The Prius is no longer just a fuel-efficient car!

The Prius is no longer just a fuel-efficient car!
It seems to be a great car in terms of driving performance too!!
A few days ago, the world's first test drive event for the new Prius was held for the media. So car critics and car-related media all started uploading test drive reports. (As of today, even magazines like Best Car and Car Top have not yet published any reports. The next issue will be all about this.)
I was so curious that I read through the test drive reports of 20 to 30 people. Almost all of them
The reviews were rave reviews, with comments such as, "It's a car with a ride and driving experience that is on another level, and it's no longer just fuel-efficient!" The most detailed and favorable test drive report among them was the one below.
http://www.webcg.net/articles/-/33606
As I've mentioned several times before, I've owned all three generations of the car, from the first to the second (except for the third, which I used as a company car). I've driven both the first and second generation cars for over 100,000 km each, so I know how they've evolved both through data and instinct.
The Prius is not only fuel-efficient, but also has a fairly spacious interior and can carry a lot of luggage.
I was allowed to drive one. However, the ride comfort and noise were not good, even to the point of flattery. And in terms of the fun of driving, it was the worst car. That's why I stopped driving a Prius, but the evolution of the Prius
I think we've followed the right order of things: first concentrating on making the fuel economy better, and then making improvements to the taste.
I believe that families with an annual income of up to 7.5 million yen should follow this order if they want to live happily. This is not a personal opinion, but rather a conclusion that one naturally arrives at when studying both fuel economy calculations and the academic field of happiness studies.
However, in the world of housing, there are still very few houses that reach the level of the first-generation Prius. Moreover, most of the houses do not reach that level and instead focus on the taste. (Of course, you should make the most of the taste of the parts that have little to do with the budget.)
We all know what happens to the household finances of a family who buys a car that is expensive to maintain and fuel efficient relative to their annual income. The average home consumes three times as much primary energy as a car. In simple terms, it is not impossible to say that the average family spends three times as much on utility bills as they spend on gasoline.
Moreover, unlike cars, which are replaced every 11 years on average, fuel efficiency does not improve significantly each time. Furthermore, most people spend less than an hour in their car per day. In contrast, people spend at least 8 hours in their home.
It is because of these facts that countries that truly care about their citizens have strict insulation standards (fuel efficiency standards).