The Toyota Prius Prime changes its name to the Prius Plug-In Hybrid for the 2025 model year, but it’s still the same fuel-efficient hatchback.
Toyota is nixing the Prime badge from both the Prius and RAV4 plug-in hybrids in a move to recast them as interchangeable with plug-in hybrids from other automakers. It believes this will help consumers more easily identify the plug-in hybrids by adopting a naming convention used by other brands.
2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid
However, the 2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid still carries the ethos of the Prime badge—which was introduced in 2016 on the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime—in outperforming other plug-in hybrids in most if not all ways.
The carryover specs mean the Prius Plug-In Hybrid still extracts 220 hp and 139 lb-ft of torque from its 2.0-liter inline-4 and hybrid system. All-wheel drive is not available like on the standard Prius hybrid, but Toyota quotes a brisk 6.6-second 0-60 mph time.
2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid
With a 13.6-kwh battery pack, the Prius Plug-In Hybrid offers up to 44 miles of EPA electric range in base SE spec, or 39 miles in the higher-level (and heavier) XSE and XSE Premium grades. SE models are rated at 51 mpg combined in hybrid mode, while XSE and XSE Premium models achieve 47 mpg combined. That’s less than the standard hybrid ratings of 49 mpg and 57 mpg combined, but we’ve found that the useful electric range and powerful motors make all-electric driving the norm.
Pricing information will be released closer to the Prius Plug-In Hybrid’s arrival at dealerships. So far Toyota has stuck to the sales pattern that works best with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, emphasizing sales in California and other CARB states. With that strategy, plug-in hybrids made up 21% of U.S. Prius sales for the 2023 model year.
