NY wrote:

My parents have a hybrid Auris and they are very pleased with it.

Neighbour had a "normal" prius, now has a prius PHEV, probably works
well for them, lot so short local journeys, so generally plugged-in and
recharged rather than filling the tank.

I noticed that like a lot of cars with CVT (*), the engine runs
*very* fast (a lot faster than the most efficient speed of 1500 to
2000 rpm that the article mentions) and for a lot longer than a
driver of a manual car would choose to do

They don't have Otto cycle engine, instead Atkinson cycle engine, which
is more efficient though less powerful.