Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius has long been a polarizing vehicle. Enthusiasts don't like it because it defined the car as an appliance, a way to get from A to B without any driving engagement. Of course, millions of people didn't care about that in the slightest (Toyota's sold 3.5 million Priuses), and simply appreciated the Prius because it let them get 45 or 50 miles to the gallon without a thought while encouraging a relaxed rate of progress – maddening to any driver stuck behind a slow-moving Prius on the road. After all these years, the Prius is as much a Rorschach test as it is a form or…