Is A 7-Seater Prius What YOU Had In Mind?

Autocar reports:

Toyota will launch a seven-seat MPV version of its Prius hybrid next March.

Called Prius Alpha, it could get an upgrade to lithium ion batteries.

The new variant will sit on the same basic platform as the regular model and use the same 1.8-litre petrol engine, but it will offer a third row of seats. The car’s bodywork will be around 300mm longer than the regular car’s...

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Joe_Limon - 5/25/2010 6:52:26 PM

-5 Boost

no...

nguyenvuminh - 5/25/2010 10:01:58 PM

+7 Boost

I would love to see more 7-seaters available, and not the jumbo minivan we now have in the US either but more like the size of Mazda 5, the MB B-class, Kia Rondo, etc. Very practical for a typical family of 4, can carry stuff, and not too big to make it cumbersome in the city. And if that 7-seater happens to come with clean diesel or hybrid, all the better. So YES Toyota, go for it. As for the rendering, it looks fine to me.

carguy68 - 5/26/2010 11:14:59 AM

+1 Boost

wow!! this thing is f#$%*n ugly!!

LACMAN - 5/26/2010 12:32:06 PM

-1 Boost

Looks like the Prius has competition if the Volt MP5 goes into production.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/22/beijing-2010-chevrolet-volt-mpv5-crossover-revealed/

(wonder why it doesnt seat seven though?)

LACMAN - 5/26/2010 12:35:56 PM

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*Volt MPV5 (sorry)

DAMNIT, CAN WE GET AN EDIT BUTTON FOR THE UMTEENTH TIME?

thstone - 5/26/2010 8:57:08 PM

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No. I never had that thought.