Comparing Prius, Corolla Hybrid, Prius Prime

of course, price will come into play. availability is very low these days, so that will affect pricing and delivery times.
best to search dealers for in stock vehicles, or ask how long a factory order would take.
they have cars coming in all the time, and can give you estimates from toyota.
prime is a great vehicle in most any climate. mn is fine, do you have a garage?
if you can make use of 20-30 miles of ev, you give up 3" of floor depth in the hatch, and no spare tire.
but most prius have no spare, so you have to research which models do if you want one.
i would think prime would get better mpg's than the standard prius, except perhaps the eco.

 

I have no direct experience with the Corolla nor the regular Prius. However, I would like to point out that the regular Prius must use the waste heat from the engine to heat the cabin in much the same way that the Prime does when the outside temps get extremely low. That should indicate that under some circumstances both will have the same mileage.

 

Would Corolla hybrid have a more conventional dash?

 

My thoughts re the Corolla Hybrid are two fold. First, it’s only available as a “stripper” model… a lot of the options you can get on the regular Corolla and on the Prius are simply unavailable. Second, I hate the old style gear shifter, which takes up way too much room in the console.

 

I too considered the same three cars last fall and finally decided on the Prime. It came down to which was best for my primary use as a commuter to work and guilt towing a fifth wheel in the summer with a gas guzzling F250.


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Ehh, about 5mpg in the real world, or somewhere around 10%. All AWD models also have a NiMH battery pack instead of Lithium - but you can argue about which is best all day long here. Obviously no spare, and you are hauling a bit more weight around. I wouldn't call it "barely any penalty" - it is a penalty. I feel like somehow it's even worth for a Prius because the reason you get one is MPGs and getting a less-MPG-y Prius than the maximum MPG Prius seems a little counter productive - might as well go for something else.

As for other comments in this thread. The Corolla is not any more efficient, while being less practical because in their wisdom, Toyota chose to offer the Corolla Hybrid as a relatively low spec sedan variant only - no hatch, no higher trim levels. Probably (definitely) to not step on the Prius. For me me to go Corolla - I would either have to REALLY love the sedan shape (I don't), or it be considerably cheaper than a comparable trim level Prius - so is it?

Prime vs the non-Primes is a little more straight forward. For a while there was a point where the Prime was actually the cheapest Prius you could get because rebate. Even if you never plugged it in, unless you'd miss the extra cargo space, you wouldn't really miss out on anything by going this route. Of course in a more sane scenario where the Prime is more expensive... the question becomes "will you be able to plug it in?" and "will your daily routine fit into 20 miles?". If the answer is yes to both, then it's time to do some napkin math. If the answer is no - you're not missing anything going regular Prius.

 

2022 Prius fuel economy ratings on Transport Canada, in liters/100 km:



Taking the "combined ratings", converting to mpg (US), shows a 6.25% drop, at least in their test cycles: