Has any of you guys who managed to test drive it or seen it live see/notice the LED strip surrounding the instrument panel on the dashboard as seen in this official Toyota video??? Found it here: トヨタ プリウス | 室内・インテリア | トヨタ自動車WEBサイト
I thought someone posted in this forum that it showed up as an accessory available 'only' in Japan. Maybe someone can confirm...
One reason it's on there in Japan. They like do-dads and ge-gaws on their cars. So it sells cars. Their business model is to sell cars. So in Japan, there are "things" on/in the cars. In other places they may be thought of as "tacky", so they aren't there so much. Unless they are useful and the locals buy when they are there. Then you see them. Very simple marketing.