Record 081 · Transport · 1997
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Toyota Prius
Toyota
“The hybrid that made 'mpg as virtue' visible in every driveway.”
First-gen underwhelming; second-gen 2004 became a coastal status object and proved hybrids at millions of units before Tesla's volume.
5 million+ Prius family by mid-2010s; hybrids now mainstream
- Production Hybrid Synergy Drive
- Atkinson-cycle + electric CVT
A car that thinks about tomorrow.
