Toyota Prius Curb Weight: 3,097 lbs to 3,461 lbs

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the Prius is 7 of 44 in Midsize Cars, 746 lbs below the 3,843 lbs median and lighter than 37 of its peers.

At 60/40, the 3,097 lbs puts about 1,858 lbs on the front axle and 1,239 lbs on the rear — 619 lbs more over the front wheels, which is what front tires and front brake pads wear against first.

The two axles are not the same width either: 61.4 in of track at the front against 62.2 in at the rear, 0.8 in narrower in front.

The lightest 2015 record is 3,042 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 3,097 lbs — 55 lbs heavier (1.8%).

At the top of the range the 2026 file reaches 3,461 lbs against 3,164 lbs in 2015, a 297 lbs increase — driven by which configurations exist, not by the same truck gaining mass.