2016 Toyota Prius (photos, specifications, Cd 0.24)
Is this the 2016 Prius?
Is this the next Toyota Prius? | New and Used Car Reviews, Research & Automotive-Industry News & LeftLaneNews http://lln.mnmcdn.com/photos/content...leak-1_653.jpg http://lln.mnmcdn.com/photos/content...leak-2_653.jpg http://lln.mnmcdn.com/photos/content...leak-3_653.jpg The car with the black grill is apparently the plugin model, which may have a electric range of ~30 miles. I am still digesting this design. The engine is claimed to be 40% efficient (up from 38% of the current Prius), which is great. We hopefully will know more soon. |
Jalopnik also posted those pictures. They also google translated a document that showed a ~7.5-8% increase in fuel efficiency on the Japansese test cycle. It also showed 10-15 more horsepower.
Is This The 2016 Toyota Prius? |
Both look pretty bad. What is up with the rear end?
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That's too ugly. I doubt they'll release it that way in overseas markets.
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You gentlemen underestimate the stupidity of auto makers.
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I never underestimate the capacity of Jap automakers to make ugly econoboxes. In this case, they took ugly to a higher level...
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It reminds me of the FCV Concept...
http://images.thecarconnection.com/l...00447151_l.jpg As I predicted! Toned down hugely, it still bears some of the style. |
Looking at the 2015 Toyota Avensis for example, the blue Prius could be considered production ready. The green one however is horrible.
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...os-92896_1.jpg |
Yay for increased efficiency.
But... It's so ugly it's going to drive up prices in the used market for previous generation Prii! Just my luck. :D |
The car doesn't look any worse than other new cars.
The latest style are those odd front grills right now. The pic looks like the rear roofline area might taper inward, maybe just an illusion. |
I doubt either of those are what it will look like; these look like somebody's "wish list" drawing, and it's pretty clear they started with a picture of the current Prius.
For example, look at the mirrors in the drawings: http://lln.mnmcdn.com/photos/content...leak-1_653.jpg ...and compare to the 2015 Prius' mirrors: http://images.thecarconnection.com/h...00485217_h.jpg Both test mules--the earlier version and the hasty redesign--have mirrors with stalks that attach on the window, not door panel: http://www.2016toyotamodel.com/wp-co...spy-photos.jpg http://content.worldcarfans.co/2013/...4274362619.jpg (First prototype, allegedly scrapped because the design wasn't "sporty" enough) http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-original.jpg http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-original.jpg http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-original.jpg (Second prototype) The overall shape of the drawings isn't anywhere close to the same as the prototype, either, especially the top of the rear window, but also backlight angle, front and rear overhang, max camber point on the roof, and shape of the hatch and bumper cover. |
I like the real photos... looks good to me!
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What's with the black mesh on the car?
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That test mule looks much better than those drawings. |
I honestly don't mind the drawings all that much. They do make me wonder what the Prius V will look like.
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It wouldn't be much of a winter beater, though.:p |
We will see the 2016 Prius on September 8th.
4th Generation 2016 Prius U.S. Reveal - Sept. 8th - CleanMPG Forums |
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Un-camo'd spy shots today: 2017 Toyota Prius: This Is It |
I think the value of my winter beater 2004 Prius just went up. :)
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What are they gonna call that wind-vent pillar? The " ½A " piller.
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I was really hoping they would go with a face more like the Corolla's.
More pictures here. http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/15...ee-quarter.jpg http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/15...-side-look.jpg http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/15...d-at-night.jpg http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/15...-side-view.jpg http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/15...hatch-open.jpg |
I also get the impression they're trying to make it look less "hatchback-y". Like the 2016 Volt.
