Not even just a decade long market leader, the new Prius has been heralded by auto reviewers as pretty much the first Prius that is actually kind of 'cool' look

Not even just a decade long market leader, the new Prius has been heralded by auto reviewers as pretty much the first Prius that is actually kind of 'cool' looking and sporty and isn't just a econobox designed purely for best fuel economy with compromises in everything else. So, they're comparing a huge step release of the Prius (which, always generates a lot of sales) vs. nearly the worst EV on the market.