This IS Not A Joke: Toyota's Prius Design Will Influence Future Toyotas

Whether you're enamored or disgusted by the Prius' aesthetic, you'd better get used to the new styling cues.
The 2010 model is the shape of things to come for Toyota, debuting a few new forms that will infiltrate the rest of the automaker's line-up in the near future. Toyota's global design chief, Wahei Hirai, calls the styling of the new Prius "free-form geometrics," and a few of the more prominent elements -- including the hybrid's sharply-creased corners, slit-like front grille and bolder, more pronounced hood badge -- are all bound for future models. Good thing or bad thing? Tell us in the poll below the fold.


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Joe_Limon - 5/19/2009 11:38:42 PM

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bad thing... and this is why "more pronounced hood badge" aka "more pronounced sack bulge"

tundrahq - 5/20/2009 10:07:17 AM

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Just tried to fold my computer screen so I could look below the "fold." No luck. Did you forget who you were writing for? :-)

Joe_Limon - 5/21/2009 2:57:00 AM

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inspiron7? "Good thing or bad thing?"

Jordanski - 5/20/2009 12:07:41 AM

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DNA has already spread. Example: Venza.

Anthony - 5/20/2009 12:08:18 AM

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The front of the Prius isn't all that bad for a small car. the sides and the rear are where it all goes to hell. However I'm sure Toyota will make the new design work for its goal of being unoffensive.

MrBratwurst - 5/20/2009 6:02:10 AM

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Joke??

What should anyone call it a joke? The new Prius looks brilliant!

http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/1394610/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/1394587/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/1394532/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/1394526/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/1394553/

http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/2010-toyota-prius-7/

One of the cleanest and prettiest design that recently came from Toyota.

inspirion7 - 5/20/2009 9:08:51 AM

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You are joking Brat, aren't you? !

NItePhire - 5/20/2009 9:12:50 AM

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Way to much Toyota and Lexus news in the last two days.

s4mula - 5/20/2009 10:30:33 AM

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Great toyota goes from bland and boring to ugly and stale.

pageman - 5/20/2009 12:06:47 PM

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Are you kidding me? Just one look at a Tata or a new micro-bus style car from all manufacturers, this Prius is like a hot chick in spandex.
The future is bright for Toyota and with the US Gov's new fuel economy law, don't expect gorgeous lavish designs. This, for the grade maker, is more than appealing.

sector - 5/20/2009 12:23:07 PM

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Not only toyota folks, where'd you think the new BMW 5er GT and Audi A5 GT came from? yup prius...

Toyota sets trends always, look what happened when they invented the crossover with RX?

thetruth01 - 5/20/2009 12:25:35 PM

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It's a good looking car, great update on the last gen. I can see some of those design elements working on other models. The crease along the side, the sculpted headlights. Even the prominent emblem is more successful here than on the Camry, as it bulges the hood up to the windhshield, giving the vast expanse of hood some charachter and joining the emblem to the rest of the car. The Camry bulge, in contrast, just juts out unexpectedly.

theoptimisticpessimist - 5/20/2009 7:32:42 PM

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The Bangle Prius.