2017 v or 2018 ?

Since the drive train is essentially identical to the Gen 3 Prius, (the final drive ratio is different) spare parts should not be an issue.

 

Bear in mind that when the Honda Element was discontinued, demand seemed to go up. They've held their value very well. I can see the same happening with the v.

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not likely. a couple of my thoughts:

when element ended production, honda had nothing (still has nothing) that delivers the same type of utility. honda went more family oriented crvs vs the element was geared towards outdoorsy folks in a metro area

prius v's biggest pool of buyers are sadly the taxi industry. when v stops production, mostly likely they'll find other cars. the brand loyalty is not there

prius v has a couple contenders even in the toyota fleet. Rav4h fits the gap nicely for space and 300h can take over the pool of folks considering luxury.

with today's gas prices, >40 MPG is achievable even for combustion engines. the fuel savings $$$ wise is not there.

i think the only thing that'd tempt me to get the next gen v would be a prime version of v.

 

I never thought of my son's Prius v as a taxi for his dogs going to dog shows, agility trials, and training.

 

i'm sure there are lots of users of the v for personal use. Just saying that I've seen far more v in the taxi fleet than anything else. so the value increase after end of production in my opinion is unlikely.

 

There is a supply problem with the prius v. Too many are being made. Its not a mainstream vehicle. I doubt the prius v wil be discontinued. While not as many are being sold as Toyota may want, a lot of prius v are still being sold regardless.. And a lot of them are sold as taxis. As a taxi car the prius has no rivals. Its almost the perfect taxi vehicle. Even if the vehicle is a few thousand dollars more expensive, taxi owners would still buy it.

I think Toyota will make LESS prius v's. Also, the company will not update the vehicle as often. I can also see the price rising due to the lower number of vehicles being made (loss of economic of scale).

The only way Toyota discontinue the prius v is if Toyota thinks they can produce an alternative mainstream vehicle that has overwhelming demand...something like the tesla model 3. Something that would demand an overwhelming amount of their manufacturing capacity. I see no such vehicle in the horizon for Toyota.

 

Five years ago, my dealer had few v models on the lot. Not so today. It is RAV4h's that are in now short supply.

But I also see in my small town a heck of a lot of v wagons being used for personal use. Likewise I've seen lots of v wagons as taxis in cities in the US and Europe.

Sell one and not sell a replacement for another 10-12 years due to the v's reliability. That makes repeat sales tough. Of course the same can be said for any Prius.

But as an investor, would you develop another v given the sales figures?

 

toyota should make another one.. make one off the prime model. the v has the bigger body for the battery.

 

If there were to be an "all-new" Prius V in 2018 by when would we know, do you think? I really loved my old Prius, and I need space for a family, but I'd love to get in on the new drive train.

 

Toyota does not want to dump on sales so if the v improves you likely won't know until just before it's release.

 

It would likely at least be announced by September or October. It might even be released by then.

 

We just purchased a Prius v Five in Massachusetts. As part of the process, after we had problems at the first dealership we went to, a friend connected me to a friend of his who works for Toyota directly (not a dealer). In addition to helping me match up with a dealer willing to get the vehicle we needed, he shared that Toyota is "sunsetting" the Prius v, that there is no 2018 model.

We had decided to make the purchase now, rather than 2018 when I found out a few weeks ago that there was not going to be a model refresh, but I haven't seen anything here after using search or on other forums I was following confirming there would be no 2018 "v" at all. He said Rav4 Hybrid sales are the main competitor.