Toyota Prius

Following its regular hybrid counterpart, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid (which until 2025 was known as the Prius Prime) gets a Nightshade Edition for 2026.

With the current generation of the Prius entering its fourth model year, the Prius is unchanged for 2026 and starts at $29,745 (including destination).

The Hyundai Elantra and Sonata, Kia K4, Nissan Murano, and Toyota bZ4X and Prius all won the IIHS’s highest Top Safety Pick+ award for the 2025 model year.

With so many hybrid vehicle choices on the market and more coming, these are the best 2025 hybrids for the money.

Although prices for late-model used cars have recently jumped, Cars.com has assembled a healthy list of choices available for a budget of about $20,000.

To find out just how much and how quickly hybrids depreciate, we took a look at new and used list prices on Cars.com listings split out by model year.

We collected a variety of used vehicles that can meet different needs and tastes — be it a car, truck, SUV or minivan — for a $15,000 budget.

Cars.com scoured its current vehicle listings and found the best vehicles in different types and sizes with median list prices of around $10,000.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

For 2025, Toyota is accentuating the Prius’ recent restyling by admitting it to the Nightshade club.