Recently spotted undergoing trial runs in Thailand, the 2016 Toyota Prius is set to be revealed very “soon”, according to Toyota North America CEO, Jim Lentz, in a report by the Detroit Free Press. No exact date on when just yet but rumours indicate that the fourth-generation Prius, codenamed 690A, could make its public debut at later this year either in Tokyo or Los Angeles.
Set to ride on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) modular platform, the 2016 Toyota Prius will reportedly drive and look better than the outgoing model – rumour has it that the Prius was slated to be introduced earlier but execs were unhappy with the way it looked. “I have driven it. It’s fantastic,” added Lentz. As for the way it looks, the 2016 Prius is expected to adopt cues from the Toyota C-HR Concept.
With all the hype surrounding it, Lentz has confirmed one possible downer to the new Prius – the supposed 15% improvement in fuel economy is not true. According to him, the such a gain was too high to be taken seriously as the outgoing model already achieves a fuel economy rating of 21.2 km/l on the combined cycle.
What will be true is the adoption of technology from Toyota’s TS040 hybrid racer – microchips and micro controllers but no mechanical parts. The new Prius has also been touted to arrive on the scene with both nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion battery packs as well as an all-wheel drive system. Also, the new Prius is expected to weight up to 20% less than the current model.
GALLERY: 2016 Toyota Prius testing in Thailand
GALLERY: Toyota C-HR Concept
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The shape still no different.
Will stay-away from imported Hybrids if no tax exemption…
Sales of Toyota cars are so bad, some people have caught the UMw salesman in the toilet masturbating. Because bored, nothing to do.
Sam strongly encourage all not to buy sushis but head to KIA or HYundai showrooms instead.
We need sorhai tai lan ngongs to prime the used kimchi market 12 months on
Whatever it is, none of Malaysian business.
Why Prius so expensive? Thanks to Proton!
Betul, kamulah yang supporter to saga.
Same Lorrrr since you are mentally challenged SA, you go to Thai and blame p1 for expensive camry.
Why not you go Singapore and blame all cars?
Use your brain a little bit when you challenge people to leave Malaysia!!
You don’t like sushi cars? You no need to leave Malaysia or Japan.
Lol. It’s you who blame first not me.
Retard.
brader, stick to sniffing used panties in the UMW toilet. I know got no sales now and all the salesman are doing that now in UMw
Seen 4 kimchi sorhais today. Came into the showroom with Sonata and expect to be treated like a Toyota or Honda owner. At the end of the day, they still bowed down to the fact that their rotten cabbage is now worth only RM30k max.
Sam cut them a cheque and you can see them walk away with their tails tucked in between their legs.
Dem funny, like dogs after losing a fight
i hope it will recapture some of that fun youthful factor the first rav4 had…
Sampan handling, no fun
This new model will be assembled in Thailand. So AFTA rules will apply.
It should fall back to the RM135k to RM140k mark like before
Same boring look, why bother to go through all the trouble to look the same, but should be good on the consumption.
The Prius has permanently lost its mantle as “the” green car to the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt.
The Leaf uses no gasoline whatsoever and the Plug in version of the Prius has a pathetic 10 miles range in electric mode vs the Volt at 50 miles.
Toyota is busy going down the “hydrogen rabbit hole” and will continue to lose green market share to the competition