Report: Toyota Prius minivan coming in 2011

Report: Toyota Prius minivan coming in 2011

Filed under: Hybrid, Minivan/Van, Toyota

Toyota Hybrid X Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery

We've been hearing the rumors for over a year, and it's now looking increasingly likely that Toyota is getting ready to launch a new hybrid minivan that will wear the Prius nameplate. If true, this would be the first completely new vehicle added to the Prius stable, where it would join the well-known hatchback sometime in 2011.

According to Reuters (which is citing the Japanese Nikkei), this new Prius hybrid minivan may be the first such vehicle from Toyota equipped with an in-house developed lithium ion battery pack. The three-row vehicle, which we can only presume would also have sliding doors, would potentially seat up to seven people, expanding Toyota's hybrid technology further into the family-use market.

No other details are available other than the notion that Toyota would like to keep the price close to that of standard minivans currently on the market. Stay tuned for more as we hear it.


Gallery: Geneva Motor Show: Toyota Hybrid-X concept



[Source: Reuters via The Truth About Cars]Report: Toyota Prius minivan coming in 2011 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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Wow that is hideous. And who picked the wheels? Someone needs to be shot.

i actually think this looks kinda cool.. only problem is if derro's start driving them or people just dont wash the car. its a nice car i must admit. very original, i like it.

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i think its a good beginning to the future cars of this new decade. lets hope we see more!

The words "Gas sipping" and "minivan" dont go together. We all know soccer moms floor them shit out all the time...

lol true

one XL prius comin up. lol