[dbeckMSP]

this car is definitely more appealing to me than an EV. 45 miles is plenty of electric range for my family's use and when we do go on long trips, it gets double the MPG of our current beater. also cheaper than most EVs unless you go used and is just a Car which is MUCH more appealing than everything being placed in a screen because "the future".

[Cloxxki]

For the many who drive to work, in countries with too cheap fuel and/or bad public transport, this car is a great thing. As long as you can charge at home every day and ideally also at work. Then you only need fuel for longer drives and that's not going to be many drives a year. Depending on the price you pay for electricity, could be cheaper than gas (especially if free from work) and of course more silent which is more luxury.

[xxgeorgegamingxx]

Imagine buying a mk7 gti just to get gapped by a Prius on a dig

[ralphroye]

Among all the cars Toyota launched in 2023, this is the first car I'll love to buy... It looks sleek, simple and fun... The design is surprisingly more than the worth

[HEMi]

Nearly twice the power & EV range. Incredible work

[joshuamiyasato]

Hybrid and Plug in Hybrid makes perfect sense for vast amounts of the population. Many urban apartment dwellers don’t have an option to easily charge an EV at home. Folks who live in rural areas have long commutes and public charging stations are far and few. Also if you live in an area with high electricity costs a full EV does not offer any cost savings over a Hybrid. Here in Hawaii Electricity costs about 40cents per KWH. The only way a full EV is more cost effective is if you live in a single family home with a wicked PV setup to cut costs.

The Hybrid/Plugin can be more cost effective in the long run as well as out of warranty battery replacement in a Prius is generally $3k-$6k compared to $8k-$20K+ for a full EV. Toyota also offers the best battery warranty at 10 years 150k miles.

[thecriticalthinkeroutsidet]

I'd buy this over any EV on the market.

Now, I just hope that Toyota plans to give it an All-Wheel-Drive option.

[RedLPS]

I've driven a few of these and I must say, it really is a completely new car. A wonderful departure from the old model. Nice and brisk too. Finally a Prius that I wouldn't mind owning.

[nothingleft]

this is one of the few new cars i’ve actually been interested in

[TempleScoop]

I have owned the new 2023 for the last few weeks. Has much more pickup than any previous versions. The car has a much smaller trunk. If you need to put a walker or wheelchair in the back, you must take down both back seats. You can’t change out any of the lights on the inside for aftermarket; they all use a circuit-style light. The dome and reading lights in front aren’t that bright. The car looks very sporty inside and out. If you are six feet or taller, watch your head getting in and out; the ceiling is cut significantly lower than in previous generations. The main car battery is back in the trunk, which is more accessible. The car has no spare tire, so if you buy one, you lose a lot more of your trunk. The vehicle makes a cool noise when driving slowly through parking lots, more of a head-turner for people. I do like the lock and unlock noise from the car; it’s new and sounds great. You can turn on your vehicle and off from an app. Car has built-in Wi-Fi from AT&T, not as fast as Verizon, but the connection has not been an issue as the connection is stable everywhere. Also, in the app, you can see the health of your car, see if your doors are unlocked, and lock them. I wish the app would let you roll windows up and down. The car is ultra quiet on roads and freeways. This is the fifth Prius I have owned; they have never broken down. I have never taken any of my Prius previously to a shop for any repairs and that’s with the cars having over 300k in miles. ~Chad James

[CBR]

As a current PHEV owner and someone informed about the current state of DC fast charging in the US, I think hybrids make a lot of sense for many use cases. BEV's (not counting Tesla's because of their great fast charging network) are not a reasonable option for anyone that frequently travels far from their home AC charging cord.

[Spambots]

I own the 2019 model of the Prime. It has about 25 all-electric miles of range and that handles 90% of my daily driving so my lifetime average is 83mpg combined. If I decide to drive cross-country, it just becomes a normal Prius. I have no idea idea why these PHEVs are unpopular.

[juanamaral]

I just love muy yellow Prius, no matter what others think about. When I want to run or fool around, there is the camaro, but the prius uses in a whole week the same amount of gas the camaro drinks in just gettin to costco.

[shiftnslide]

Took delivery of a supersonic Red Prime on Saturday to allow my daily driver '94 Celica some retirement and I love it so far. It's definitely not 'fast' but it's quick enough off the line for me. Despite ordering/requesting the solar roof, it wasn't available in my region (northeast/RI) when the time came which was a bummer but overall not a huge deal. My personal hot take is that EV battery tech isn't quite there yet and it's hard to argue with the convenience that 550-600 miles a tank affords.