Toyota Prius Lease Deals
Compare live Toyota Prius lease deals below from an independent, whole of market broker. Now sold only as a plug-in hybrid, with 223hp and up to 53 miles of electric range. See the Corolla, the RAV4, or the rest of the Toyota range.
Why Lease a Toyota Prius?
Start with the surprise, because it catches almost everybody. The current Prius is sold in the UK only as a plug-in hybrid. There is no self charging version any more. After twenty five years of the Prius being the car that defined self charging hybrids, Toyota has made this one a plug-in and nothing else.
The other surprise is that it is quick. System output is 223hp and it will do 0 to 62mph in 6.8 seconds, which is a long way from the worthy, slow Prius of memory. It also looks dramatically better than any Prius before it, with a low roofline and a proper wedge. The combination of a genuinely useful electric range and that kind of performance is what makes it worth a look on a company.
The Plug-in Hybrid System
A 2.0 litre four cylinder petrol engine making 152hp, paired with a 120kW electric motor and a 13.6kWh usable battery, driving the front wheels through an e-CVT. Toyota quotes up to 53 miles of electric only running.
One counter intuitive thing worth knowing before you choose a grade. The Design is the longer range car at up to 53 miles, because it runs 17 inch wheels. The better equipped Excel sits on 19 inch wheels and drops to around 44 miles, with higher CO2 to match. So on a company car the entry grade is the better choice, which is the opposite of how it usually works. Some reviews have this the wrong way round.
On charging, Toyota's brochure specifies a 3.3kW onboard charger, giving a full charge in about four hours, and Toyota does not quote a rapid DC charging capability for this car. That is fine for overnight home charging, which is how a plug-in hybrid is meant to be used, but it does mean topping up at a public charger during the day is slow. If you cannot charge at home, a plug-in hybrid is the wrong purchase and we will say so, and a self charging hybrid like the C-HR or the RAV4 is the better answer.
The Price of That Roofline
The Prius looks the way it does because the roof drops early and hard, and we should be honest about what that costs you. The boot is 284 litres, which is small for a car this long, and RAC describes it as a shallow space where with big items "you probably won't be able to actually close the tailgate". Rear headroom goes the same way: RAC reckons anyone over six foot "will find their heads crammed against the roof unless they slouch", and Auto Express lists tight rear headroom and a shallow boot among its criticisms.
None of that matters if the back seats are mostly empty and you are the one driving. If you regularly carry adults in the back or a boot full of luggage, the Corolla is the more sensible shape and we will price both so you can see what the styling is actually costing you.
Prius on Business
This is where the Prius makes its strongest case, because a plug-in hybrid with a real electric range sits far below an equivalent petrol or diesel on company car tax. Toyota currently quotes 36g/km of CO2 for the Design and 47g/km for the Excel, with official combined economy of 176.6mpg and 148.7mpg respectively.
A word of caution on those numbers, because we would rather you heard it from us. Toyota has published more than one set of CO2 and economy figures for this car across its own channels, and the differences are large. The figures above are the ones on Toyota's current retail material, which are the conservative ones. Before you commit on a company car, ask us to confirm the official CO2 and electric range on the exact derivative you are being quoted, and take the band itself from your accountant, since those change each tax year.
Warranty and the Battery
Every new Toyota starts with 3 years or 60,000 miles. Toyota's Service Activated Warranty then adds a further 12 months or 10,000 miles each time the car has an eligible full or interim service at an official Toyota centre, up to a maximum of 10 years or 100,000 miles. So the long warranty Toyota advertises is real, but it renews by servicing rather than being granted up front.
The hybrid battery has its own separate extended cover, also renewed through Toyota dealer servicing. Toyota's own pages state different maximum terms for it, so rather than quote a number we are not certain of, ask us and we will confirm the current terms in writing. One thing we can be clear about: Toyota's Battery Care programme, the one with the headline million mile battery health guarantee, applies only to its fully electric cars and expressly excludes hybrids and plug-in hybrids. If you have seen that claim attached to a Prius anywhere, it does not apply. It does apply to Toyota's fully electric cars, so if that cover matters to you, look at the bZ4X instead.
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Toyota Prius Leasing FAQs
No, and this is the thing people get wrong most often. The current Prius is sold in the UK only as a plug-in hybrid. The self charging version has gone. If you want a Toyota self charging hybrid, the Corolla, Yaris Cross, C-HR and RAV4 all offer one.
Up to 53 miles for the Design on its 17 inch wheels, dropping to around 44 miles for the Excel on 19 inch wheels. That is enough for most commutes to happen without the engine starting, provided you charge at home overnight.
The Design, which is the entry grade. It runs smaller 17 inch wheels, which gives it both the longer range and the lower CO2. The better equipped Excel sits on 19 inch wheels and gives up both. On a company car the entry grade is usually the better choice here.
Toyota's brochure specifies a 3.3kW onboard charger with a full charge taking about four hours. Toyota does not quote a rapid DC charging capability for this car. That suits overnight home charging, which is how a plug-in hybrid should be used, but it makes daytime top ups at public chargers slow.
Quicker than its reputation. System output is 223hp and 0 to 62mph takes 6.8 seconds. The 2.0 litre engine makes 152hp on its own and the electric motor adds the rest, so do not add the two figures together.
284 litres, which is small for a car of this length, and it is a shallow space because of the sloping tailgate. Reviewers have found that larger items stop the tailgate closing. Rear headroom is also tight for taller passengers. That is the trade for how the car looks.
No. Toyota's Battery Care programme applies only to its fully electric cars and expressly excludes hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The Prius has its own separate hybrid battery cover, renewed through Toyota dealer servicing, and we will confirm the current terms for you.
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