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Originally Posted by redpoint5
If they'd stop making the Prius aesthetics so polarizing, it might appeal to more people. The backend of the gen IV is pretty bad, and I don't think it's going to age well even for those who like it.
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The President of Toyota delayed the release of the 4th gen Prius because he thought it was too bland. He made the designers go back to the drawing board and spice it up so Akio Toyoda is the reason the Prius looks so stupid. (He is the great grandson of the founder)
That said the Prius had a huge jump in sales for the 4th generation if you look at Japanese sales. It was Japan's best selling car with at 225,066 units, up 44.3 percent from a year earlier.
There seems to be a difference in tastes between the US and Japanese buyer.