The Prius prime is a fantastic vehicle; but it’s being hand built by dwarven craftsmen in a mountain somewhere, and is literally impossible to find

The Tesla wins by default by being an actual product you can buy before the heat death of the universe

I did NOT expect MT (a mag that normally likes to shit on Toyotas) to hand the Prius the win. I guess this is proof that the Prius is a good car in terms of practicality, and also drives pretty dang well too, so much so that it convinced MT to give the Prius the win.

If you live in a real cold climate and are used to the joy of entering a warm car in the morning, you’ll be sorely disappointed with the Prius Prime. Sure, it does have remote climate prep, but that only goes down to -10C (14F) because below that, it needs the engine to warm up and you can only start the engine while in the car and unplugged. So, you have to get out in the frickin cold, unplug the car, get in, start it and, leave the FOB in the car since it will shut off the engine after 10 minutes.

How do I know? I have both.

BTW, above -10C, when preheating the car, you’ll lose range since its charger isn’t strong enough to pull all the current needed from the plug to preheat, even at 240V.