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UK Pricing Announced

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Wooski, May 28, 2009.

  1. Wooski

    Wooski New Member

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    From Toyota UK's Prius Blog:

    New Prius: pricing carry-over announced | Toyota UK news, reviews, video and pictures | Today Tomorrow


    28 May 2009 by Darryl

    We’ve been talking about how the new Prius improves on the current car, but until now we’ve been in the dark about how much the newer, faster, more economical Prius is going to cost. Quite a few blog readers have been wondering, too...




    Today, Toyota announced its UK pricing for the next-generation car. Potential customers will be glad to know that prices for the entry-level T3 model and the top-of-the-range T Spirit will be exactly the same as for the current model. In between, there’s a modest increase for the T4 to reflect its improved specification.
    In hard figures, that’s

    £18,370 for the T3,
    £19,990 for the T4 and
    £21,210 for the T Spirit.

    But while the prices are little changed, the new car delivers so much more on many different levels.

    For a start, the standard specification for each grade has been significantly improved. We’ll be bringing you full equipment details soon, but as an example, the T3 now comes loaded with extra high-tech features including a head-up instrument display and new Touch Tracer multi-function switches on the steering wheel. In addition to the current car’s spec there are front fog lamps, a heating function on the electric door mirrors, a driver’s knee airbag and a Smart Entry & Start system.

    The T4 gets the same goodies plus 17-inch alloys, Bluetooth, an eight-speaker sound system and automatic wipers.

    And, continuing the more-for-your-money theme, T Spirit comes with an improved hands-off-the-wheel Intelligent Park Assist and a new Toyota hard disk drive (HDD) navigation system that also gives you an on-board electronic music library. And we really do like the sound of that!

    Extra spec is only part of the story, as new Prius is significantly more powerful than before, has lower emissions – a best-on-the-market 89g/km – and gives more miles to the gallon with an official 72.4mpg combined cycle figure.

    And it doesn’t stop there. Prius’ redesign means there is more room in the cabin, especially for rear seat passengers, and, thanks mainly to a more compact hybrid battery pack, there’s more usable space in the boot, too.

    Sales start in August, but from 8 June you can see the car in the flesh at Birmingham’s Bullring.
     
    #1 Wooski, May 28, 2009
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  2. technoratic

    technoratic Newbie Prius Owner :)

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    Darn. I wish Canada would release their pricing numbers :( At least its good to hear that they didn't raise the price in the UK.
     
    #2 technoratic, May 28, 2009
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    Oh baby! This is excellent news, I was expecting a price hike. However, I'm a little unsure of how accurate the descriptions are.

    For instance, on the toyota.co.uk website it says the hard drive based mp3 player is 'optional' on the T-spirit. That would make sense, almost every other manufacturer charges extra for an HDD mp3 player.

    Also, the Americans have been complaining about the DVD based nav system, will ours be so completely different?

    Honestly it seems too good to be true, I'm looking forward to "We’ll be bringing you full equipment details soon"
     
    #4 agentred, May 28, 2009
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    It's also worth remembering that the following will almost certainly be options (quoted with the prices for the current car):

    Metallic Paint at £370
    Leather Seats at £1,325

    Yes, the full specs will be interesting.
     
    #5 Wooski, May 28, 2009
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    How sad that the UK prices came out before the Canadian prices and they're not due to receive any til the end of summer.
     
    #6 Tideland Prius, May 28, 2009
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    Sad too for us Aussies.....our pricing and official specification does not come out until the end of June. Then we finally get to buy cars mid-July!
     
    #7 sleeka, May 29, 2009
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