for the first time hybrid car

I went to a customer to deliver our system by a rental car. The car was a TOYOTA's hybrid car PRIUS. For the first time, I ride a hybrid car. It is said that the power of a hybrid car is lower than a gasoline-powered engine car. However I didn't feel the power is low. I felt its better point than the fault. The engine sound extremely became quiet. That was as quiet as I couln't know the engine started or not. The consumption of gas decreased by half. I thought a hybrid car is a car for the future.