1997 Prius
Japan · original Prius family overview · 1.5-litre Toyota Hybrid System
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5 versions documentedPrius, through the years.
One name, many different cars. Choose a generation, then a documented year and version.
Toyota introduced Prius in Japan during calendar 1997, expanded the first generation to the United States for model year 2001, and launched the second-generation liftback in Japan during 2003. Each profile keeps its own market, calendar/model-year basis, body, hybrid-system version and grade.
This is a growing history. A generation listed here does not mean every year or trim is documented. Each profile identifies its engine, transmission and market; available driving models are labeled separately.
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How far can Prius travel?
Choose two researched versions. Joyride compares only the documented year, generation and version on their own pages.
7 years apart1997 First generation · NHW10 / NHW11 to 2004 Second generation · NHW20
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First generation · NHW10 / NHW11
1997–2003The original Prius was a compact sedan. Japan received NHW10 first; the revised NHW11 made the first generation a wider-market car.
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1997 Prius
Japan · NHW10 · original Toyota Hybrid System · five-seat sedan
1997 Prius
Japan · HK-NHW10-AEEEB standard launch grade; not the later Navi Package
2001 Prius
United States · NHW11 sedan · model year 2001 · electronically controlled CVT
Second generation · NHW20
2003–2009The second generation changed Prius into the familiar five-door liftback shape and introduced Toyota Hybrid System II.
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2004 Prius
Japan · NHW20 Prius G · calendar-year 2004 · five-door liftback
Third generation · XW30
2009–2015The third generation enlarged the petrol engine and broadened Prius into a larger global family.
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2009To research2010To research2011To research2012To research2013To research2014To research2015To research
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Fourth generation · XW50
2015–2022The fourth generation moved Prius to Toyota’s newer modular platform and continued with front- and all-wheel-drive variants depending on market.
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Fifth generation · XW60
Unveiled 2022 · 2023 model year onwardThe fifth generation adopted a lower, sportier body while keeping the hybrid hatchback idea.
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Generation chronology: Toyota USA · celebrating 25 years and five Prius generations · Toyota · 1997 Japanese Prius launch · Toyota · second-generation Prius Japanese launch. Individual vehicle specifications have their own sources on each profile.