Nextourer

A teaser video showing the nighttime taillight signature.

http://livestream.com/Toyota/2016Prius/videos/98212810

ydooby

Official 4th-gen Prius pics leaked ahead of the world debut at 9pm PDT today. Not sure about all the white plastic in the center console... but overall it doesn't look as intolerably bad as I thought.
http://www.moto-lines.com.tw/forum.p...hread&tid=6551

spwolf

this rear end droppy but looks ugly as heck, everything else is passable.

RXSF

Okay, the interior is alright. I can't find one good thing to say about the exterior. However, it makes the Mirai look like the Prom queen so maybe that was their idea, to move buyers towards the hydrogen car

Fizzboy7

Tragically entertaining. Also a big twist seeing the cheap, gloss white plastic used inside. This toy-like trim was in the Volt, which no one liked. Wow...

GFerg

Not that i ever turned to the prius as a great example in automotive design but, Got damn that is freaking terrible! A complete mess. No amount of mpg improvement can save this. Praying for emergency refresh.

Wasn't one of the rumors it was delayed because of the styling?! And this is what we get? Lol.

bagwell

...delayed to make the styling look more sporty. they must have pushed the designers, so they overdid everything.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...sportier-style

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

HAHAHA - preach on.

maybe they thought since the white iphones are popular that this would be 'hip'. instead, it looks cheap and awful.

if that's sporty, my golf cart is a ferrari.

ydooby

http://livestream.com/Toyota/2016Prius/videos/98642788

What a weak premiere. Absolutely nothing but the exterior was shown. No MPGs, no drag coefficient, not a single stat, no mention of any new technologies, and not even a word about the all-important new hybrid drivetrain. What a non-event and a waste of PR opportunity to show the world how far ahead Toyota is in the hybrid game.

ydooby

http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/9273390/

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...-55-mpg-hybrid

Highlights I see include:
- Over 40% thermal efficiency (versus 38.5% in the current Prius)
- Chassis over 60% more rigid than that of the 3rd-gen Prius
- Class-challenging low center of gravity
- New front suspension and rear double wishbone suspension
- 60 mm longer, 15 mm wider and 20 mm lower
- 55mpg combined (versus 50mpg in the current Prius)

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

4th Gen Prius goes shark fin

ydooby

Saw these posted somewhere.

Wallie3145

Anyone notice the 4.0l average over 151 kms? That is almost 59mpg! Better than the expected 10% improvement.

pman6

oooweee. that thing is ugly.

But it will sell loads though, because these cars don't sell based on looks.
Nope. Moms and dads don't care about anything except mpg

spwolf

It looks way better in videos than in still pictures... they should have released more colors.

Things to note is new nimh battery that is lighter and more compact as well as new Eco-model with better MPG than regular models here. It will be introduced later in October at Auto show.

Also, it has most advanced TSS safety system with steering help, like in Lexus.