2018 Toyota Prius Prime consumer reviews

I’ve been very happy with my Prius prime advance it has all the features I need and I have not purchased gas with my driving style for three months.

I planned on getting another basic Prius after owning one for the past 7 years but when I sat in heated leather seats on a raw day at the dealership and then found that the cost for the upgrade was only a couple hundred dollars, I was sold. My husband's response when he first drove it was that it was perhaps the most comfortable car he had ever driven. He looks out the window every morning and smiles and says, "What a beautiful car!" The best thing about this Prius is that it has an electric battery and I actually got up to 156 miles per gallon two days ago in a 27 mile trip. Window sticker touts 133 mpg on combined electric and hybrid and 54 mpg on just hybrid with this vehicle.

The prius is rock solid both as a fuel miser as well as a string no compromise performer. I have owner 3 of these and driven them between 150k to excess of 200k miles each. This was my fourth! Last year I drove over a large rock about 12 inches on the freeway at night, 60-70mph behind a car that also hit it. The Prius bottom plastic shield was ripped and the rear swing arm was hit. The car could still drive well and was perfect once replaced ! The other car in front was a mess. I have never seen or expected so much resilience from such a small car.... Reliable and brilliant engineering - mikes ahead of competition with no one close

I like the ride and the comfort of the Prime and am excited about the reduced carbon footprint that it offers. I am looking forward to longer trips and seeing the overall performance.

Needs 16 kwh battery. 50 miles is the sweet spot for us. Otherwise hits all the right buttons for us. Currently getting 60 miles per gallon. 2 weeks still on full, in the cold.

Amazing mpg both in hybrid mode and ev mode. I can?t believe my eyes when I drove it 39 miles on ev mode. If you drive it right you will consistently get 30?s on ev mode.

It's cute, comfortable, has lots of new useful and safety technology, and is getting amazing mileage! It has more power than we expected--no problem merging into traffic.

We already had a Prius, but we traded it for the Prius Prime to get even better gas mileage. Most days we don't exceed the 25 mile limit driving on the batteries, but, when we drive further, we still get that great hybrid mileage. It's especially fun to drive on the batteries.

It is great but I miss the all door key opener! It is cumbersome to have to go to the driver door to open all doors. Also, built in garage door opener is missing. Trunk is small so we won't be hauling as much cargo, but we are getting over 140 miles per gal, working our way up even higher. Console storage could open up instead of towards the driver, but this is a minor thing. Love it, even with minor loss of things I depended on.

I am so excited that I own this car. It is so much fun and a challenge to go on electric for as long as possible. Getting nearly 90mpg. Actually looks like a 2018 car....so many others look like cars from 10 years ago... Boring! Prius prime premium is definitely not boring! Only bummer is the nav system is out of date and very frustrating!