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2010 Toyota Prius steals font from Michael Knight

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    2010 Toyota Prius steals font from Michael Knight

    Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota

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    Toyota's marketing team has released the first image of the next-gen Prius, and it's not what you think. The shot shows what appears to be the welcome screen that will appear on the car's in-dash screen upon startup, and the font looks curiously like the same one used by the new Knight Rider series on NBC. We doubt this means Prius v3.0 will have Turbo Boost built in, but it will have a larger four-cylinder gas engine and more powerful electric motor. Unfortunately, the new Prius is expected to carry over its nickel-metal hydride batteries rather than going with new lithium-ions, at least for now. The 2010 Toyota Prius will be making its first public appearance at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January, and we'll be there to greet the new green king in person. Thanks for the tip, Danny!

    [Source: PriusChat.com]

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    "but michael, I can only use turbo boost once per episode."

    "I don't care, I want TURBO BOOST!"

    *Kaboom in to wall*
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    I guess they dont have a leak on the MPG numbers yet since they didnt specify... I hope this is one of those "the engine gets bigger, so does the HP, but MPG drops some"...
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    90mpg sounds wicked! For once I can say that my car is faster than that but my car only gets 1/3 of that car's mpg... Maybe with a high flow headers and exhaust with some better breathing intake, I might stretch it to 32-33 mpg hwy :D
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    aygo > prius any day

    probably scared because it will destroy the market for the prius.
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    I have not seen the interior specs yet but from what I see it could be a bit crowded inside esp with 6" white peeps. Imo the difference would be the consumers... I would think that parents would want to buy this kinda stuff for their kids while priuses would remain daddy's dd.
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