2023 Toyota Prius XLE: Is The New Prius Worth The Cost?

Today I drive and review a 2023 Toyota Prius XLE AWD!
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[@jamesfoster73]

its actually fun to drive, loving it so far

[@dylancao7131]

how do you personally feel about the reduced space for passengers?

[@myqaveli]

@@dylancao7131damn I had the 2016 and didn’t know they reduced the size for passengers 😬

[@Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219]

Toyota is stepping up! I'm buying this Ben.

[@haircafekevin]

I cannot believe the Prius is now actually kind of quick. 0-60 in 7.2 seconds is actually fast enough to be slightly fun.

[@victorlanderos4899]

10k mark up… watch out 🥲

[@pedrohizzle2835]

shop around. msrp can be had if you work at it.

[@patrickcotter5629]

No rear wiper is going to be problem.

[@jaybou007]

Ordered this exact spec here, in Eastern Quebec. Bad news is: dealer is pretty sure he won’t be able to put his hands on a 2023 model for me. Oh well, let’s be patient.

[@georgesandoval307]

I have a 2013 Prius, 129k miles, still have like $11k to pay off. This new Prius is definitely my next car choice whenever I can get it! Does any one know if I can sell my current car? Or do I have to pay it off before selling?

[@jasonodine]

It depends how much your car is worth. If your car is worth $9K and your loan is $11K you can pay $2K toward your loan so the balance is even before getting a new car. Or if you pay it off beyond the even point (if that’s an option), you can use that positive equity to trade. May only be a couple of thousand but could help!

[@digitalghost81]

Why would they place the Volume knob way over on the right side. Wouldn’t it make sense to place it on the left side closer to the driver to reach 🤷

[@SleepyPossums]

The standard 8inch screen has it on the left side, but it has these godawful bezels on the sides. Not sure why they did that! Passenger centric I guess.

[@Requinix17]

Volume is also on the steering wheel

[@davewilson7602]

These are right hand drive in Japan and they didn’t wanna make another part for America 😂

[@usmankhalid9438]

Should be 28-30K max for fully loaded Prius

[@user-he7sc3fg3r]

Why the fuck is the volume knob on the other side lmao

[@yangdaoy]

Thanks for the review, please talk about road noise, one of the main problem I have with my Prius. It's not a quiet car.

[@myqaveli]

what year? the 2016 I had wasn’t to bad

[@yangdaoy]

@@myqaveli 2019 Prius, ready wish it is more quiet

[@specialcookday]

Is it worth to drive toe 🪀🪀 prius on a snowy location. Isn't prius made for southern states for just rainy area?

[@carlosbardales4179]

I would wait until the Civic e:hev becomes available and you can compare the 2 of them.

[@jxmar_]

No rear vents🙃 corolla cross and RAV4 have it standard

[@TheNguyenben85]

Cool!

[@kabisayago]

US spec??

[@anonymousjd1807]

An XLE without trajectory line seems a bit stingy.

[@pedrohizzle2835]

get the LE. much cheaper and better mpg numbers. 57 mpg. yessss!!!

[@matthewsillaman3756]

I always drive in my bare feet too!!

[@Racer1975]

Clear your front window please!

[@matw1x]

I live in SoCal and unfortunately the average markup is 5-10K USD over MSRP. And that's not including dealer installed add-ons.

[@adammorra3813]

Give it 3 months and no mark ups

[@JoshSZHANG]

​@@adammorra3813it's been like this for two years. Won't alleviate in the near future. Toyota is intentionally not producing lower trims and has not complained to dealers about markups. They are apparently cashing in on their old reputation while they can before they get wiped out by evs lol.

[@nickchang2116]

Go to Longo Toyota in El Monte Ca with no mark up and dealer add-ons. They'll let you per-order new vehicles but the waiting line is looong if you can wait.

[@adammorra3813]

@@nickchang2116 i live in new jersey broski

[@alexanderchenf1]

@@JoshSZHANG WRONG. Car prices and house prices will halve this year

[@skorpyo331]

The fun/or possibly deal breaker is where am I gonna find the 19" replacement tires and how much? Oh n no spare tire

[@onlysublime]

It's not good looking for a Prius. it's just good looking

[@SueUTube]

Thirty-five grand and 50 mpg sound like an incredible choice in this market.

