4th generation coming 2015!

Spring 2015 unveiling is exactly 2 years from now, next Gen Prius & NS4. Also Honda to have their new hybrid system in a redesigned Fit to compete with Toyota Aqua, will see!

 

Lets wait and see. 2 thoughts enter my mind.. Many engineers never see the entire car just the piece they are responsible for unless they are high level. This is just speculation. Toyota does not want to kill the goose at lays the golden egg. I would expect an improvement in the ride quality

 

Exactly, I think that is what Paradox was saying. While you want to create BUZZ for social media and so on, you would not want your competitors to know exactly what you are working on 2 years in advance.

 

Right. I can't imagine the mainstay prius would take a step backwards in ride quality and/or luxury options.... I assume that's why the prius C came into being.... For the hard core gas savers.

We all have a line in the sand where we are willing to give up luxury to keep gas mileage or vice versa, willing to give up gas mileage to get luxury.

The older I get, the more luxury and performance I want at the same time... That means loss in gas mileage or a more expensive car.

I just picked up an Avalon hybrid... A pretty good balance of both... But more money.

I think if Gen 4 drops in quietness, luxury, and/or performance, I will be out and looking at tesla or erring or towards the other options. Unless I can afford it, i will try to stick with Toyota.... They work. .. Even after 200k I have two that are still very reliable.

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Tesla has a big announcement on Tuesday. Not sure what it is

 

Looks awesome in those pictures. I would delighted if the car looked like that. Very stylish.

 

Stunning images! Looks great. I hope they keep some of this design in the final car. Often they don't however.

 

Thanks!..... Every car drives nice and we're satisfied, till we drive better!

I remember when I didn't need a cell phone too!.... LOL!

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Lots of similarities between the looks of the proposed Gen4 and the prius C..... Humm mm.
Prius C - Google Search
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Maybe they'll go with 7000 18650 lithium cells to make a very low floor?
... Humm, I suppose not :-(

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I look forward to seeing the real car
Invariably the production car is a lot more staid than concept or pictures.

That is not always a bad thing, by the way. At least the driver can see out the rear window

 

They can maximize trunk if they place batteries under the rear seats, just like in C, Yaris or Auris. Actually I'm 100% that they will do this. The other thing that I bet on is D4-S fuel injection.

There is one more thing to solve, high engine revs when you need more power, situation today is like this:
20 kW = 2.000 rpm
40 kW = 3.650 rpm
57 kW = 4.000 rpm
74 kW = 5.200 rpm
100 kW = 5.200 rpm + el. boost

The only way to solve this is Turbo or other type of charger, then we actually get a miller cycle engine.

 

OK. Someone explain a "Miller Cycle" engine.

 

I went back and re-read several of the recent post. Styling is a matter or personal preference. Personally, I really do not like the depiction with the break in the line from the hood to the cabin.

One rumor that will cause me to look elsewhere for my next hybrid is the one pertaining to the G4 being built on the Yaris platform. I am not interested in a small vehicle. My G3 is just about perfect for my needs. If those rumors persist, I will either buy a 2014, and be happy with 50 mpg, or find something else.