What sort of car is the 2021 Toyota Prius? What does it evaluate to?

The 2021 Toyota Prius celebrates its twentieth anniversary as one of many best-selling hybrids on this planet. It’s been bought as a subcompact automobile, a wagon, a plug-in hybrid, and now the compact hatchback comes with all-wheel drive and only one physique type. As soon as an icon of environmental sustainability, the Prius paved the way in which for different hybrids such because the Kia Niro Hybrid and Hyundai Ioniq, however has been surpassed in recognition by hybrid crossovers such because the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, and the Toyota RAV4, which final yr usurped the Prius for best-selling hybrid within the U.S. 

Is the 2021 Toyota Prius a great automobile?

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The Prius has been a great automobile for a very long time, however the market shift to crossovers and automakers’ capacity to supply hybrid crossovers with a lot better cargo and passenger quantity has marginalized the Prius. It earns the moniker “equipment automobile” for its pokey however environment friendly efficiency and for its geometric type. Nonetheless, spectacular commonplace security and comfort options, in addition to a roomy cockpit, earn it a spot on the compact desk with a TCC Ranking of 5.5 out of 10. (Learn extra about how we rate cars.)

What’s new for the 2021 Toyota Prius?

Android customers, rejoice! Like different carryover Toyota fashions, the 2021 Toyota Prius lastly comes with commonplace Android Auto to enrich Apple CarPlay compatibility on this binary world of cellular working programs. Security zealots may also have a good time as a result of commonplace automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection will get accompanied this yr by visitors signal recognition, automated excessive beams, and adaptive cruise management that may go all the way down to a cease and restart with out driver intervention. 

The Prius has a face solely the wind might like, with a mishmash of triangular and rectangular shapes that meld on the rear right into a split-glass hatchback. The within will get a extra enticing end when outfitted with the obtainable 11.6-inch touchscreen, but it surely largely seems like a cross between a price range automobile and a unusual eco automobile.  

A 1.8-liter inline-4, an electrical motor and batteries conspire to make 121 horsepower and return as much as 56 mpg mixed with the bottom L Eco mannequin. Out there all-wheel drive provides one other motor on the rear axle for higher grip and a slight increase in efficiency from the in any other case pokey Prius. 

The cabin can match 5, however the sloping roofline trims head room within the rear, so we’d advocate it for 2 or a younger household of 4 at finest. With rear folding seats on all however the base mannequin, cargo quantity matches or exceeds that of many small crossovers. 

The Prius comes properly outfitted with a 7.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto/Amazon Alexa compatibility, keyless begin, USB ports, and driver help options resembling automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection, energetic lane management, and adaptive cruise management.  

How a lot does the 2021 Toyota Prius price?

The 2021 Prius is available in L Eco, LE, XLE, or Restricted trim with a two-motor all-wheel-drive system provided in LE and XLE. The L Eco begins at $25,520, together with $995 vacation spot payment, and presents the most effective effectivity and finest worth within the household, particularly in comparison with the $33,645 Restricted mannequin.

The Prius Prime follows the identical logic with a $2,300 upcharge on LE, XLE, and Restricted trims. 

The place is the 2021 Toyota Prius made?

The Prius is made in Japan.