Is the 2027 Toyota Prius Still the Hybrid to Beat? ($28,755)

Toyota's hybrid icon gets its 2027 update. On July 16, 2026 Toyota announced the 2027 Prius (up to 55 MPG combined, 194 hp, from $28,755) and the 2027 Prius Plug-in Hybrid (220 hp, up to 44 miles of electric range, from $33,980). Power, fuel economy, prices by grade, plug-in range and charging, what's new for 2027, and the story of the first Prius. 00:00 2027 Toyota Prius: first look 00:21 Toyota Prius price, specs & what's new 02:33 Toyota Prius history: how it got here 03:05 What's next for the Toyota Prius 03:16 Toyota Prius verdict: worth it? Key US facts (Toyota Motor North America, July 16, 2026): Prius (hybrid): fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System, 2.0L engine. LE FWD 194 hp, 0-60 mph in 7.2 s (estimated), 55 MPG combined (EPA-est.); LE AWD 196 hp, 7.0 s, 53 MPG combined Base MSRP: LE $28,755, XLE $32,200, Nightshade $33,005, Limited $35,770; AWD: LE $30,155, XLE $33,600, Nightshade $34,405, Limited $37,170. MSRP excludes the $1,295 dealer processing and handling fee Prius Plug-in Hybrid: 220 hp, 0-60 mph in 6.6 s (EPA-est.); 13.6-kWh battery; up to 44 mi electric range on SE and up to 39 mi on XSE, Nightshade and XSE Premium (EPA-est.); 51 MPG combined on SE; recharge about 11 h on 120V, about 4 h on Level 2 Plug-in MSRP: SE $33,980, XSE $37,230, Nightshade $38,000, XSE Premium $40,675 New for 2027: Dual-Zone HVAC on every Prius and the new color Inked; 8-in touchscreen on base grades, 12.3-in on Limited / XSE Premium; Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 standard Built at the Tsutsumi Plant in Japan; Toyota's releases give no on-sale date History: first Prius (NHW10) went on sale in Japan on December 10, 1997 as the world's first mass-produced hybrid car; 37,425 first-generation cars built; introduced worldwide in 2000 (Wikipedia, "Toyota Prius") Sources: Toyota USA Newsroom, July 16, 2026 (pressroom.toyota.com: "2027 Toyota Prius: Designed to Stand Out, Built on Hybrid Innovation" and "2027 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Combines Electrified Performance and Everyday Efficiency"); Wikipedia "Toyota Prius" for the history. Video and photos: Toyota official press materials. ZERO MILES is an independent channel and is not affiliated with Toyota. Image credits (Wikimedia Commons): 5 public-domain / CC0 images (incl. Library of Congress, DPLA, State Library of Queensland, Australian War Memorial); licensed under Creative Commons Attribution: "1997 Toyota Prius Sedan" by Coolalabright (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Music: Evgeny Bardyuzha - Weightless (Artlist, licensed). This video uses a synthetic (AI-generated) voice-over. ZERO MILES: Every new car, and the stories behind them. #Toyota #Prius #Hybrid #PlugInHybrid #NewCars