Everyone’s at least heard of the Toyota Prius. More than that: many thousands of Canadians are very familiar with it, and more all that time, because sales in May were 82 percent higher than in the same period 12 months ago. Toyota has sold over 110,000 Priuses of one type or another since the model debuted in Canada in 2000. This popularity is certainly justified.
Wait, I see someone at the back of the room raise their hand. “Well what about the Honda Insight?” A smart guy. I’ll call him Elon. At the beginning of 2024, the North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year jury awarded it the coveted title of Car of the Year. A few weeks later, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada did the same.In 1997, the Prius was born as a 4-door sedan. Since 2003, it has been transformed into a 5-door hatchback. Meanwhile, in 2012, a big year for the model, Toyota expanded the range by adding three new variants.