[@aerohk]

Don't forget we are close to the end of the gas car era, with gas car ban begin to take effect worldwide, value will eventually crash

[@adammorra3813]

35k is a lot bro

[@golliwood]

I Would welcome those prices here in Germany. We got a Toyota Yaris (think thats Not available in the us) for 28k Euro. Great Car with easy 100 mpg City (small car, 115 hp Hybrid). Think the Prius would be around 40+k. A shame we only get the PHEV Version for Lots More then the 40k.

[@adammorra3813]

@Golli Golliwood yeah but euros are worth more and things are cheaper in Germany with high salaries.

[@teikken]

Tesla Model 3 is now priced at $43k - less the $7.5k federal tax credit - less $2k CVRP rebate = $32.5k

[@Lokyr00]

Worth it at MSRP, yes. With a $5000 markup, hard no.

[@AJdarkfire]

Dealership I'm currently looking into has a $5000 markup for a Limited with Premium Package. 😮‍💨

[@alexanderchenf1]

Any vehicle without a spare tire is not worth buying

[@somejackball]

nice ride, any way u can start getting more wide angle shots? u get a lot of close ups, but dont spend much time showing the cars off from several feet back ☮

[@jpringle1290]

ugliest steering wheel ever

[@michaelsheedy]

Toyota hit a homerun with the new Prius. Only problem will be greedy dealers theit ADM's.

[@ihaveLight]

This is not Prius this is a laughable joke! By now Prius should have been able to go for 50 miles or more on EV alone and have faster charging speeds. How are they still using J1772?! Once Prius was a lead car in hybrids and innovation now lags behind everyone else. Sure it looks better than previous Priuses but how fast people will get board how it looks and actually start to look at the specs…

[@bitbat9]

XLE is $44,000 in my area because of markups lol

[@daninspiration4064]

Might as well pay a bit more get a cyber truck

[@StarRoseAngelic]

Same 😭

[@2024_Edge]

Mondays my 16th birthday

[@_.nascarfan95._]

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 to you I hope you injoy when it comes

[@nunosapunso6239]

The really cut corners with the new Prius. The only thing working for it is the looks and a little more power. I really don’t see any other advantage in this over a 2022. Smaller interior. Bad placement of gauge cluster which is hard to see with the small readouts. They should have brought in closer to the driver and higher. Tall people will have very little headroom. Less cargo space. They didn’t improve the road and engine noise when on the highway.

[@scottbrawley407]

2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid HEV XLE AWD Liftback!

[@steveflor9942]

Certainly worth what Toyota wants for it. The Toyota dealer on the other hand............

[@daninspiration4064]

If under 36k after tax and apr then yes. Anything more wouldn’t be worth it in my opinon

[@teikken]

I agree. The Model 3, after the federal tax credit and CVRP rebate, is now at $32k.

[@curiosityredpill7030]

Yea might well get a rav4 hybrid if cost more

[@annmaes7550]

You forgot mirrors fold in and vanity mirrors/lights on both sun visors! Love the new style! Under 40k for 54/57 mpg !? Whats not to like!!

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

Sadly Toyota isn't building enough of them.

[@businessmanph]

8k mark up in gilroy ca. They said they cannot custom order a car.

[@ronjones4575]

Reviewer talks way to fast. Annoying. Lost my interest.

[@chrisniswonger]

Test drove one…it’s like driving a fish bowl while wearing scuba googles…

[@JeffSayYes]

Only thing I don't like is the cutest hidden hashtags

[@tom-fo2el]

Toyota dealer markups are insane. If fuel economy is the first buying requirement. After the trap set by the dealer, the price of the Prius is close to that of an electric car, and even the price of the LE model has reached 31,000. It is best to buy an electric car tesla 3 or a fuel Civic, Hyundai Elantra.

