Prius+ Seven-seater Hybrid MPV On Sale in 2012

Today's article about Hybrid MPV.

Toyota has loaded up the Prius! The latest member of the Prius hybrid family is called the Prius+, and it will be Europe’s first seven-seat hybrid MPV when it goes on sale here early next year.

Taking the Prius hatchback as its base, Toyota has designed a bespoke MPV body from the ground up. Optimised aerodynamics mean a relatively low drag cooefficient of 0.29Cd, while design features include a panoramic sunroof, intricate tail-light clusters and sharp-edged bumpers.

On the inside, the Prius+ gets two seats up front, three independent, split-folding second row seats and a 50:50 split-folding third row.

The Prius+ uses the latest generation of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy drivertrain, and includes lithium-ion batteries, instead of nickel metal hydride units for the first time in a non-plug-in hybrid Toyota. The smaller size of the batteries allows for more space inside.


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MPV Teaser+Toyota Prius Released

Article about Toyota Prius.

The Toyota hybrids offensive is in full swing ever since the North American International Show (NAIAS), where the car maker presented the extended lineup based on the most successful hybrid in the world. For Europe, the car maker already announced the Yaris hybrid, and now comes back with a teaser of the Prius+, a seven seater MPV.

The manufacturer brags that this model will be the first in Europe to offer the seating capacity of an MPV and the benefits of a hybrid power train. The system, based on the Hybrid Synergy Drive featured for years in the Prius, will probably get a revamp for the new model.

The Prius+ promises to bring the lowest fuel consumption figure of any MPV currently on the market. In the Prius v minivan, presented by the car maker at NAIAS, on which the Prius+ is expected to be based, the system offered a choice between four driving modes: Normal, Power, Eco and EV.

According to Inside Line, the new Prius MPV will enter the market by 2012. The model is part of the world wide expansion of the Prius line announced by Toyota, which will see the car maker launch no less than 11 derivatives of the hybrid (a move which was long time coming, considering the decreasing interest of the consumers in the classic Prius.

autoevolution will be attending the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, so stay tuned for some real up close and personal shots of the vehicles, as well as for first-hand details of the motorized contraptions presented at the event.

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Showed It All The Billboard

Article about The Billboard.'

Ads may be the most important tools and powerful at the expense of business. They can spread the spirit of the old mark of success, or, in the case of Toyota's recent announcement, customers can be entered with the vibration in the case of new products. Last weekend, the tenth anniversary of the Prius, posters have appeared attractive new member of a family of Prius, Prius is now known as Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV). Appeared under the title "Family Prius get a lot more," Prius enthusiasts looking for more opportunities and what looks like a van will be pleased to know that the Prius MPV, certainly a real possibility.

Toyota MPV makes it’s forst appearance on this billboard

A hybrid Prius van is something that many Toyota consumers have been wishing for. When it hits showroom floors, the MPV is expected to get around 40ish mpg, although that estimate is highly speculative. What is really new and important about this development is that it carries the name and style of the Prius.

This definitely shows that the company is taking a new direction with the Prius. It would seem that instead of just releasing hybrid versions of their already exciting vehicles, Toyota will be releasing all around new automobiles that share similar style and efficiency of their already wildly popular Prius. The main goal of Toyota with its hybrid lines, as is the goal with any automobile manufacturing company, is to ensure their vehicles and Toyota Parts are integrated into the mainstream of today’s “smart” consumer.

Toyota Prius MPV to Debut

Talks about Toyota Prius.

The Toyota Prius was once the uncontested, bestselling hybrid in the American market but with the negative impact of Toyota’s recall and safety issues combined with the influx of new hybrid competition, the mighty Prius has become a face in the crowd – but perhaps that will change at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

Toyota will use the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit to debut the new supersized Prius hybrid, offering a great deal more room than the current Prius along with an extra row of seating for more passengers. In addition to the extra space, the Toyota Prius MPV is expected to come with a more powerful hybrid system to help maintain the excellent fuel economy associated with the Prius name in the larger vehicle.

Can the 2012 Toyota Prius MPV give the company the hybrid edge?

For quite some time we were facing rumors that Toyota might launch an entire Prius-based brand but those rumors have faded with company execs denying this new brand (that would be similar to the Scion brand with very specific marketing). Toyota has offered nothing but a subtle teaser showing the Prius MPV tucked shyly behind the current production Prius but from the looks of things, we can expect a vehicle similar in size to the Mazda5.

Click here for a look at the YouTube video of the teaser billboard going up with the help of some Prius enthusiasts. In the near ground of the billboard is a standard modern Toyota Prius and in the background hides the upcoming Prius MPV.

Toyota Prius MPV 2012

Here’s thought about Toyota Prius MPV.

From the looks of things, the Prius MPV/crossover/mini-minivan thing will look exactly like, well, a Prius with a flatter, higher roof and an upright rear window. It appears to be sized somewhere between a Toyota Matrix and a Mazda 5, and to feature forward-hinged rear doors. Through the camouflage, it’s easy to see Prius-esque graphics on the front end and in the taillamps, as well as the Prius’s characteristic triangular D-pillar. The wheels are remarkably large for a Prius (the base sedan rides on puny 15-inchers); the rollers here are either 18s or really big–looking 17s. Inside, the MPV features center-mounted gauges like those in the regular Prius. Maximum seating capacity is unknown as of now, but squeezing in a third row, as Kia did on its diminutive Rondo, is a possibility.

Beneath the skin, expect to see the next generation of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive, although not necessarily one using pricey lithium-ion battery technology; the company has pledged to stick with nickel-metal hydride batteries for a long time to come. (As demand for plug-in hybrids increases, however, we expect Toyota could release a Prius MPV variant with the lithium-ion-powered setup from the plug-in Prius, which is due for the 2012 model year.) The MPV may, however, get a larger four-cylinder engine displacing 2.5 liters or so. Just how high Toyota can stretch this vehicle’s fuel economy remains to be seen, but hitting the sedan’s vaunted 50-mpg EPA combined mileage mark will be tough, given the MPV’s presumed weight gain, its taller profile, and the internal-combustion engine’s potential displacement increase.