The Toyota Prius is the OG hybrid vehicle, dating all the way back to 1997. Over the last few decades, you've probably heard people joking about the Prius since they've been stereotyped as a little ...

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TOKYO - Toyota is recalling 160,000 Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars worldwide because their engines can stop because of an electrical problem, Japan's top automaker said Friday. No accidents or ...

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, adding to the catalog of safety woes at the Japanese automaker as it reels from massive global recalls involving ...

In a market shaped by crossovers and SUVs, very few cars manage to stay recognizable and relevant for decades. The Toyota Prius is still one of those rare exceptions. For years, it stood as the ...

Of the bumper crop of recalls announced by Toyota Motor Corp. during the past year, those associated with reports of sudden uncontrolled acceleration have fueled the most lawsuits. Of the bumper crop ...

Toyota engineers have worked hard to get the emissions that come out of the tailpipe of the Prius V down to a low level, but that doesn’t mean everything is copacetic with the car’s exhaust system. To ...

WASHINGTON/DETROIT - In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, U.S. safety regulators opened a formal probe on Thursday into problems with the brakes of the Prius, the world's top-selling hybrid and a ...