After writing yesterday about the hoopla surrounding the alleged leaked pics of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Toyota has released a statement on its Open Road Blog confirming that these are indeed marketing shots of the 2010 Prius.
>>> view more pics of the 2010 Prius here
In a post on the Open Road Blog entitled “The Real Deal?” Toyota says:
Many of you will have seen by now photographs on sites like PriusChat, Jalopnik and AutoblogGreen of a vehicle said to be the new Prius.
We thought we’d take a moment to confirm that the car shown in these unauthorized photos – at least the ones we’ve seen so far – is indeed the new Prius.
Sorry, we’re not able to provide details. Those will be forthcoming when the car is formally introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
What we can tell you, however, is this: This new Prius will retain all of the virtues of the model that precedes it. It’s about the same size as its forebear, but with more interior room and better fuel economy. But you expected nothing less, right?
So, there you go folks. Looks like we now have honest-to-goodness accurate photos of the soon to be released 2010 Prius.
Many thanks to Adam Vaughan of smartplanet for tipping me off to this development.
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Still disappointed to here that they are not going to start producing them in the states. Ah well at least they made it look a little better.
Still disappointed to here that they are not going to start producing them in the states. Ah well at least they made it look a little better.
How exciting, it’s just as crappy looking as the last model. Why can’t they make one that looks futuristic or retro or something? I don’t care how much gas costs, I’ll never drive one of these boringmobiles!
How exciting, it’s just as crappy looking as the last model. Why can’t they make one that looks futuristic or retro or something? I don’t care how much gas costs, I’ll never drive one of these boringmobiles!