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2012 Toyota Prius v Pushed to Later in Fall

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by Danny, Aug 19, 2011.

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  1. Danny

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    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.
     
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    I was hoping to hear some news about the V and looking forward to actually sitting in one and seeing just how roomy they are. I guess waiting another month won't be too bad but hopefully no more delays.:(
     
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    Whatever the Plug In release date was 'supposed to be', I hope this doesn't mean that too will be pushed back. If the plug in gets pushed back too far into 2012, they may as well sell it as a 2013 similar to the 2010 being sold as a 2010 in May 2009.
     
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    Since that's a normal time for new model years to become available anyway, it shouldn't be that big of a deal... especially acknowledging the disasters in Japan and the recent economic rollercoaster ride.
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    I guess I will have to continue to wait. At least there is some information out there. Toyota has a habit of selling vaporware about a year out, and then not having ANY updates EVER. Just a release with the usual Toyota lack of advertising.
     
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    Either it's conflicting with another vehicle launch or they don't have enough stock because there's too many Prius Alpha demand.
     
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    No ships have left Toyohashi for the US or Europe since the 9th of Aug and only 6 in total this month. Why?
     
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    Prius Alpha demand is high and production still has to catch up on Prius demand.
     
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    Is prius demand still high? There are 40 at my local delaership.
     
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    Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    I've been steadily taking orders for this new Prius v (wagon) coming. It's delayed now till November. I don't know why, but on a strictly personal level, I am hoping that it's due to the need for a name change LOL! I'm still surprised they are using the v or V insignia when we already have a package five 5 v whatever... and the confusion is going to be a pain.

    Have many details, no pricing yet. Taking orders as placeholders and my early orderers get a discount!

    :)
     
    #10 DianneWhitmire, Aug 23, 2011
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    My theory is that this five-V confusion is due to a cultural oversight regarding the Roman numeral. This gives me pause because Toyota, as a worldwide enterprise, supposedly used the unintended acceleration SNAFU as a learning experience of how to effectively communicate across the corporation. This confusion indicates that either some group is not listening or other groups are not talking - either due to lack of skill or fear.
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    November? Say it ain't so :(
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    I had fun time once trying to search the net for Prius v :(
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    "Prius v" crossover ;)
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    Cultural oversight? More like dumb Americans who don't know their Roman numeral. They say two for II, three for III, four for IV but "vee" for V? Makes no sense and clearly a sign of stupidity.
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    Instead of picking V for versatile, maybe they should have used the dreaded W for wagon. At least we know they didn't pick V for velocity, like the Cadillac CTS-V wagon.
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    The problem isn't in how we say it, but in how we spell it. Prius V is virtually indistinguishable from Prius v. Especially with search engines which ignore case.
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    While V may be indistinguishable from v, it's clearly not in the context of I, II, III and IV, yet people are calling even the 2010 Prius V "vee" rather than "five." Case in point, the vast majority of customers call the Mac X operating system "ex" when it's more properly "ten."

    Someone mentioned in another thread that their dealer told them they're not getting the II but the Two :rolleyes: Clearly, people are just dumb.
     
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    Re: Prius v WAGON delayed till November

    B4 U criticize, you need 2 understand. Don't be a playa h8r. Its the way language is used, and those at Toyota marketing just didn't get it.

    fo shizzle:D
     
    #19 austingreen, Aug 25, 2011
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    Re: Prius v WAGON

    First off, no whiners because the car is delayed. :)
    That's just silly. Anything having is worth the wait. And, knowing Toyota's relentless and applaudable pursuit of "perfection", they have good reason to delay. Not knowing why it's out in Nov as opposed to some other month sooner just isn't relevant.

    Second, we went thru this same "name" confusion a decade ago when Toyota had a 4Runner model package with a hood scoop in black or green (talkin' late 90's) called the Highlander package. In 2001, they decided to produce a car like SUV (sort of a lower end RX300) and named it Highlander. That was very weird at that time too, but we lived. We'll live thru this too.

    I'm of the mind that as the years go by, and cool car names get taken, we're all but left with combinations of letters and numbers after a while!

    I will just keep referring to this car as the V Wagon to keep it simple, for now.

    Dianne
     
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