Several years ago me and the wife took a mini vacation up to Victoria BC. I was very surprised to see the majority of cabs were Prius. And I was really surprised by the amount of space in the back seat when we finally rode in one. It struck me as a perfect use of that type of vehicle.However, I imagine that if I lived in Phoenix or San Diego, for example and had a mostly city daily commute, the prius would make more sense.