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Originally Posted by Xist
How much of that design will make it to production? I think that Toyota is desperate to maintain Prius sales as crazies choose hybrid versions of the car they actually want to drive (like Tahoes, for some reason).
Would you rather have a hybrid Corolla hatchback or a Prius?
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Very little will make it to US production. Anime is a niche subculture here, not a dominant one. They have to not offend their existing Prius base, so incremental change is more likely.
Toyota already has the RAV4 hybrid, which apparently is an excellent vehicle. Toyota probably would rather keep the RAV4 over the Prius if somehow they had to choose.
I'd probably pick the Prius over Corolla due to the higher efficiency and utility, though a manual Corolla was on my short list a decade ago when I was shopping for a car. Ended up with the Acura.