The New Toyota Prius Is Here, & It’s Stunning — And Quick!
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.
The curtain falls and time passes, as they say. Toyota has taken the wraps off the next generation Prius and it is a breath of fresh air — clean, modern styling that attracts rather than repels. Here are a few comments fromI 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.
There’s more, but you get the point. The new Prius looks good and that’s a beautiful thing. My wife says it still looks like a Prius, but this one is smoother, more sculpted, and easy on the eyes. Previously, people bought a PriusBut Wait — There’s More From Toyota As good as the car looks, there’s a lot more to like with this next generation Toyota Prius. The current car makes do with a fairly wimpy 123 horsepower powertrain. The new car ditches the old 1.8-liter engine and replaces it with an all new 2.0-liter unit. Maximum power is now 193 horsepower for the home market car. US specs will be announced shortly, but aren’t expected to be significantly different.
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