Prius v wagon puzzle finally complete; Here's what we know

Hmm, with 50% more cargo space I could run two 12" subs and still have room for my 1000' roll of barbed-wire and associated tools without having to flip the rear seats down! Good job, Toyota!

 

I love the dual pane sunroofs. But yes, even if it was the ability to manually remove the pane...I'd want the option of being able to open it. I hope they are not just static windows.....

I have to admit, I can't wait to see this product.

 

This pretty much confirms that the Prius v is essentially based on the Toyota Verso MPV sold in Europe, though of course with a different nose design and also lacking the third row seats.

By the way, there is good reason for lack of third row seats: beneath the rear cargo area is where the rather large NiMH battery pack is located.

 

If they could fit the 2 EV packs in the back of a regular Prius they should fit in the back of this model. The next tease uses the term Plural...

 

It's great that this puzzle was finally completed. The Prius v sounds and may look great but I'm glad I purchased the gen III. The v doesn't offer enough for me to want to purchase it at launch. Here's to hoping for a Tesla/Toyota Rav4 EV that looks decent, performs well, and doesn't have the price tag of tesla's cars. Oh and doesn't have any recall problems. Asking too much? :-P

 

The extra cargo space will be a huge selling point. Goodbye SUV's

 

Hopefully, this is also foresight for the PHEV, when they offer an addition that says "50% more battery space"

 

even without the 3rd seat it maintains the 5 seat capacity and the extra storage is great. give me one with a 20 mile EV range and i am on it.

 

Were it not for the fact that my previous Toyota lasted 20 years, I would be all over this. Perhaps a V gen V!

 

and that is the trick. with buying a 2011 Leaf and having 2010 Prius, i cannot afford another car for a few years. but having done that 10 day car trip in the 2010. it was crammed but it worked because my Son is 3.

but later on, when he gets bigger, he will have more luggage and need more space. i purposefully brought very little. i am not a clothes horse and other than clean underware i had minimal needs. it was summer like weather, so wore sandals the entire trip. so no socks which is my other need. so i packed t-shirts for each day and about 4 pairs of shorts. i was good.

otoh; if the price is good, i might work some sort of trade or try to get a good price on the market and maybe move to that but we see. its easy to resist the temptation of a picture...

 

Just think how much easier it would be to load ladders into the car

 

No third row = not even remotely interesting to me. I've had exactly two occasions to need more cargo volume in my '04, and dozens and dozens of times where we took two cars because of a lack of seating.

 

At Toyota Prius Projects the title of the 6th part is "What to call one when it turns into more".
Could that be that the wagon could get an extra third row and turns into something more, like a MPV?
Just a thought...

 

BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of lack of 3rd row seat. Even if the back row is tiny and just for kids... at least there is one. I'll put my money elsewhere.

 

keep it at or near the same price as the 2010, mileage at 48 mpg plus and i be interested. dont need extra seating, but the extra storage would be wonderful. after our trip to Disney, we found that the 2010 Prius "barely" fits our current storage needs. but when my child is older, the Prius might not make it.

but i am not going to sacrifice mileage for an occasional trip. so keep the mileage up and i b interested

 

We're planning to keep our 04 for as long as possible but may be moving into two car country where more cargo room would make shleping the kids and stuff much easier.

 

I'm completely tossed up as to whether I would rather have 50% more cargo space or better MPG. I mean, if the Prius c comes out with a crazy mpg jump then I might be persuaded to go that route. On the other hand, a jump in 10mpg over 50mpg would not be a huge savings like it was going from 30mpg to 40mpg.