2026 Toyota Prius PHEV XSE Nightshade

Started by Blueprint, Jun 16, 2026, 08:58 AM

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Blueprint

Last year I drove the base trim, and this year the top trim is in fleet. Looks quite sharp all dipped in black, still more efficient than any EV on the market, now at 15.1 kWh/100 km after some highway driving (was in the 14's in town).

Safety nannies behaving, and Eco mode is even peppy  ;D
Current rides: 2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV GS-L, 2022 Subaru Crosstrek Limited, 1975 Triumph TR6 Teabagger Express

RRocket

Quote from: Blueprint on Jun 16, 2026, 08:58 AMLast year I drove the base trim, and this year the top trim is in fleet. Looks quite sharp all dipped in black, still more efficient than any EV on the market, now at 15.1 kWh/100 km after some highway driving (was in the 14's in town).

Safety nannies behaving, and Eco mode is even peppy  ;D

Disaster averted!

Blueprint

Gino Vanelli was right: black cars look better in the shade. Had to find some elsewhere to take pics.
Current rides: 2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV GS-L, 2022 Subaru Crosstrek Limited, 1975 Triumph TR6 Teabagger Express

Tortoise

How's the visibility out of these? That seemed to be a common criticism of this gen of Prius. 

Fobroader

The Toyota dealer here uses one of these as a dealer shuttle. As a bigger dude, the backseat is not somewhere I would want to spend more than a 15-20 minute ride as the headroom and shoulder room suck. Nice car otherwise.
2020 Toyota Tundra, 2021 Lexus GX460, 2018 Kawasaki Versys 300X, 2007 Artic Cat H1