The powertrain is a revelation compared to the older Prius. A new 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and electric motor ...

I remember when the first-generation Prius was launched here in 2000. It was unlike anything else available at the time, from a stylistic, technological, and sociological standpoint.

The first-generation Toyota Prius was essentially an Echo with a few 9 volt batteries thrown in the trunk. It wasn’t until the second generation that Toyota really crafted the Prius whose legacy ...

The first-gen Prius generated 114 hp while the Insight generated 73 hp, but the Insight had the clear win on fuel economy, at 64 mpg combined to the Prius' 41 mpg combined, ...

First impressions aren’t always correct. And when you’re looking back at the first Toyota Prius sold in the U.S., you most definitely should NOT judge a book (or car) by its cover. That… ...

The first-generation Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid car back in the 1990s when it was launched. But more than three decades have passed since then. Now, Toyota has come up with a ...

Toyota had one main goal in mind when it engineered the Prius Prime, the upcoming second-generation Prius Plug-In. The new car had to be more electric. Compared to the first plug-in Prius, this ...

Though it still technically has a split rear window, the new Prius looks more sedanlike than any Prius since the first-gen, um, sedan. Riding an all-new global platform, ...

It's been 22 years since the first-generation Toyota Prius made a splash as the world's first production hybrid car. The 2023 Toyota Prius and its plug-in hybrid version the 2023 Toyota Prius ...

Toyota has recalled 106,000 first generation Prius vehicles worldwide after finding defaults in their electric-power steering. If operated for much longer, the vehicles will steer with too much force.

Introduction. It didn’t happen with the first-generation Prius, which debuted in Japan in 1997 and the U.S. at the beginning of this century. It didn’t happen with the first Honda Insight, either, ...