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Report: Toyota Prius "Alpha" MPV (pic released)

Old 10-12-10, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Thanks for the new info. Surely it will be the van with the most MPG.

Great move to me. Van's are a very sensible purchase so offering one with class leading MPG is a great idea.
No problem .

Yeah, I think this will be a great product. This along with the upcoming Sienna hybrid will keep Toyota as a hybrid leader and ahead of the competition. That of course and the 2 hybrid models the next Camry will get based on the info you heard .
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Old 10-26-10, 09:23 AM
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^ not bad for a van! I hope it gets at least 40mpg...
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Old 10-26-10, 10:28 AM
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No surprises. Decent looking, but I don't think Prius owners care how it looks anyway
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Old 10-26-10, 10:32 AM
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^^^ lol, no surprises...should sell like hotcakes...
 
Old 10-26-10, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
No surprises. Decent looking, but I don't think Prius owners care how it looks anyway
I beg to differ, I think Prius sales are so high because they are so quirky looking in comparison to other hybrids out there.
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Old 10-26-10, 11:15 AM
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Not bad, but I'm not crazy about the headlights. The ones on the regular Prius are much better and modern. These seem dated.

Yeah, if this breaks 40 mpg, that will be a big deal.
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Old 10-26-10, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Koma
I beg to differ, I think Prius sales are so high because they are so quirky looking in comparison to other hybrids out there.
Meh, I'd probably equate high Prius sales to the fact that it's the only one on the market that gets 50MPG, and not so much it's design. The Insight looks a lot alike and sells miserably.

Yes, I think many Prius owners like the quirky shape but I think that is something that they have learned to love, along with getting 50something MPG as a result of that odd shape.

Just my .02.
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Old 10-26-10, 11:30 AM
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First vehicle made for Coneheads. Looks as silly as any Disneyland car.
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Old 10-26-10, 11:50 AM
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front of verso and prius, back of wish... interior spy shots were quite different and more like Prius.
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Old 10-26-10, 11:51 AM
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Yawn... How generic. Well I never expected it to be a looker anyway. Just hope its MPG rating will wow the green crowd like the current Prius. Definitely hope it's not the same old Camry Hybrid/HS250h powertrain. That will really suck. Bring on the next-gen HSD already!! Or at least upgrade the engine to use the Camry 2.5's, a much more efficient engine than the 2.4, to begin with.

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Seems too similar to the regular Prius.

I hope it doesn't differ to much in price, unless if this has a lot more amenities, which I doubt. This needs to be "dumbed" a bit so it doesn't creep into entry-level Lexus hybrid pricing territory...
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article also says 'coupe' is coming.

that van looks really boring. and the interior spy pic shows a prius-like guages in the center deal.
but it will be practical i guess. going to need a bit more oomph than current prius though or it will be a slug.
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Old 10-26-10, 02:03 PM
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No one is going to mistaken this for anything other than a Prius van. The styling is ho-hum to me. Nothing stylish and nothing really offensive. I'm curious about the dimensions. It might be hard to squeeze a third row in that sloping roof line.
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Old 10-26-10, 02:53 PM
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I really wish they would add a hybrid powertrain to the Venza - 4cyl and/or V6. I guess that will never happen with this Prius MPV.
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