Tested: 2022 Toyota Prius Prime's time has come and gone:
To get a sense of how far PHEV powertrains have come since the Prius Prime made its debut, one need only look across the Toyota showroom., introduced last year, features a 2.5-liter engine, three electric motors, all-wheel drive, and a much larger battery. The RAV4 Prime's 302 horsepower lays waste to the Prius Prime in acceleration, zooming to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds.
There is one advantage to the Prius Prime's small battery—its easy home recharging. The Prime can be plugged into a conventional 120-volt wall outlet, which refills the battery in about five-and-a-half hours. A 240-volt socket can also be used and cuts that time to two hours. Beyond its penurious powertrain, the Prime's disinterested driving demeanor extends to its steering, which is light and numb. The low-rolling-resistance tires, predictably, don't shine on the skidpad, where we measured 0.80 g of lateral grip and recorded a stopping distance of 184 feet from 70 mph. Brake-pedal modulation, though, is not bad for a hybrid. The Prius Prime also ably masks lesser bumps in the road, although large potholes send a disturbance through the body structure.
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