Ahhhh, remember the days when the 2012 Prius v was supposed to launch in "late summer"? Following the Japanese earthquake and Japan's insatiable hunger to buy the Prius v (or Alpha, as it is called in Japan), the Prius v was then pushed for an American launch in the Fall of 2011. Well, from what I am hearing from my Toyota dealer contacts, deliveries of the 2012 Prius v have now been pushed to begin in November 2011.
Toyota is holding on to their goal of a "Fall 2011" launch, but they are quickly running out of months in the Fall to deliver the car. Whether you view this as a delay or not (I do), this news is a downer for those of us who are waiting for the Prius v to hit the market and fill a need for growing families.
Is anyone else bummed out by this news, or were you expecting it? Looking for something to do until November? Check out PriusChat's 2012 Prius v In-Depth Review and First Drive.
