My review: 2010 Toyota Prius

[ifcar]

For all the love it?s gotten from hundreds of thousands of customers, there are many people who have never figured out the appeal of the Toyota Prius. The second generation of this popular gas-electric hybrid, sold from the 2004 through the 2009 model years, was a compact economy car priced alongside bigger or more luxurious vehicles well over $20,000. Many wrote off that car as overpriced and its followers as blindly addicted to hype.

In the conventional sense, the 2010 redesign of the Prius is far from radical. The outgoing car?s familiar shape is retained, and most improvements are incremental. It looks as though the new Prius is the same as before but just a little better.

But improvements to the new Prius?s ride quality, noise suppression, and interior space have boosted it well above the feel of its predecessor, which not only felt like an economy car but was often criticized for not feeling like an especially good economy car. It now has the refinement and practicality to truly rival a midsize sedan rather than just a compact one...

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[Raza]

It is one ugly car.