The turn of the millennium saw Toyota make a concerted shift toward practicality and innovation. Any doubt about this direction was quashed when the Toyota Prius arrived Stateside in 2001. It was just the car millions of people were looking for, but it lacked any bit of enthusiast appeal. It felt like the company had given up its dreams of a lineup dotted with sleek, well-balanced sports cars in favor of fuel-efficient volume sellers.
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