Wishcumstrue 6th Gear October 17, 2008 Share October 17, 2008 Leaked photo(shop) or... ...Japan snoop mag ? Sources: dailytech.com priuschat.com jalopnik.com ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Neutral Newbie October 17, 2008 Share October 17, 2008 Besides the front, everything else looks the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng842002 Neutral Newbie October 24, 2008 Share October 24, 2008 Does they japanese write, 40 km per L of fuel. or i read wrongly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsiong Neutral Newbie October 24, 2008 Share October 24, 2008 yes 40km/L is what they claim. but it is impossible to hit those kind of figures. just ask those around who are driving a hybrid. their method of test FC probably involved a lot of low speed driving, hence more of the time is using the electric motor rather than the petrol motor, hence giving higher FC figures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangz 3rd Gear October 25, 2008 Share October 25, 2008 Yeah if you go travel at expressway speed, the battery can barely last you for a couple of minutes. In the local context, we do encounter quite a fair bit of stop start traffic so buying a hybrid actually makes some sense. But I doubt the fuel efficiency of a hybrid will be much better than a good diesel. It is disappointing that Toyota continues to use metal hydride batt in the new generation Prius when the German has moved on to the lighter and more efficiency Li-ion. This new car can hardly be deemed as a game changer like the current generation Prius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear November 7, 2008 Author Share November 7, 2008 (edited) Official US site on 3-generation Prius count down. http://www.toyota.com/upcoming-vehicles/index.html Edited November 7, 2008 by Wishcumstrue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyousuke Neutral Newbie November 8, 2008 Share November 8, 2008 (edited) Nothing to be surprised. Cars like these are built with respect to their bottomline. Li-on batteries are too expensive to be justified on a production car of this class. Also, li-on batteries have a tendency to catch fire when breeched, so additional reinforcement is needed to be incoporated into the mounting design to prevent such occurance. Hence more costs. Heck if cost is not a concern, they would be using lithium Polymer batteries instead. Edited November 8, 2008 by Kyousuke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged November 8, 2008 Share November 8, 2008 Top Gear tested before..under spirited driving conditions(meaning high speed, high acceleration)..a Prius drinks more fuel than a BMW M3.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangz 3rd Gear November 8, 2008 Share November 8, 2008 Yeah cars like the Prius are built to a price. But then we must also consider the fact that this technology will also be used in Lexus, which competes in the same arena as the Germans. Well, unless they come up with a different system for Lexus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear November 19, 2008 Author Share November 19, 2008 But then we must also consider the fact that this technology will also be used in Lexus, which competes in the same arena as the Germans. Well, unless they come up with a different system for Lexus? Lexus hybrids uses same concepts & technologies as Toyota's system, although the former is marketed under "Lexus Synergy Drive", to differentiate from Toyota's "Hybrid Synergy Drive". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear November 19, 2008 Author Share November 19, 2008 "Leaked" 2009 Prius commercial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2cys Neutral Newbie November 22, 2008 Share November 22, 2008 It seem green car are the future trend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear November 22, 2008 Share November 22, 2008 look same same as current model leh?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanjkp Clutched November 22, 2008 Share November 22, 2008 Looks more as FL. But FC so good ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear November 23, 2008 Author Share November 23, 2008 (edited) It seem green car are the future trend It has to be. If not now, then when? I think its a great time now for auto makers to have a strategic make-over during this time of economy uncertainty and at the same time having to deal with future climate-chnage certainties. CO2 emission isn't falling nor will current oil price in the foreseeable future. I look forward to the day when hybrid becomes a standard feature in all automobile plus lesser city urban noise pollution. The strong "Prius~ish"-look partly due to the same hatch-backayout and intentional as Toyota wants to retain the unique look as they found many hybrid owners wants to destinct theyselves from other non-hybrids as being more "eco-concious". That said, the major changes will be internal. That includes larger ICE capacity (1.5 to 1.8l), larger cabine space and a new c~ockpit layout. There are also speculation of switching to lithium-ion batteries and PHEV models in later variants once the former's safety requirements is met . Edited November 23, 2008 by Wishcumstrue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear November 27, 2008 Share November 27, 2008 ya more like FL. FC is good for city driving i heard, but not so much for highway driving but i may be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madscientist83 Neutral Newbie November 27, 2008 Share November 27, 2008 nice..how much is the car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopoo Neutral Newbie November 27, 2008 Share November 27, 2008 buy buy buy ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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