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Toyota has released two new teaser photos for the next-gen Prius ahead of its debut at the LA Auto Show
Next-gen Toyota Prius teased before LA Auto Show debut
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Toyota has released two new teaser photos for the next-gen Prius ahead of its debut at the LA Auto Show
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Will it be at the 2022 San Francisco Auto Show as well? That will be happening November 23-27 I believe.
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This linkedin post shows a bit more of the silhouette and confirms what we all knew, but wasn't yet official, that this will indeed be the Prius -- not that we were in any doubt.
Toyota Motor Corporation on LinkedIn: Video: All-New Prius World Premiere | Toyota | Global Newsroom | Toyota… | 25 comments
#PRIUS WORLD PREMIERE 11.16 The countdown is on! Only two more days until the World Premiere! #HYBRIDREBORN http://toyota.eng.mg/b3316 | 25 comments on LinkedIn
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The question I have is whether it has a huge front and/or rear overhang. That's one reason (along with huge wheels) that the concept drawings often look so good, only to be slapped by reality when the car actually is unveiled.
That's something I like about the bZ4X -- the wheels are stretched to the edges, so you don't have that huge nose up front (look at the profile of the new RX as an example).
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Agreed, that's why i like th bZ4X as well... makes ground clearance easier, getting up and over things with out worrying about scraping the front end or back end for that matter as well.
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FINALLY, they changed the Dash up!... now it resembles a normal car and has the bZ4x feel to it.
They even moved the Shift KNOB down to the normal car position as well.... (surprised they didn't go straight up with what the bZ4X has).
Now i'd like to know the stats (fuel efficiency, since they didn't go over that)
note also the REAR door handle (kinda like the CHR) ...
The back hatch looks like it opens interestingly, right on the glass edge, hmm??.
I think it looks great.
The interior looks like a mash-up of the bZ4X and the Toyota Crown, in a good way. Agree that it’s surprising they used the more traditional (yet relatively new) shifter from the Crown vs. the dial from the bZ4X (maybe that’s one and done?). I couldn’t tell if it had a glove compartment.
The new Prius interior looks way more upscale vs. the bZ4X. It even has a volume knob (though, just like the ‘23 Highlander, it’s on the passenger side of the display, which is odd).
The US debut is supposed be very soon (before the LA Auto Show today?), but possible they’ll be similarly vague about certain items.
It sounded like the overall theme from the Japan debut was that they focused on making the Prius a fuel-efficient car that you WANT to own, and not the de facto “I bought it because I needed great fuel economy. That’s it.”
I’m thinking they intentionally traded off some gains in efficiency for a more desirable vehicle (looks better with 19” wheels, better performance, more tech even if it adds weight, etc.). Which is a page right out of Tesla’s book.
The interior looks like a mash-up of the bZ4X and the Toyota Crown, in a good way. Agree that it’s surprising they used the more traditional (yet relatively new) shifter from the Crown vs. the dial from the bZ4X (maybe that’s one and done?). I couldn’t tell if it had a glove compartment.
The new Prius interior looks way more upscale vs. the bZ4X. It even has a volume knob (though, just like the ‘23 Highlander, it’s on the passenger side of the display, which is odd).
The US debut is supposed be very soon (before the LA Auto Show today?), but possible they’ll be similarly vague about certain items.
It sounded like the overall theme from the Japan debut was that they focused on making the Prius a fuel-efficient car that you WANT to own, and not the de facto “I bought it because I needed great fuel economy. That’s it.”
I’m thinking they intentionally traded off some gains in efficiency for a more desirable vehicle (looks better with 19” wheels, better performance, more tech even if it adds weight, etc.). Which is a page right out of Tesla’s book.
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