Actually, that center console "thing" is starting to grow on me...
It looks like it has some sort of storage hole, and there is a tray thing down underneath, with a 12-volt and something else, right there... rather than over by the passenger's feet (dumb place, IMO).
I'm just wondering where the coffee cup holders are? Come on, Toyota, show us the really IMPORTANT stuff!

Oh, and I think that the tail lights look cool, too.

Thanks Danny. I've never laughed so hard. The aspect ratio is wrong on the pics and video (look at the wheels). The car looks hilarious when scrunched length ways like that.

There -is- more info on the dash display and controls in there. Lots of new stuff on the dash.

the gallery is broken i can't see any thumbnails, but i can click on them to see the
pictures

I corrected the aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9.

i'm confused by image 5... most bumps like this seem to end up being washer units. It almost looks like a reflector of some sort in image 5. maybe... since the lowbeams are focused, that mirror pops up for high beam reflection? a new twist on our current setup?

Notice how they have integrated the rear spoiler into the body now. No longer looks added on.

i like the picture outakes now~thx danny

In image #3, what is that number behind the Prius? It looks like 1032. Is it the Time? 10:32 PM? First I thought that's engine RPM but then it would be near the gas engine icon.

I finally got more time to look at these. It is becoming harder to resist upgrading....

It is Awesome. Where do I put my deposit down.

I don't know what it is but in one of the videos it changes from 1032 to 1033. Time would be my guess but it could be a digital tach seeing that it is next to the picture of the car.

I stopped it after 30s thinking their was nothing new, just what we had seen before set to music. Then I saw a few of the captures... very cool new shots of the dash, definitely answers a lot of questions! The panning shots although a little bouncy give a lot more sense of the car than the captures, its definitely improved my opinion of it.

A few thoughts:

- Some one asked why it didn't match the official Toyota speedo shot. I'm pretty sure the car is not running, but in ACC or POW ON mode. The spot where the speedo would be is dark, only the "MPG" is showing, and probably only lights up when the car is in READY mode. This would be consistent with the view of the energy screen showing the battery with no bars, and most of the warning lights being on.

- As to where these came from, it seems pretty clear they are from someone working on the set of a photo shoot. As to how they got the shots and got them out, there are a couple of possibilities. One is they were shot during the copious down time that occurs on most sets discretely with something like a camera phone or small pocket cam. More likely in my mind is that they were "leaked" intentionally as part of their viral marketing campaign. The aspect ratio problem, and low res make me doubt that a little bit, but also seem like the kind of thing that someone would think of doing to make them appear more amateur/leaked. Fuzzy/low rez shots of the whole car seem like an obvious compliment to their "official" higher res mini-detail shots.

Rob

I think you are right, but its really fuzzy. If so that would be pretty cool, as you'll notice this is directly above the speedo read out. So within that small space straight ahead you'll be able to see speed, inst mpg, and whether or not the ICE is running.

wow! I think I'll wait for it.