Report: Toyota Prius "Alpha" MPV (pic released)
10-26-10, 03:25 PM
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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.
10-26-10, 03:32 PM
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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.
10-26-10, 03:48 PM
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10-26-10, 03:53 PM
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Generic as in breaking no grounds and taking no bold move in design. Granted this is basically an enlarged Prius III, but somehow the Prius III doesn't look as generic as this MPV to me... not sure why.
10-26-10, 03:53 PM
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Looks like a Prius and a Mazda5 had a baby 
And yeah, apparently the rumors are flying today... this thing is a Photoshop.
And yeah, apparently the rumors are flying today... this thing is a Photoshop.
10-26-10, 03:56 PM
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Looks like a Prius and a Mazda5 had a baby
And yeah, apparently the rumors are flying today... this thing is a Photoshop.
And yeah, apparently the rumors are flying today... this thing is a Photoshop.
Just look at the rear-most side window and the rear roofline in the two pics. They don't match at all.
So basically I'll take back all my comments above. Will not judge until something official from Toyota comes out.
10-27-10, 12:22 PM
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Probably is a photoshop then since the lower half of the body is exactly identical to the regular prius. Lets hope its still within an affordable price range.
10-27-10, 12:27 PM
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Well you can't really expect any eye-catching design from 15" wheels can you? These 15" wheels are what gets the Prius those awesome fuel economy ratings, besting the 17"-wheeled version by about 7% according to the JDM standard.
10-27-10, 12:44 PM
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11-16-10, 12:54 PM
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