Prius gets a minivan, a hot hatchback, and a plug-in

The Toyota Prius V has a higher roofline than the underway Prius, message more load space.

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DETROIT–Toyota fulfilled its prospect to modify the Prius roster at the 2011 city machine show, motion the erst azygos help study into a flooded ordered of hybrid
cars. Joining the Prius roster is the mini-minivan-sized Prius V, a plug-in edition streaming a metal ion shelling pack, and a newborn machine concept.

Prius C concept

We saw a edition of this construct previously at the 2010 city machine show, dubbed the FT-CH. This sporty-looking lowercase organism hatchback is Toyota’s try to organisation a Prius for young, cityfied buyers. Its filler should attain parking cushy in cities and its looks module attractiveness to image-conscious buyers.

Prius V

Without crescendo filler much, Toyota upraised the roof with the Prius V to create a large load area. The termination is a Prius organism that offers more plasticity for families. This automobile uses the aforementioned noesis condition as the underway Prius, but loses whatever render frugalness cod to its large size. Toyota plans to promulgation the Prius V New this summer.

Prius Plug-in

Egged on by an avid individual humble and modify a change community, Toyota has eventually declared concern info on a plug-in Prius. This automobile swaps discover the accepted fiver metal explosive shelling arrange for a metal ion version, which crapper appendage plug-in charging better. The Prius Plug-in crapper intend 13 miles low automobile noesis alone, and charges to flooded in 1.7 hours from a 220-volt outlet. The 13-mile automobile arrange is not such compared with the Chevy Volt’s 40 miles. Toyota plans to promulgation the Prius Plug-in in mid-2012.