[@coachafella]

Not worth it for me. Low miles per year driver, I calculated the gas savings vs the extra cost of this Prius over a Mazda 3, and it would take me at least 20 years to make up the difference in gas savings even without the over MSRP dealers are charging. So no, not worth it, but high mileage drivers would make a different calculation. I am very impressed with the leap in design and performance Toyota made over previous models though. Should be a major wake up call to other car makers.

[@wheresthepictureidk2817]

You should also review the LE !

[@seanrobin6573]

“Absolutely Magnificent Review; Quite Informative… and Quite Entertaining 😅

[@susantaylor7085]

Would enjoy the review much more if I could understand more of the words. If we were in person the speed of the talking might not be quite as noticeable. Thank you for your perspective on this new Prius.

[@SierraCastTV]

I can't figure out whether you are saying Twitter or Toyota 😅

[@robm.8772]

Prius glow up?? Okok

[@christopherbailey5446]

Awesome vehicle. You really need to speak slower and enunciate. I couldn't understand half of what you were saying.

[@MercOne]

Hopefully the next Camry gets a makeover in this same vein. I never thought I'd ever find a Prius to be good looking.

[@adammorra3813]

U thought wrong

[@MercOne]

@@adammorra3813 You’ve seen the next Camry?

[@adammorra3813]

@@MercOne im talking about you thinking a Prius would be good looking

[@MercOne]

@@adammorra3813 It’s called an opinion. See if you can get past it.

[@adammorra3813]

@@MercOne ok fine i will look past it

[@joyzz6533]

is the cvt engine any good on this new prius? what will you miss for getting a base trim (le)?

[@aerohk]

It looks good, but the Uber vibe is strong. An upscaled or Lexus version would be nice.

[@Joshua-bf8kz]

You could of drove it a little more, geez!

[@nacho2683]

Nah the hashtags are goofy. I'm sorry. It feels like it's trying too hard

[@brolyvi1211]

Clearly you seating too far from the steering. You arms should be bent

[@krysjay2345]

They are amazing to drive. Quick! Fast!

[@patricklondon6006]

I won't buy another Toyota after they showed themselves to be greedy with their way over MSRP prices. But it is a nice looking car.

[@daninspiration4064]

I rather buy Tesla truck

[@pedrohizzle2835]

@@daninspiration4064 you can get one in 3 years, unless you reserved day one like I did.

[@User.Joshua]

Isn’t that the fault of your local dealers? Toyota doesn’t have any control over dealer prices. I just purchased two Toyota’s in the last 5 months for MSRP. Just have to shop around.

[@MattCC16Gaming]

That’s dealer specific, so that’s not really fair to say overall

[@MattCC16Gaming]

@@User.Joshua exactly.

[@rogerh2694]

What does hashtag mean?

[@DebbieB2023]

I'm next on the lst for a Prius but now I'm torn between the XLE and the Limited. Can you let us know which you prefer?

[@BenHardyCars]

Limited review coming soon

[@markcoopers1930]

The Prius is finally cool but then I see that silver MR2 Spyder and I get completely distracted. 8:36

[@RoomSixty6]

is this the limited or the XLE? I noticed the 12.5 monitor that I thought was only for the limited

[@tom-fo2el]

201,430 miles, funny! I use ChatGTP to calculate, Prius is priced at 31,000, Elantra is priced at 22,000, and the price difference is 9,000 US dollars. Prius is set at 65mpg, and Elantra is set at 33mpg. Finally, AI calculates that Prius needs to drive a total of 201,430 miles to earn back The $9,000 price difference in gas savings compared to the ELANTRA.

[@leaaae4638]

I really want the XLE's synthetic leather seats, 12inches screen, and digital key. But, I want LE's 57mpg and 17inches wheel. Maybe I should get the LE, and see if there is aftermarket way to custom my own digital key to work with the car? And customize seats. Or, get the XLE and just try to sell the 19inches wheel and buy 17inches wheel. Lol man why they have to make us do all these work

[@hubabuba3916]

Love the new Prius look,finally Prius looks like a car,looks better than Tesla model 3

[@gao57009]

Will this vehicle qualify for a Federal EV tax credit?

