Comments on: Dramatic Changes Expected For Next-Gen Prius

By: John D.

John D. — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:19:18 +0000

Great… Now it will just looks like every other car.
I, for one, liked the distinctive style that was as recognizable as it’s name.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:38:12 +0000

it is americanized alright… looks like a dodge

By: Jeff Cobb

Jeff Cobb — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:05:48 +0000

To see a picture of the imagined car, click on the MotorTrend link above ...

It's copyrighted, so we could not print it ourselves.

By: Full Hybrid

Full Hybrid — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:12:52 +0000

I know for a fact that the next Gen Prius will not get 60MPG because of two reasons. First reason, Toyota increases MPG by 10% on the last Prius which will mean 55MPG combined for the 4th Gen Prius. Second they are just trying to hype it up so you can get people excited about the new model.

I do believe that even 65MPG on a full hybrid model is possible in the U.S. but then they would have to spend more money on R&D to increase even further on the next model.

Thanks,
Full Hybrid

By: Volume Van

Volume Van — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:10:11 +0000

Gen-1 Prius was from Dec-1997 to Aug-2003 (5 Years 9 Months).
Gen-2 Prius was from Sep-2003 to Apr-2009 (5 Years 8 Months).
Gen-3 Prius will last only 5 years although its power train is applied in Prius V & PIP.

Capacitor is far more superior than any battery when it comes to recharge / discharge and Mazda is going to use it in the models soon.
Hope Toyota will use it in their Prius.

By: Chas

Chas — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:45:10 +0000

The Spring of 2014 would be better.

By: Van

Van — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:52:40 +0000

It is a little difficult to picture, but if by roof-line, they are referring to where the windshield meets the roof, then the slant of the windshield would indeed be close to vertical.

Rather than looking more like the original Prius sedan, expect it to look more like the current Honda as far as the shape of the front.

The 60 MPG sounds great, that has seemed achievable to me for years, yet no one has done it yet. And the combination battery also sounds like a good idea. Years ago the thought was a combo capacitor and battery, but the two different batteries seems a step in that direction.

By: Volume Van

Volume Van — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:25:54 +0000

"roof line will move forward by more than 19 inches"

Will it be a single box type without bonnet. Hope they will bring it on any of the Auto Shows next year.