2025 Toyota Prius Adds Nightshade Trim... in Yellow
Supercar shapes demand supercar colors.
For 2025, the hybrid poster child gets the black-out treatment along with a bright new exterior shade. Toyota on Tuesday announced the addition of a Nightshade trim to the 2025 Prius lineup. This trim is available on plenty of modern Toyotas: typically based on a mid-level grade, it's the Japanese brand's name for the ever-popular blacked-out trim approach.
That's all true here too. The 2025 Toyota Prius Nightshade builds off the middle Prius XLE model, coating the 19-inch alloys, door handles, roof antenna fin, and exterior badging in black. In addition to the typical Nightshade monochromatic exterior paint choices—Midnight Black Metallic and Wind Chill Pearl—Toyota is also adding the Karashi hue you see above. A suitably spicy name, Karashi will be limited to the Nightshade trim for 2025. It does look an awful lot like the Maximum Yellow that the Canadian-market Prius already offers, however...
Inside, the Prius Nightshade makes the XLE's optional 12.3-inch central infotainment screen standard. The interior is—you guessed it—black, with bits of carbon fiber trim to distinguish it from the rest of the pack. Standard kit includes a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, rain-sensing wipers, and a wireless charger.
Mechanically, the '25 Prius is the same as before. It features a 2.0-liter inline-four paired with Toyota's fifth-generation hybrid system, producing 194 horsepower and scoring 52 mpg in the city, highway, and combined. All-wheel drive remains available for an additional $1,400.
Pricing for the 2025 Toyota Prius starts at $29,495, while this Nightshade model rings in at $33,590. Both prices include destination.
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Kyle began his automotive obsession before he even started school, courtesy of a remote control Porsche and various LEGO sets. He later studied advertising and graphic design at Humber College, which led him to writing about cars (both real and digital). He is now a proud member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), where he was the Journalist of the Year runner-up for 2021.
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