[@ryanlocklear750]

They haven’t released all 2023 vehicles yet

[@grahamstefaan]

No. Even prime will NOT.

[@thomaslawlor4200]

@@grahamstefaan Here in Canada a Prime qualifies for a $ 5,000 federal rebate and, a $ 1,500 provincial rebate.

[@grahamstefaan]

@@thomaslawlor4200 wow! That's huge.

[@thomaslawlor4200]

@@grahamstefaan Ya, we're very happy. Basically that amount will cover the provincial tax and then some. Too bad, the province gives $ 2,500 for an BEV but a grand less for a long range PHEV. This will be our third Prius.

[@tyronewilson7890]

Toyota, please make an Corolla Hybrid XSE and put this engine in it

[@minipandora22]

Absolutely PHENOMENAL 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@yeshayahu8358]

It has the same infotainment unit the Lexus’ have. That’s a win for me. 😇

[@CC-gq7rr]

They should have kept the shift knob on the dash.

[@Monkeyseemonkey79]

3:39 no rear AC vents on a $35k vehicle? 😮

[@jywn]

the rear passenger door handle were "hidden" to make the car more coupe like

[@ted101975]

I can only imagine the mark up

[@kurth.8599]

the steering wheel in your lap, is a deal breaker for me. I'M a large man, and I put the wheel all the way up. This wouldn't work I guess Toyota does not care about big people in USA.

[@davewilson7602]

Toyotas are generally designed for smaller people. Honda and Nissan should be better? VWs are also big inside

[@socalju2447]

2012 : Power Mode. 2023 : Sport Mode.

[@hanterry966]

Is the back seat foldable

[@godofdun]

#stopwiththehashtags

[@Bonanzaking]

During last year’s car market I had to place a deposit down while I waited on a 22 Prius. Thankfully toyota announced this one before my 22 got here so I switched my order. Hopefully I should be picking one up once they start arriving.

[@hfer0]

In my opinion, I think Model 3 is just too close in price. The only thing it lacks would be build quality and potential maintenance cost. If one isn’t ready for electric, then I could understand why this is the better car, but i still would get the model 3 if I lived in a major city with chargers.

[@pedrohizzle2835]

no. LE is $29k. Model 3 is 40+. Prius can go 700 miles on a tank, never need to stop and charge. Tesla will go 300 on a charge.

[@bitbat9]

@@pedrohizzle2835 Good luck finding an LE for $29,000 lmao

[@hfer0]

@@pedrohizzle2835 model 3 starts at $36.5k after the tax rebate. Prius XLE starts at $30.9k That's a ~$5.6k difference without any markups. If you are paying a markup on a Prius, then the gap is brought even closer. imo, model 3 has its flaws, but the Prius is no competition for it at it's price.

[@teikken]

The Model 3 can be had here in SoCal for $32k - after federal tax credit and CVRP rebate. This Prius is overpriced for what it actually is.

[@tom-fo2el]

Toyota dealer markups are insane. If fuel economy is the first buying requirement. After the trap set by the dealer, the price of the Prius is close to that of an electric car, and even the price of the LE model has reached 31,000. It is best to buy an electric car tesla 3 or a fuel Civic, Hyundai Elantra.

[@jeffreyrosenberg1118]

Ben, I had the same issue getting a clear view of the centre screen through the steering wheel. This needs to be fixed.

[@gldflcn]

You’re right. YOU have to fix it. Take some responsibility and adjust the steering wheel

[@johncipolletti5611]

The Prius is lovely and has great mileage. However, when comparing it to my 2022 Prius, it has problems. The new Prius is 2 inches lower. It's harder to get in and out of, especially for back passengers. The front screens are small, and part of it is blocked by the steering wheel. It doesn't have heads-up display. I was told that it won't stop if a pesestrian walks in front of you like mine. Funny, how this video skips all those comparisons. Finally, my vehicle cost less than $40,000. This one cost $50,000!

[@ocalasue]

Good grief! You talk way too fast! Slow down please!

[@matthew1010]

🖕🏻🫵🏻🤡💩Brookie!