[armadsen]

I think the current Prius PHEV looks much better than any Tesla right now. (It’s a plugin hybrid not a pure EV, of course.)

[cosmic_cheese]

The current Prius is legitimately cool looking. Hard to believe it’s the same family that had been lampooned for its design for most of its existence.

[neilv]

IMHO, Toyota did an awesome job of taking the 2004 Prius funny wedge compact eco-nerd-mobile look (which might have been exactly what it needed at the time), and making it look sleek and modern and powerful.

I'm imagining a designer looking at the earlier windshield slant, and knowing they could work with that, and retain references to the iconic earlier design.

[throwaway173738]

Industrial designers are like stage magicians.

[dzhiurgis]

Putting up with PHEV + ancient Toyota tech vs the looks takes a special person.

[breve]

Toyota sold the most cars of any auto group in 2024.

They seem to understand the car market.