BREAKING NEWS! 2010 Prius Photos posted on PriusChat First! Confirmed real!

[Ron3KL]

Here's an alternative possibility. When car company design teams do full size clay mock ups so that the final design can be signed off by management, to save on costs they will put slightly different designs on either side of the model. That way by standing on the alternate sides of the vehicle you get to see 2 design choices on the one mock up. So that could be what we have a here. Photos of the one clay model taken from either side with two alternative headlight designs.

[flareak]

i'm going to be pretty sad if this is real

[efusco]

Originally Posted by usbseawolf2000

- "B" gear is gone

Hmmm, maybe, but I don't think there's anything here to support that. Remember, the current Prius only shows "B" on the HUD when you're in D mode.

- Those are 17" rims

But the current gen Prius' original showed larger and fancier rims than the production had.

[efusco]

What's the point of the square and round lights in the fog-light area?

[usbseawolf2000]

Originally Posted by efusco

Hmmm, maybe, but I don't think there's anything here to support that. Remember, the current Prius only shows "B" on the HUD when you're in D mode.

The shifter seems to be tradition straight line selector. This is only a guess from the look and it does not seem like a joy stick type from current gen Prius. If the shifter can only move up or down, there is no room on the HUD for "B" under the "D".

It looks like the Power button is next to the shifter.

[Paradox]

Originally Posted by usbseawolf2000

It looks like the Power button is next to the shifter.

I may be wrong but I think I remember in the first spy interior shot from a month or so ago that was the hazard light round button to the right of he shifter

[efusco]

Originally Posted by usbseawolf2000

The shifter seems to be tradition straight line selector. This is only a guess from the look and it does not seem like a joy stick type from current gen Prius. If the shifter can only move up or down, there is no room on the HUD for "B" under the "D".

It looks like the Power button is next to the shifter.

The Hihy has a straight line shifter w/ B-mode. I wouldn't be disappointed to see B gone and not trying to argue w/ you, I just don't think we can make that assumption at this point.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by efusco

The Hihy has a straight line shifter w/ B-mode. I wouldn't be disappointed to see B gone and not trying to argue w/ you, I just don't think we can make that assumption at this point.

The reports that I've received from people who have seen a prototype up close is that the joystick is carrying over into the Gen III.

If these pictures are real, it looks like Toyota has decided to go with an additional turn signal on the front of the bumper above the fog lights instead of side mirror signals as we saw in some of the "artistic depictions".

For those of you disappointed with the look in these pictures, just remember: Toyota's not gonna mess with a good thing. This isn't like moving from the Echo-style Gen I to the current-style Gen II. I think the main emphasis with the Gen III is going to be larger engine, greater fuel economy, and enhanced features that didn't exist in the Gen II.

[zenMachine]

Looks like there's a USB port or something next to the 12V outlet. That would definitely be more useful than a 110V outlet.

[zenMachine]

Found this gem at the Jalopnik site that Linkbacked to this thread:

I think we're all overlooking the most crucial aspect of this article.
There's a PriusChat board? Like... seriously, there are enough enthusiasts -- ie, more than one -- out there that actually want to sit and talk about their Prii that they created a website?
Or is it a support group?
"Hi... my name is Mike... and I drive a Prius."
"HI MIKE."
"Seriously, ever since I bought it, all the joy has left my life. And, on top of that, I started eating a lot of bran, and now I spend most of my life on the can."
"Let it out, Mike!"
"That's the problem!"
"Your emotions, you idiot, not your..."


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