A red led light bar runs the width of the ... despite its owners somehow always speeding down the freeway, but Toyota finally gave us a Prius that could keep up with traffic.

Launched in Japan in 1997, the Toyota Prius hybrid made its U.S. debut in 2001 and sold only 15,000 units that first year. By 2011, U.S. sales reached the 1 million mark. The Prius uses a gasoline ...