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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt
Apples and oranges, my friend. A similar SMALL CAR to the prius fully loaded is under 20k. A similar bigass luxury landyaght with a hybrid engine is more expensive than a bigass luxury landyaght that guzzles gas.
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Comparing a Prius to a small car is just as much apples and oranges because the Prius is a mid-size car. In terms of specs the Prius has slightly less interior room than a Camry and slightly more cargo room, so it's roughly equivalent w/ different proportions. Compared to a small car like the Corolla it has more in the way both cargo/interior room, so that comparison is somewhat disingenuous. In terms of trim level it's roughly equivalent to a LE, so considering the best we can do for an apples to apples comparison it doesn't command more than a couple grand premium over a similar vehicle.