Hmmmm....if that happens would I still be driving a "Toyota Prius" or would it be a "Prius Prius?" Or perhaps a "pre-Prius Prius."

Still waiting on the little Prius pickup...

Has there ever been a case of a car model name being made into a car make name? It seems that it would create confusion, of the sort Rockville1 suggests.

I don't have a problem with it as long as all the vehicles are built for efficiency. Rather instead of taking the Honda Civic approach and build the cars from the ground up to be efficient hybrids.

Here is a short list of vehicles I think they need in their lineup.
Small car (a Super Prius for hypermilers)
Mid size car (current Gen Prius)
Mini Van (although this segment is supposedly pretty dead, so they probably could do a Crossover instead)
Small / Light Duty pickup truck
small SUV (they could base this on the Prius Truck Platform)

Chances are excellent the official name won't be 'Prickup'. The smallest vehicle in the lineup could be the Prius Minimus, and the largest could be Prius Maximus. Nah, probably not.

I like the idea of stealing the Mazda sports car idea....
We could call it the.... Priatta ?!? :car:

The Studebaker Avanti evolved into the Avanti Motor Corporation, which outlived Studebaker.

Well that is a bit off putting, could it kill Toyota too?

I don't see the point. Toyota has said in the past that they will eventually put out all models as hybrids. Why create a Prius auto company to put out a hybrid Prius, hybrid Carolla, hybrid Yaris, hybrid Sienna, hybrid Highlander and a hybrid Camry, etc??

As battery technology improves, all models should be REPLACED with hybrids. No straight 4, V-6 OR Hybrid choice. Maybe an All Electric or HSD based engine depending on one's needs if the battery technology gets powerful enough.

They won't have to screw around designing/sourcing manual and auto transmissions for a bunch of different gas engines. Create 3 or 4 engines for 3 or 4 generic size (weight) vehicles. Economy of scale drives production prices down.

I think 'JEEP' might qualify, it used to denote just one type of Vehicle now it's a whole line of cars.

I would like to see a prius pick up.!!

Here's a Calif. fast-lane, freeway flyin' "something-or-other" picture from last year. Maybe it's already out on the road being tested, and they're trying to decide which brand to name it ... & we simply don't know about it yet. You tell ME what emblem that is on the back. :blink:

You think?

:rofl:

I agree, it is a Lexus badge.

Did you also notice it has HOV lane stickers, low profile tyres on non standard rims and the blacked out brake lights of a pre 2006 model?