The fifth-generation Toyota Prius is a five-seat plug-in hybrid hatchback sold in one body style with a single 220bhp powertrain and two trims, Design and Excel. This page explains what the car is good at, where it compromises, and how to pick between the two trims before you look at the deals.
The Toyota Prius is a five-seat plug-in hybrid hatchback, and in this form it's the car that finally made the badge look good. The current Prius, the fifth generation of the nameplate and on sale in this shape since 2024, is 4.60 metres long, front-wheel drive, and offered in one body style with one powertrain.
It sits apart from the rest of Toyota's hatchback line-up as the plug-in specialist: a low, sharply styled family car aimed at drivers who can charge at home and want most of their weekly mileage done on electricity, with a petrol engine there for everything else.
The choice is simple. One hatchback body, one 2-litre plug-in hybrid with 220 bhp, and two trims: Design and Excel.
Toyota Prius key facts
| Body style | Hatchback |
|---|---|
| Powertrains | Plug-in hybrid (220 bhp) |
| Seats | 5 |
| Manufacturer warranty | 3 years / 60,000 miles |
Manufacturer data for the versions we currently offer. Last updated 5 October 2026.
The Prius is Toyota's long-running hybrid hatchback, now sold only as a plug-in. It seats five, measures 4.60 m long on a 2.75 m wheelbase, and comes with a 3-year / 60,000-mile manufacturer warranty, with the drive battery covered for the same period and guaranteed to hold 70% of its capacity.
Reviewers consistently make two points about this generation. The first is that it's genuinely desirable now - sleek, well built and more enjoyable to drive than any Prius before it. The second is the trade-off for that shape: rear headroom is tight for six-footers, and the boot is shallow compared with squarer plug-in rivals.
Road testers also note that it stays efficient even with a flat battery, which not every plug-in hybrid manages. Around town, running on electricity, it's near-silent; worked hard, the engine gets vocal.
Because every Prius is well equipped and the safety kit isn't reserved for the dearer trim. Adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, active lane-change assist, traffic sign recognition, automatic high beam and a rear-view camera are standard across the range.
So is the convenience kit that people actually use daily: keyless entry and start, wireless phone charging, built-in navigation, a digital instrument cluster, Apple CarPlay, DAB radio, voice control, LED headlights, privacy glass, rain-sensing wipers and power-folding mirrors. A heat pump is fitted to every version, which helps the car warm the cabin without draining the battery as hard in winter.
Practically, it's five seats and five doors, with a 75 kg roof load and a tyre repair kit rather than a spare wheel. Worth knowing before you order: check the boot dimensions on the individual deal before you order.
There's only one, so the real question is whether a plug-in hybrid suits how you drive. If you can charge at home or at work, it should; if you can't, a self-charging hybrid or a petrol car will serve you better.
A 2-litre petrol engine and electric motor give 220 bhp through an automatic gearbox, front-wheel drive, 0-62 mph in 6.8 seconds and 110 mph. The 13.6 kWh battery charges at up to 7 kW, taking 1.9 hours from empty to full on the best version. It's quick, and quiet when you're gentle with it.
| Plug-in hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Power | 220 bhp |
| Seats | 5 |
| Battery | 13.6 kWh |
| 0–62 mph | 6.8 s |
Two trims, and the split is mostly about wheels, seats and comfort kit rather than safety equipment or performance.
Design rides on 17-inch five-spoke dark grey aerodynamic alloy wheels with full wheel caps, and has cloth upholstery, the Touch 2 Go navigation system, wireless smartphone integration including Apple CarPlay, a three-spoke synthetic leather steering wheel, a driver monitoring camera and an auto-dimming rear-view mirror. The smaller wheels tend to ride better.
The Design is currently available from £411.92 a month.
Excel swaps to 19-inch 10-spoke machined black alloy wheels and artificial leather upholstery, and adds ventilated and heated front seats, heated rear seats, an electrically adjustable driver's seat with memory, and a powered tailgate. It's the comfort-and-kit choice rather than a faster one - power is the same 220 bhp.
The Excel is currently available from £426.89 a month. Against the Design, that is currently £14.96/mo more expensive.
If the Prius's shallow boot and tight rear headroom rule it out, a higher-riding plug-in hybrid may work better. The CUPRA Terramar covers similar ground in SUV form. You can also see the rest of the range on our Toyota leasing page.
CUPRA TerramarCovers similar groundSpecifications from Toyota's UK data; equipment, wheel sizes and availability vary by version, so check the individual deal before ordering.
Page updated 5 October 2026 by First Vehicle Leasing. Prices and availability shown on this page are live and change as deals are refreshed.
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