Such comments are only partially true, depending on which Prius you are looking at. The first generation Prius, introduced for the 2001 model year, had a zero-to-60-mph time of a leisurely 13 ...

Ten years ago if you had told a Toyota engineer or executive that the Prius would be entering its third generation as a vehicle ... the Prius is still a hybrid first and a mid-sized sedan second.

Though that first generation set the Prius concept in motion, the second generation arrived as a more serious standalone model and became, without a doubt, the most influential hybrid in history.

The first Prius came out all the way back in 1995, and in 2000, the first generation became available for sale outside of Japan. As of 2024, Toyota has sold more than 2.44 million Priuses ...