Let's guess how much a fully loaded one will cost!

The Toyota "Build Your Own" feature tells me that a top of the line 2009 Prius will cost me $31,499. Are you North-westerners getting getting some sort of break that we don't in the South?

 

first of all, base should be very decently priced.... but top of the line? Radar Cruise Control/LKA/LKW/PreCrash, will probably be 3k option (minimum, it is more advanced system than in LS600h, which costs 2.9k)...

 

+ moon roof & solar panel = ~2K ( remember not a 09 option)

 

yeah, 2k probably, as it is really moon roof + panoramic roof... maybe even more .

No wonder that US might not get some navi options, as another 2-3k of options would really make it go up in price .

Thing is that in Europe, it competes with higher end vehicles, and hence higher price/features will be nice.

 

Or a new Honda Insight...

 

$32,995 fully loaded without dealer add ons...much more and it will be up against Lexus.

 

There will NOT be a Touring Edition in 2010 (this was expressly told to me by the Toyota folks in Detroit).

And I hear that not all of the new options will be available on one car, e.g., I understand that you will not be able to get the 17" wheels and the moonroof/solar panel on the same car.

Wonder how much the parking assist (parallel parks itself) will be. I don't want it, and I'd hate to be stuck with the de facto cost of that thing if it's packaged with other options that I do want.

 

yeah, i'm not a fan of how they've packaged the options. I like the radar CC and the moon roof/solar panels, but cant get em on the same package. Hmmmmmmm.

 

i would want the platinum package with sunroof/solar panels or i would consider sunroof with no solar panels, and they won't offer either.

note: how both the middle and high packages both come with leather

 

I'll revise my guess to the 32,000-35,000 range fully loaded

 

Possibly, they aren't stuck going through the same regional distributors that tack on an extra 1-2k on Toyotas down there. I've purchased my Toyota's in the midwest even when I lived in the South for that very reason. Don't know if it would show up in the "build your own" stuff.

 

Interesting. I "priced with options" at Kelly Blue Book and got $29,165 for a package 6 Touring. It did say to check with dealer for "Mandatory Charges" in NC, SC, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX AR, OK. I wonder if the charges are on all brands or just for Toyota? I don't buy new cars but if I did, I would be heading 4 hours north to Nashville to buy a car.

 

My guess is Silver - $23,500, Gold - $28,000, and Platinum - $34,500. I wish that you could get the sunroof with the platinum package or at least the 17 inch wheels with the Gold package.

 

It's just Toyota, they have two large legacy distributors who get their cut by adding on extra charges/options and reducing availability on what you actually want. I never got within ~$2,000 in trying to purchase three different Toyota's over the years. So I bought other manufacturers' vehicles for the first two. On the third I called up in the Midwest where I was headed for a trip and had my exact desired options and price with VIN in ~5 minutes.

I doubt the actual charge differences on KBB are at such a large differential, but the regionals in the South were invariably adding junk I didn't want to the standard packages, so the effective prices were much higher.

 

I think that at least the LED's should be available with the solar/vent/cooling on the gold. I'm not interested in halogens. I didn't hear that question asked last night. Looks like that will be an early mod. Maybe tochatihu can find a deal in China

 

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Toyota unveils new generation of Prius hybrid

PS Check out the many lame comments posted below the article. Idiots...

 

I'm in with the "pricey" crowd on this one. I think they'll hold tight on the base model ($700 increase), but the fully loaded one is going to be REALLY LOADED. I'm going to simply ignore the OP's final request and offer a price of $35,839