5 Reasons I Love The Toyota Prius - And You Should Too!

Alright alright, I know what you’re thinking, “This oughtta be a joke right? You’re not actually being serious?”, but surprise surprise, I’m here to defend the Prius and take all the bullets for it! So let’s get straight into the Top 5 Reasons I Love the Toyota Prius.

1: It's A Hybrid

Lets start off with the most obvious reason the Toyota Prius gets so much hate, but what I actually think is quite a redeeming feature of the Prius. There’s nothing wrong with it being a hybrid, in fact, why are we still making cars that aren’t? It doesn’t necessarily mean that we should abandon the idea of a petrol-powered, piston-pumping block of cilinders completely, hybrid technology can also be used to enhance the performance of a car, without many drawbacks. I mean, look at the McLaren P1, 918 and LaFerrari.
Now this is quite a personal opinion, and I don’t expect anyone to back me up on it, but hybrid technology doesn’t immediately threat the existence of petrol-powered engines, I mean, look at Ferrari, who don’t seem to be planning to make any sort of EV anytime soon.

2: It's The Ultimate Daily

Why is it the ultimate daily, you ask? Well let’s start off with my own personal checklist:

• Does it have 4 or more seats? Check.
• Does it have a big boot? Check.
• Does it have cool gadgets/features? Check.
• Is it comfortable and quiet? Well, I don’t know, but I’m pretty convinced it is.

And there’s more to it than just this list. Depending on where you live, there’s a roadtax discount, or sometimes no roadtax whatsoever, because it’s a hybrid vehicle. It also has a reasonably good MPG, with an average of 52 MPG.

And I know what a lot of folks are going to say; “So does the VW Polo Diesel”, but is it as spacious? No. Does it get you a tax discount? No. In fact, some places (including where I live), have higher taxes for diesels.

3: "It Saves More Gas For Us"

Quoting Roadkill’s co-host David Freiburger: “It saves more gas for us”.
Now this kinda goes with the whole MPG point I made before, but as with most hybrid vehicles, the Toyota Prius has the option to drive in full-EV mode to a certain extend. Meaning: more money for petrol, more petrol for awesome cars. And because hybrid technology is improving every time, the amount of miles you can drive in full-EV mode will improve further and further.

4: Not All Cars Need To Be Racecars

Ah, the petrolhead world.. Where power-to-weight ratios, BHP and boost-pressures are in every New-Years Resolution. Where everything can be reasoned with “Because Racecar, bro!”. But that isn’t always true. To me, at least. I don’t drive a car myself (inb4 people in the comments saying “You don’t even have a car, so you can’t say that”), but I find that when I’m in cars that are bland, and somewhat boring, there isn’t a need to drive agressively, there isn’t an urge to dare the driver to floor it. It just drives… relaxed.. Just drive, and drive, and not have a care in the world. But again, what do I know, I don’t own a car. But when I’m in, say, a Chevrolet Camaro Z28, it feels like you just have to floor it every single straight piece of road. So yeah, the Toyota Prius has got a James May Seal of Approval.

5: Racecar, bro!

Need I say more?