Toyota Prius
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12 model years with exact configuration records. Latest available year: 2026, with 4 listed configurations.
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General nameplate overview
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The Toyota Prius is a compact five‑door liftback best known as Toyota's mainstream hybrid offering. Launched in 1997 as the world's first mass‑produced hybrid, the Prius introduced Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive architecture and has evolved through multiple generations to emphasize packaging, refinement, and maximum fuel economy.
Over recent generations the Prius family has expanded to include conventional hybrids and plug‑in hybrids (PHEV), and modern versions emphasize efficiency first while improving drivability and safety equipment. The fifth‑generation Prius (the current generation in North America) continued that evolution with carryover and incremental changes across model years.
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