The Diesel Driver took the new lower-case Prius v for a drive and reports on how it performed.
"Toyota hopes that the Prius family of vehicles will eventually be its top-selling model line and promises to offer different prii for different needs. The first new Prius will be the Prius v (the “v” is lower case by design). The v offers 50% more cargo space than the current Prius liftback and, according to Toyota, has more room than 80% of small SUVs.
"The roof is higher by 3.3”; the rear doors are longer. Think of it as a station wagon meets SUV meets minivan...
"I had the chance to drive the Prius v three and the Prius v five (both in pre-production form) for several hours in Westchester County on a combination of winding country roads and major highways."
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