Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
	Fifth generation Prius (XW60)
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	December 1997 – present
Model years	2001–present (US)
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact/supermini (B) (1997–2003); Compact/small family car (C) (2003–present);
Body style	4-door sedan (1997–2003); 5-door liftback (2003–present);
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive; Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (E-Four);

Release timeline
1998–2002
1997	XW10
2003	XW20
2004–2008
2009	XW30
2010
2011	Prius V
2011	Prius C
2012	Plug-in XW30
2013–2014
2015	XW50
2016	Plug-in XW50
2017–2021
2022	XW60
2023	Plug-in XW60

The Toyota Prius (/ˈpriːəs/ PREE-əss) (Japanese: トヨタ・プリウス, Hepburn: Toyota Puriusu) is a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota. The Prius has a hybrid drivetrain, which combines an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Initially offered as a four-door sedan, it has been produced only as a five-door liftback since 2003.

The Prius was developed by Toyota to be the "car for the 21st century";^[1]^[2] it was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle,^[3] first going on sale in Japan in 1997 at all four Toyota Japan dealership chains,^[3] and subsequently introduced worldwide in 2000.^[4]

In 2011, Toyota expanded the Prius family to include the Prius v, an MPV, and the Prius c, a subcompact hatchback. The production version of the Prius plug-in hybrid was released in 2012. The second generation of the plug-in variant, the Prius Prime, was released in the U.S. in November 2016.^[5] The Prius family totaled global cumulative sales of 6.1 million units in January 2017, representing 61% of the 10 million hybrids sold worldwide by Toyota since 1997.^[6] Toyota sells the Prius in over 90 markets, with Japan and the United States being its largest markets.^[7]

^ "15 years of the Toyota Prius". Toyota UK Magazine. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Secret story of the first Prius: New century, new car". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Clifford, Joe (10 February 2015). "History of the Toyota Prius". Toyota Blog. UK. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Worldwide sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 4M units; Prius family accounts for almost 72%". Green Car Congress. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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[1] "15 years of the Toyota Prius". Toyota UK Magazine. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[2] "Secret story of the first Prius: New century, new car". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[:0-3] Clifford, Joe (10 February 2015). "History of the Toyota Prius". Toyota Blog. UK. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[TMC4mi-4] "Worldwide sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 4M units; Prius family accounts for almost 72%". Green Car Congress. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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