2023 Toyota Prius Appears Shockingly Cool

• The primary pictures and bits of details about the 2023 Toyota Prius are right here.
• That is the Japan-spec mannequin, which gives a reworked hybrid drivetrain with 193 hp for the usual hybrid and 220 hp for the plug-in hybrid.
• Particulars in regards to the U.S.-spec 2023 Prius are coming tomorrow, so keep tuned.

Toyota has taken the quilt off the brand new 2023 Prius, as the primary pictures and particulars in regards to the Japan-spec automotive have arrived. Whereas it is immediately recognizable as a Prius due to its teardrop form, the decrease stance, far sleeker facet profile and interesting-looking headlights and taillights take it to a completely new realm when it comes to design.

The brand new fifth-gen Prius can be considerably extra highly effective than earlier than, with Toyota claiming that the reworked hybrid system produces 193 hp in customary kind and 220 hp within the plug-in-hybrid mannequin. A 2.0-liter inline-four gasoline engine replaces the outdated 1.8-liter unit. The U.S. model might have barely completely different specs, but it surely’s clear that there might be heaps extra grunt on provide than the present mannequin, which has a mixed output of simply 121 hp.

The one picture of the inside exhibits a big horizontally oriented touchscreen, a digital gauge cluster on a tablet-style display screen behind the steering wheel, and a row of buttons on the sprint for the local weather controls. The chunky steering wheel is just like what’s within the bZ4X EV, and the shifter on the middle console seems just like the joystick-style unit we’re acquainted with from the outdated Prius.

Toyota might be releasing extra particulars on the U.S.-spec Prius quickly, so examine again right here within the night of November 16 to study all about this new era of the hybrid hatchback.