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Toyota's pre-release 'marketing' reminds me of a burlesque dance show (wink,wink)
If you know what I mean, take a little off here, a little off there, but NEVER everything off (ha,ha)! |
Ostrich feathers... needs more ostrich feathers! :D
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This really makes me wonder what the first design looked like, the one Akio Toyoda allegedly hated and sent the designers back to try again, delaying this new model. Wouldn't it be awful if that one was a normal-looking, attractive, functional design while what we get stuck with in production is this mish-mash of random creases and inexplicable lines?
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...-4-69010_1.jpg This render appeared some time back; someone grafted a modified Corolla front end on a 3rd-gen Prius body and fixed some of the details, like the mirrors, to match up with the camouflaged prototypes (this was back when they were testing the first iteration, which had a roof shape more like the current car). I thought the result looked fantastic, and now it only makes the actual car more disappointing. |
3rd gen is my favourite Prius look.
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Also, here's an interesting exercise--the streamlining template overlaid on 3rd-gen and 4th-gen Prius:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9dfflgao.jpg http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...psfayg6apd.jpg Max camber point has been moved forward to the B pillar, it looks like, and the rear glass angle is significantly shallower. |
Which is it? Toyota mimicing the GM Volt...or...GM minicing the GenIV Prius?
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2016 Prius without camouflage
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Hard to tell from the close pictures, but it doesn't seem as horrible as I thought it would. :)
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I just realized that the oddly shaped sculptures of last century's 60s weren't abstract after all - they are head- and taillights :)
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Agreed, that front end is NOT as FUGLY as early illustrations implied.
However, that *back-end* (below the lower rear window) is gonna be a MAJOR dust & dirt "catcher" for sure! |
Well... they succeeded in creating the illusion of having less rear headroom than a sardine can.
- Also, those headlights seem purposefully designed. The purpose, in this case, is assuring they'll crack in any and all front-end collisions. Computer-designed to be vulnerable at any angle. |
Looks fine to me. Also, I didn't purchase my Prius to get the ladies. I spend 99.9% of my time looking at the inside of the car and 0.1% looking at the outside of it. Consider the Prius to be shallow women repellant.
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From the first post: http://lln.mnmcdn.com/photos/content...leak-3_653.jpg You can see the highest point is behind the B pillar, and at the top of the C pillar, about as far back as the heads of the rear passengers will be, the height is still approx. 145 cm. Many cars are lower than that. The styling kind of grows on you. The 3rd gen Prius I saw in the wild this morning suddenly looked outdated. Guess I could live with it. If only it had an H badge :) What worries me are the blacked out D pillars and strip above the rear window. Those optical illusions may be what will make this version look outdated in the future. |
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It's as if Toyota asked themselves: "What would signal buyers that this car is insanely impractical, even if it isn't?" The headlights, I think, will date the car. Lots of bare reflector that does nothing... which is weird, considering Toyota/Lexus elsewhere uses freeform headlights that make use of the entire fixture, thanks to LED lighting. Reducing it to slashes of purposeful LED strips and projectors would have made a more appealing fashion statement than flat pieces of chrome reflector behind acres of clear plastic that'll turn yellow in a few years. |
Toyota won't sell the Prius if it mimics an ordinary car.
It derives its right of existence from being different. Its selling point is its fuel economy, of course, but it has to stand out somehow. Fuel consumption is just a number. The Prius is fuel economy with a Flash Gordon cape. For the Look at Me! I'm Saving the Planet crowd. (*) And for those who can't bear the showy exterior there's the Auris with the same technology. People who buy that don't like the wild styling. They probably would not appreciate anything halfway in between either. The second gen was much less wildly styled, but then it had that shape. That was enough excitement at the time. The third gens style was already somewhat sharper as one got accustomed to the shape. But somewhat does not cut it this time. I suspect Toyota will sell this in huge numbers again. (*) I'm fully aware there are other reasons why people buy Priuses, like its technology, refined operation, reliability, etc. |
I can fully dig looking different. No problems there.
It's just that elements of the design don't work very well. Toyota has been on a design bonanza these past few years. Some of the wacky stuff they're doing works. Some of it, not so much. |
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