The new Toyota Prius is here, and a good looking beast it is. Not only that, performance has been improved dramatically.When the current Toyota Prius was announced 7 years ago, it was a huge disappointment. According to reports at the time, none other that Akio Toyoda put his oar into the design process and insisted the car should have vestigial tailfins like those found on Detroit iron from the 50s and 60s. Any readers who own a present generation Prius will probably be annoyed with me for saying so, but the cars are “Ouch, my poor eyes!” ugly. That’s what you get when some amateur who happens to be the grandson of the founder gets personally involved in things he knows nothing about.
- I never thought I’d see the day, but it looks like Toyota is actually going to make a decent looking Prius. Despite keeping the classic Prius shape, the body lines and lighting designs look modern, sleek, and relatively attractive to my eyes.
- Welcome to 2023, where the new Prius looks better than half of BMWs lineup. Wow.
- The Prius looks… good…? I never thought I’d say that. Ever.
Toyota says the new package is as fuel efficient as the current car, but acceleration now takes a quantum leap forward from around 0 to 60 in around 10 seconds to a more exhilarating 6.7 seconds for the Prius Prime. Whee! According to CNN, the new Prime will have 37.5 miles of electric-only range compared to 25 miles in the current car.
“The Prius has evolved under the Hybrid Reborn concept into an exhilarating package with stylish designs that users will fall in love with at first sight and captivating driving performance. Toyota’s aim was to create a car that owners will continue to love and drive.
“The new Prius inherits the unique monoform silhouette of the original and employs a wide and low stance with large diameter tires to create stylish designs that appeal to the senses. With the fifth generation hybrid system and second generation TNGA platform, the new Prius delivers comfortable driving performance that makes users want to keep driving.”
Prices were not included in the press release.
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