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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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I called rendered.
Why?
Inconsistent pictures. The close up of the bumper the headlights are different.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Is that teaser for the moon roof? Because I can't think of anything else that would have a switch like that
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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or a rear power hatch.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
i am trying hard to understand this pic, yet I can not.

Temp and volume settings are on the "combination meter". Is the whole combination meter going to be LCD screen then? I dont get those two at all? Looks like holograms coming out of the combination meter... space trek indeed
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Sweeeeeet... the fuel filler door is now round instead of square.

Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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kind of looks like a cross between the current prius and the new matrix.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Looks good.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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Looks like the new 09 Matrix. I like the Honda Insight concept more.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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If this is real, it looks good, and even if it's not real I think it's close to the production model.

Either way, the interior looks to be production based on earlier spyshots. Most of the pics here are seriously squashed and compressed and things look awkward.

The criticisms of the center-mounted gauge cluster/display have merit, but some of you need to remember the center display is WIDE in this case. If you look carefully, it begins almost at the steering wheel and stretches past the center console.

The display itself based on the pics looks pretty futuristic, and I'm not even sure exactly what the centre display will show.

A lot of people on CL have criticized the current 2nd gen Prius for being too slab-sided, and I would generally agree. Based on these pics, the side profile of the new Prius looks sportier, and has more character. I would definitely say the Honda Insight is more slab-sided and bland than the new Prius.

LED lights at the front end would not surprise me, since LED lights conserve energy and will ultimately help the Prius in overall efficiency. They obviously also have the added bonus of looking cool.

Assuming these pics are the real thing, the new Prius exterior-wise looks certainly better than the Insight IMHO, and it is sure to get better fuel economy, since Honda executives themselves have basically admitted the new Insight will have roughly the same fuel economy as the current Civic hybrid.

The Prius unveiling happens soon, so we shall see how accurate these are.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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i think this is a real leak
not rendered
the details of the headlights look the same in both shots
just the close up shot is shot from a lower angle so you cant see the top accent of the headlight

nice headlight though, reminds me of LF-A (one of the fastest production car toyota will ever build within 10 years in contrast to Prius, one of the most frugal fuel sipping car toyota has made) lol

anyways
dont like the front beak very much
i do like the lights though
but i think the Honda's new Insight or whatever is a better looking car overall
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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This could be it....from some of the pics i saw with camo....seems like this could be the car under the wraps!! Nice find!!
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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Looks like *****
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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Dunno how some of you guys see it as the same as the current one!

I think it looks WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the current Pious.
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Dunno how some of you guys see it as the same as the current one!

I think it looks WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the current Pious.
I agree, its not even close.
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
i am trying hard to understand this pic, yet I can not.

Temp and volume settings are on the "combination meter". Is the whole combination meter going to be LCD screen then? I dont get those two at all? Looks like holograms coming out of the combination meter... space trek indeed
Don't quote me on this but I believe the volume and temp settings are on the multi display so that when you hit the buttons on the steering wheel, you know exactly what button you are pressing as it will show on the multi display (just a safety feature so that you don't have to look down on the wheel to see what you are pressing).



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