I'm getting this information from my parents who were telling me about something their neighbor said, so it may not be the full information. On the History Channel's Modern Marvels episode on Engines (Wednesday 7/27) it said (according to their neighbor) that the Prius had one of the most efficient engines made. This was toward the end. Did anyone see that? I wish I had seen it to get the exact wording. Hopefully there's a repeat.
Not sure if what I watched was engines. But I did watch a two hour ep that had hybrids and the Prius in it. Don't remember if I taped it or not.