Spy photos of the Gen IV Prius

            Recently spotted in the streets of Los Angeles was a covered up model of the next generation model Toyota Prius.  Judging by the shape of the car, it looks to be almost exactly the same as the current generation Prius. Under all the covering might be different styled headlights, grille, and tires.  Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be much of a departure of the “standard” Prius shape.  There’s no need to change the shape of the car since it has been synonymous with what a Prius is.  And despite its facing growing competition from the rest of the auto industry, the Prius is still very much the car that everyone compares other hybrids to.  The Prius may become what a Coke or a Kleenex is to soda and tissues, it is that popular a car.  The interior of the Prius looks like it will be not much of a departure from the current one, although the pictures indicate that it is an incomplete interior.

            Toyota seems to be going with the old adage, if it’s not broken don’t fix it with the Prius.  Tell us what you would like to see in the next generation Prius.

Matthew Colan

Handy Toyota

St. Albans, Vermont