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Is the 2020 Toyota Prius Prime a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 13 hatchbacks

9thof 13

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 19.8 cu ft.
  • 9th of 13 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (3rd of 12), price (9th of 15).
  • Weakest: power (14th of 15, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2020 · HATCHBACKSPriusToyota PriusIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq HybridCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackLEAFNissan LEAFIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq Electric500LFIAT 500LVelost…Hyundai Veloster NVelost…Hyundai VelosterPrius …Toyota Prius PrimeCoroll…Toyota Corolla HatchbackCooper…MINI Cooper ClubmanGolfVolkswagen GolfBolt EVChevrolet Bolt EVHonda Civic Type RVolkswagen Golf GTINo number9th of 13
15 hatchbacks from 2020, picked by body class and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Toyota Prius Prime in a class of 15
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$27,9009th of 1543%
Best combined mpg54 mpg3rd of 1282%
Most horsepower121 hp14th of 150%
Cargo behind rear seats19.8 cu ft9th of 1333%
Rear legroom33.4 in13th of 157%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Toyota Prius 27.4 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 27.0 cu ft
  3. Honda Civic Hatchback 25.7 cu ft
  4. Nissan LEAF 23.6 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Ioniq Electric 23.0 cu ft
  6. FIAT 500L 22.4 cu ft
  7. Hyundai Veloster N 20.0 cu ft
  8. Hyundai Veloster 19.9 cu ft
Show all 13
  1. Toyota Prius Prime 19.8 cu ft
  2. Toyota Corolla Hatchback 17.8 cu ft
  3. MINI Cooper Clubman 17.5 cu ft
  4. Volkswagen Golf 17.4 cu ft
  5. Chevrolet Bolt EV 16.9 cu ft

No figure: Honda Civic Type R, Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Hatchbacks in 2020: 24. The photo shows the 15 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked