The Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Los Angeles Region invites you to test drive the new Prius v and PHV in Long Beach on Saturday, June 4th at the Toyota So Cal Auto Drive Event. Details below: When: Saturday, June 4th from 10am-5pm Where: The Pike lawns overlooking Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach How Much: FREE to attend and test drive, and attendees to the show will receive 90 mins of free parking! There will also be free musical entertainment on stage as well as announcements made by 100.3 The Sound DJ’s throughout the day. There will be food vendors at the site ready to sell their goods to event goers, too. Don't miss the opportunity to test drive the newest members of the Prii family!
Don't know if these questions have been asked yet: Does the v have a remote release button to open the hatch, like what a normal car has to open the trunk? Related: is there an easy or mechanical way to open the hatch when the 12v battery is dead? Where is the 12v battery located?
I only know the answer to one of your question. The 12v battery is in the same location (rear passenger side). In the model (preproduction?) I saw, it has the same Japanese connector (smaller).
Thanks USB. It would be very sad if the v had no remote and/or mechanical hatch opening mechanism. We're talking 4th gen Prius already!
I didn't see the FOB of the base model so I couldn't tell you. The handle to close the hatch is just like Prius Gen2 (just a handle on one side). It was not like Gen2 where it has two places to grab and close the hatch.
