New Prius to be bigger, better
Toyota's 1/X concept may hint at some ideas for the new Prius.
(Credit: CNET Networks)The Truth About Cars blog posted commentary on the next generation Toyota Prius today. The car is supposed to debut at the 2009 Detroit auto show, but a few details have come out in Edmund's Auto Observer. The new Prius will be 3 inches to 4 inches longer than the current model and it will get a 50 horsepower boost. Along with all that, it will get better fuel economy than the current model. The last update was in 2004, so this new version is definitely due. There's also talk of another model in the Prius line, and a Lexus equivalent featuring an even larger engine. Toyota showed off its 1/X concept at the 2008 Tokyo auto show, a study in design materials for a car with a Prius-like body, which might hint at some features of the new model. We also expect the new Prius to be a showcase for new cabin electronics from Toyota.
(Source: The Truth About Cars)
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I just had to lol.
I would be afraid to be sitting in one of those - if involved in a collision, there is no way in heck anyone would survive.
One word - cheap !
Hardly a "death trap"!
Or at least, less frequent pain at the pump. >:-)
Pretty nice sound system, too, complete with a jack for an iPod or other portable music player.
Can anyone please tell me why the Prius is so hated and practically demonised?
Most folks have negative reactions to anyone who is self-righteous, self-absorbed and gives the impression of being superior to everyone else be he/she a religious fundamentalist, hard-core liberal or know-it-all football fan.
Prius drivers were (initially) imperious and stuck up. Not so much now that the car has become a fleet vehicle and offered by Avis which seems to have brought it (and its merely mortal owners) back to earth.