Cost Cutting Will Limit US Prius Wagon To Only 5 Passengers Rather Than 7

The new Toyota Prius V, a wagon version of the Japanese automaker’s popular hybrid, will go on sale in the United States in late summer or early fall with two rows of seats, accommodations for five and a nickel-metal-hydride battery pack similar to that on the current car. Meanwhile, because of a more compact lithium-ion battery, European and Japanese buyers will be offered a version with three rows of seats.



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HSCenterconsole - 3/11/2011 1:04:23 PM

+12 Boost

Coast Cutting? Wow, another glaring 009 error.

Agent009 - 3/11/2011 1:21:56 PM

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Really..? The choice to keep the older bulky batteries in the US versions of the Prius left no room for the third row.

The reason they kept with the old style battery?

To cut costs in a market that the Yen is trading at an unfavorable rate to. So in other words keep the old rather than throw more expensive features into a market where you are hard pressed to make a profit.

Cut the cost and make more money.

Foreigner - 3/11/2011 1:55:20 PM

+8 Boost

HSCenterconsole is referring to your spelling, 009. Wow, missed it TWICE, now.

Hoorayforpeepee - 3/11/2011 1:55:34 PM

+9 Boost

oo9, I think he's talking about the title of the thread where you wrote coast instead of cost

Willis - 3/11/2011 2:23:39 PM

-4 Boost

The money is needed for new gas pedals! ;-p

Hoorayforpeepee - 3/11/2011 4:47:14 PM

+3 Boost

Still coast cutting ... actually sounds good in a british sort of way

TCLA - 3/11/2011 4:58:55 PM

+9 Boost

The number of spelling and grammar mistakes I see here from these so called "writers" is insane. PROOF READ!

Thank god most of what they do is copy from other sites. Can you imagine otherwise?

truckman - 3/13/2011 7:09:06 PM

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This was almost competition to the Mazda 5, now with inly 5 seats for a little mini van, Not something a family would want.

veyron1001 - 3/14/2011 2:01:43 PM

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Most Americans wouldnt be able to fit in the back two seats anyways.