A second 2010 Prius in introduced in Japan

Neither the S, S "Standard Package" nor S Touring model of the NHW20 are available with cruise control here in Japan. It come as standard on the remaining models (G, G Touring and G Touring "Leather Package").

I'd say, cruise control is of very limited use on mostly busy Japanese roads. I didn't have it on my last two cars and can't say I miss it.

 

In the current economic environment ... why not?
Grinning car salesman: "You can't quite afford the new, latest and greatest Prius? No problem! We've got one right over here that is perfect for you!"

 

Now, Japanese press articles report the Prius 150 price will be same as Honda Insight G which is 1,890,000yen.
Toyota to sell current Prius 1890kyen, same as Honda Insight (Japanese press article)

Ken@Japan

 

Or,
I wont buy the similar size G3 because I can get the Prius 150 and have an extra $2000+ for next years vacation.

 

prius 150???????????

do we need a new topic?!!

edit: sorry did not read the compleet topic yet

i see 2010 in the topic title and thing about the GEN3. then i only read the last page.

 

Seems for the time being...this is Toyota's answer to the Honda Insight.

Toyota May Cut Price of Prius Hybrid to Match Honda?s Insight - Bloomberg.com

Toyota May Cut Price of Prius Hybrid to Match Honda’s Insight

By Naoko Fujimura and Tetsuya Komatsu

March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest automaker, may cut the price of its Prius gasoline- electric hybrid car in Japan to match Honda Motor Co.’s Insight.
Toyota spokesman Yuta Kaga declined to confirm or deny a Nikkei newspaper report today that said the starting price of the Prius will be cut to 1.89 million yen ($19,250) from 2.33 million yen. The Insight hybrid, which went on sale in Japan last month, starts at 1.89 million yen.
Toyota later this year plans to introduce a revamped Prius with higher mileage and more power than the current model and the Insight. Both automakers are betting on fuel-efficient models as governments worldwide tighten emission standards.
The Prius accounted for half of all gasoline-electric models sold in the U.S., the world’s biggest auto market, last year. The price reduction would apply to the current Prius model.
Honda aims to sell 5,000 Insights a month domestically and has said it hopes to sell 100,000 in North America in the model’s first 12 months. The Insight goes on sale in the U.S. this month. Toyota’s U.S. target is 180,000 units of the new Prius in its first full year.
To contact the reporter on this story: Naoko Fujimura in Tokyo at [email protected]; Tetsuya Komatsu in Tokyo at [email protected]
Last Updated: March 16, 2009 21:19 EDT

 

well, looks like they have found a solution to the "600,000" extra cars they have lying around...

oh wait!! i forgot, that article was proved to be a myth... ok, strike that statement, i dont want to be the cause of another internet rumour

 

i would guess that like in Europe, in Japan there is an huge fleet market where companies buy cars for their employees to drive and it goes out of their taxes which is big benefit to them.

This is why i dont expect this Prius to appear in Europe and NA - fleet market for such vehicle is much smaller there.

 

Hi all,
The official name is now "Prius EX" and the pricing is confirmed, 1,890,000 yen.

Ken@Japan