2025 Toyota Prius Prime

Hatchback · 2.0L Plug-In Hybrid I4 · AWD

84/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a hatchback is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	2.0L Plug-In Hybrid I4
Horsepower	220 hp
Torque	139 lb-ft
0–60 mph	6.6 sec
Top speed	112 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	5
Combined MPG	50 mpg (52 city / 49 hwy)
Range	700 miles
MSRP	$34,110
Body style	Hatchback

The verdict

What's good

Big electric range before gas kicks in
Among the most efficient cars sold
Genuinely stylish now
Available AWD for traction

What's not

Slow home charging only
Sloped roof pinches rear space
Limited trunk room
Noticeable wind noise

The engine

2.0L Plug-In Hybrid I4

The Atkinson-cycle four mostly plays support to the electric motors, but the fifth-generation system finally gives the Prius Prime genuinely brisk, seamless thrust instead of the strained drone of older hybrids.

Built on the M20A-FXS, a hybrid-tuned member of Toyota's Dynamic Force/TNGA engine family, paired with the fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System and an electronically controlled planetary CVT.

It uses two motor-generators (MG1 and MG2) through a planetary gearset, so the gas engine can drive the wheels and recharge the battery at the same time.
On its 13.6 kWh lithium-ion pack the Prime delivers up to a manufacturer-estimated 44 miles of all-electric range before the engine needs to wake.
Running the Atkinson cycle, the engine deliberately leaves the intake valves open longer to chase efficiency at the cost of low-rpm grunt, which the electric motors quietly cover.

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The six sub-scores behind the 84 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 6 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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