Subsequent-gen Toyota Prius teased earlier than L.A. debut subsequent week

The brand new Toyota Prius is headed for a reveal through the L.A. Auto Present. The Japanese carmaker put teasers for the fifth technology on its social media channels in Japan, one exhibiting a liftback silhouette we have had twenty years to get used to, one exhibiting C-shaped headlights mimicking the Toyota Crown “Sport Kind” crossover that we do not get. The Instagram photograph got here with two captions, one the date of November 16 when the segment-defining hybrid will debut, the opposite saying “Hybrid Reborn.” The automotive within the Insta shot additionally has a wheel arch reflector, not a function of vehicles within the Japan dwelling market. It is possible that no matter we see debuted subsequent Wednesday is strictly what we’ll get.

We’re anticipating the brand new Prius on sale right here subsequent yr, however we don’t know what’s in retailer. With progress the secret and the 2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid topping out at 50 miles per gallon, 6 mpg behind probably the most frugal Prius, elevated effectivity would not be a shock. That would come from general gasoline effectivity enhancements or maybe elevated electrical vary for the Prius Prime plug-in hybrid that at present runs 25 miles on a full cost. An organization spokesperson advised British journal Autocar final yr that the Prius “has to maintain a task, and we’ve got to verify it would at all times be a front-runner with that type of know-how. Though I am unable to disclose a lot, we do not wish to waste our icon, even for the longer term.”

There’s been greater than a yr of rumor that the Prius vary might acquire some type of hydrogen variant, which might take a step towards know-how management, nevertheless it’s not clear the place these steps will lead for the transport trade’s vitality combine. Regardless of the gasoline or the effectivity, the subsequent Prius is predicted to be extra engaging than the present one which dates again to 2015.

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