If true, it is not good news for me! What will my '04 be worth by then. And I really don't want to buy another Prius that would be so like the one I have. (Actually, that's my wife talking!)
I'm not going to say anything...I'm not going to say anything... Oh, what the heck. THEY'RE GUESSING!! They have no clue what will actually happen. A previously posted -guess- is the 2008 model will be plug-in. So get on the bandwagon, and make your own guess as to which (if any) of the two guess' is correct.
If that's truly the future for Toyota it can be described in one word, boring. Maybe they are going to give Honda and Nissan a chance to catch up?
I would like to think that's not true. There was an article somewhere in the past indicating that Toyota has ten (10!) hybrid models currently running around in Japan. With just three models (unless we can count Lexus) currently available in the US the growth of Toyota does not hinge on the Prius. Oh, and personally, I agree with Marjam.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marjam @ Aug 15 2006, 12:56 PM) [snapback]303685[/snapback]</div> Your 2004 Prius will hold its value longer because, until 2010, there (apparently) isn't going to be a newer, better, more advanced Prius to make your 2004 seem relatively obsolete. AUGUST 2009 - marjam talking to a prospective buyer: "You want to buy a gas conserving car? There aren't many newer car models which can beat my 2004 Prius. For only $24,000, you can start saving on that $8.75 per gallon gas today! And the hybrid battery is still under warranty." :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ Aug 15 2006, 10:43 PM) [snapback]303875[/snapback]</div> Thanks, I feel better now!
Doesn't look like a very reliable site to me. Problem with the internet is anybody can post anything. Seems to me the reports of model year 2009 are more substantial.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Aug 15 2006, 10:36 PM) [snapback]303892[/snapback]</div> This just in: starting tomorrow, the Toyota Prius will be manufactured using zero net gain carbon manufacturing techniques and will run purely on air intaken by the radiator which will be filled with pixie dust. 0 - 60 has been clocked in under 1 second and the top speed will be mach 4. Oh I can't wait to read it when people quote me as "a source on Priuschat.com, a site for Prius and hybrid enthusists."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Aug 16 2006, 09:22 AM) [snapback]304018[/snapback]</div> Oh, Where can I buy one! I heard about it on PriusChat!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Aug 16 2006, 06:22 AM) [snapback]304018[/snapback]</div> My fantasy car runs on solar neutrinos. Since neutrinos pass right through the Earth, they are as abundant at night as in the day, and they carry a tremendous amount of energy. So much, that a car that could harness them would have enough power to fly as well as accelerate like a rocket. (The practical problem is that since they pass through matter almost without interaction, they cannot be harnessed. However, they are at least more "practical" than pixie dust.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Aug 16 2006, 07:19 AM) [snapback]304045[/snapback]</div> I think at this point I'd say that solar neutrinos are the "pixie dust" of physics. They are there, we know they are there, unlike the pixie dust, but we haven't figured out what to do with them or how we can do anything with them.
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...1024/LATESTNEWS has a goofy headline "Prius to get hybrid option" (uhh.. yeah ) but also cites 2010 or 2011 for the redesign. "Prius: Changes to body styling will come as hybrid technology advances. Consumers have said they like their hybrids to be noticeably different. So even as hybrid powertrains enter mainstream vehicles, expect Toyota to keep a quirky-looking one in the stable. The redesign is likely for the 2010 or 2011 model year. The next generation probably will have plug-in capability, as in letting you plug it in to your house's grid to recharge and allowing you to drive on full electricity for the first 40 or so miles. It also may have a rheostat so drivers can select a performance or fuel-economy mode." If a redesign isn't coming till the 2010 or 2011 model year, that's quite a long time for one iteration of a platform.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Aug 17 2006, 12:04 AM) [snapback]304547[/snapback]</div> I'd happily wait that long for a 40-mile EV range! But, like the other article, I'm very suspicious, since this is so much more than we've been hearing in previous rumors. And if Toyota will not make an official announcement (maybe because it would hurt sales between the announcement and the arrival of the new model?) then are we really to believe what a magazine writes about it? I hope they're right, but I don't believe it. But if that's what the next generation Prius is like, I'll be getting one. There'll be one more low-mileage 2004 on the market.
Since I just bought my Prius and would like to get 10-12 years use out of it, I'm looking for something substantially better somewhere around 2015 or so. I figure a year on the market is about right before I get interested in a new model... My last Toyota (1985 MR2) lasted 17 years. Godfrey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Aug 17 2006, 03:04 AM) [snapback]304547[/snapback]</div> It is a long time for one platform, but it's a platform that's very, very cheap to produce (other than the drivetrain), a car that probably doesn't produce much in terms of profit, and one that's proven to be very popular. I think this is the first year that I haven't heard stories about waiting lists, and this is the first time I've seen multiple priuses sitting and waiting to be sold on my dealer's lot. Toyota is wise to milk the hard plastic cow for every sale.
