Talking Cars 397: Driving the 2023 Toyota Prius
Plus, can you trust a vehicle’s onboard fuel-economy calculator?
Main theme: When it comes to hybrids, there’s the Toyota Prius, and then there’s everything else. This fuel-efficient model has dominated sales and the consumer knowledge landscape for most of the last 20 years. So it’s a big deal when a new Prius comes out, and especially with a bold redesign.
The latest Prius has much curvier, sexier body work, making it dramatically stand out from past generations. And yes, we just used “sexy” and “Prius” in the same sentence. (Read our 2023 Toyota Prius first drive review.)
We share our first impressions of the latest compact hatchback, discussing what’s new and improved, as well as in which areas the car may have regressed. We polish off the segment by giving our pick as to whether we’d rather drive the new Prius, or the previous generation.
Audience questions:
- The electronic all-wheel-drive system in the Toyota Prius isn’t like most traditional setups. So how does Toyota’s system perform on the road and in the snow compared with mechanical all-wheel drive?
- How accurate are distance-to-empty and overall fuel-economy calculators in today’s modern automobile?
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- Driving the Lexus RX350h Hybrid, episode 396
- Driving the 2023 Kia Niro EV, episode 395
- Driving the Freshened 2023 Toyota Highlander, episode 394
- Driving the 2023 BMW i4 M50, episode 393
- Best and Worst Cars of 2022, episode 392
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