[1931Chevy]

Do you see any changes :lmao:

It was a little more than a decade ago when Toyota completely changed the automotive landscape with its small, oddly shaped economy car called the Prius. Equipped with what Toyota calls its Hybrid Synergy Drive, the Prius was the first mass-marketed hybrid in the world.

“Hybrid” refers to the car’s powertrain. It consists of a lean-burning gasoline engine and an electric motor that work together to achieve more than 40 mpg, or even 50 mpg, in city driving. With gasoline prices currently soaring to all-time highs, we at Road & Track have had our attention focused on the all-new third-gen Prius, which will hit dealerships in the spring of 2009.

Toyota is saying very little about the future Prius, but we were able to uncover key bits of information regarding its appearance and technology.

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[BPGTim]

good use of camo

 

[1931Chevy]

that camo looks like toilet paper:lmao:

 

[johnstarnes]

Gosh it looks very similar to the current one....and I was hoping for the look of the Concept X!

 

[BGH]

They're probably using the old body to test things out.

 

[Butz]

They're probably using the old body to test things out.

That must be it, but then why the camo?

 

[montrealvue]

That must be it, but then why the camo?

Now available in toilet paper white ....its not camo

 

[genjy]

That must be it, but then why the camo?

It's probably a mule with the new Prius front end to test cooling.

 

[LAChevy24]

from what i can barely see, kinda looks like it might be similar to the corolla. yes, welcome to boringsville

 

[BigAls87Z28]

Its going to get the new Toyota face, and this will hold over till the next gen Prius.

 

[GMusa]

so what.. is it just getting a minor facelift??

 

[Quickening]

So its getting the bulbous nose and nasty grill. Awesome.

 

[GM-10]

Still ugly as ever.

 

[FenwickHockey65]

Pathetic.

 

[rozz]

I don't see any big different...might just be a mule as some have said in here.

 

[roteague]

Gosh it looks very similar to the current one....and I was hoping for the look of the Concept X!

I was hoping they would go back to making sewing machines .... I doubt there is much chance of that either.

:lmao:

 

[Aprime]

Pathetic.

Coming from someone who's got an historic of buying crappy cars.

Toyota doesn't have any competition in this market at the present moment (hybrid versions of existing vehicles don't count), and the car itself appears to be pretty adequate and doesn't appear to be needy of anything but an overhaul (plus, since they'll be throwing themselves in the next-gen battery game in less than a lifecycle (4-6 years), why do a full improvement now?

If anything, Toyota knows not to confuse its customers with a plethora of hybrid versions and non-sense, unlike GM. Mid-cycle technological overhauls tends to confuse the buying public more than anything, unless they're pushed through advertising (and I'm talking about big campaigns to change perceptions), and there really hasn't been many so far.

Anyway, you get where I'm going. The domestics have been doing this for years and years, plus having a whole new model with a crapload of new technology under the hood will prove to be less confusing for consumers than having the full refresh now with less tech. A car's rep is built on its early years, ffs (the Focus is a perfect example of this). It just makes more sense and ends up costing the manufacturer less.

 

[Ronald McChevy]

it looks a bit longer to me, or is that just the camo playing tricks on me?

 

[Canyonaro]

Yeah the same ugly nose and grill as the other current Toyotas....what a winning look

 

[AndrewGS]

I like how they cover up the emblems, like anyone on the planet is going to ask themselves, "There's no emblems on that car, I wonder what it is?"