Toyota Hybrid Concept - What Are You Expecting?

Is it coming to the U.S. ?

 

I can't wait until Monday. Subcompact with Hybrid-X styling would be awesome.

Would it be named Prius-X?

 

60+ mpg

 

I'm looking forward to this car. I actually doubt it will be shipped to the US if it is iQ sized, since our market for tiny cars is miniscule. Perhaps Toyota is trying to compete against micro diesels.

I still think micro cars are the obvious platform for PHEV and EV. Ah well, I'll just wait patiently.

 

I'd hope for the yaris hybrid they have talked about. That could be a big winner. I'd love to see it with lithium batteries but I think Toyota has too much invested in NiMH to change to quickly.

 

Do you know anything Danny?

I like the way that the prior pic was analyzed in the prior thread. What I'd love to see/hear is that this is a smaller Yaris-sized sedan with the 1.5L + HSD that gets 60 mpg or higher on average.

The teaser says it's a concept so I think that they're running a flag up the pole to see who salutes. Depending on the reception it may or may not come here.

But is this it for the NAIAS? That's it, a concept vehicle? Nothing else for what is arguably the most important auto show on the planet? I'm hoping for an announcement at the same time that behind the curtain hiding silently is the [TA...Daaaaa] new Prius MPV / Sienna hybrid / RAV hybrid / Highlander hybrid...something!

 

Can HSD be downsized enough to compete in the ~ US$ 15k segment ? That would be a show stopper

 

It's as obvious as anything:
It's on the order of a scion xB (the box), cross-over-ish like the Avensis, and shaped and styled like a minivan to be marketed to the minivan crowd. Dude, it's totally obvious.

If you look really close at the image in post #1, squint your eyes, and turn your head sideways, you can see the reflection of an emblem that says "Prius Family Van"

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i hope to find out about its powertrain... hopefully they will not just show some concept shell and thats it

 

Since it's a dedicated Hybrid (whatever that really means) I'm hoping/expecting it to have a Prius badge on it of some sort. I'll be rather disappointed if it's called something that isn't otherwise.

 

I don't see much similarity in the fender. I do, however, want those wheels...they're sweet looking from what little I see on them.

 

What the hell is Toyota Optimal Drive? An advancement on the HSD...or is it the HSD simplified?

 

maybe the toyota IQ? or a yaris HSD concept?

 

Priette would be a nice name...or Priet HSD

 

ummm...maybe it is a Scion, but it's definitely NOT the illustration shown in that article! Look at the pointy front edge of the glass/black area as part of the A pillar....looks nothing like the iQ.