Toyota Prius FAQs

• Is the Toyota Prius a good car?

  When it comes to hybrid cars, the Toyota Prius has long been one of the first names on the top of most buyers shopping lists. Backed by more than 25 years of development, the Prius is an efficient and precise vehicle offering a generous serving of equipment and features, a spacious cabin with roominess, pleasant driving dynamics, and reliability that is second to none. It may wear a slightly dearer price-tag than some of its familiar peers.

• Why you shouldn't buy a Prius?

  For all its 'green' credentials, one of the criticisms of the Prius concerns the level of energy and carbon dioxide emissions arising from the production of this unit. On that front, production of the Prius has a greater long-term impact on the environment than many petrol-powered vehicles. The biggest driver of this is the hybrid batteries that create problems for the environment. Outside of that, you may appreciate the greater ride height of a crossover, or the more affordable price-point found in other hatchbacks on the market, which even includes the Corolla Hybrid.

• Is Toyota discontinuing the Prius?

  Despite low sales in a market where hybrid vehicles are only growing in popularity, even if slowly, the Prius remains part of Toyota's plans for the Australian new car market. The impact of emerging competition in the hybrid category has taken its toll, including the rise of its brand-peer, the RAV4, but Toyota responded to this by axing the Prius c from its line-up to focus on the original Prius and the roomier Prius V.