Prius Team releases teasers 5 and 6 - Shifter! Digital gauge!
<Seinfeld> What's the deal with all these new car teasers? </Seinfeld> Seriously, between Ford's ridiculously slow reveal of the new 2010 Mustang GT and Toyota's just plain ridiculous early 2010 Prius teasers, we're becoming less and less interested when each new non-revealing image is released. Still, it's our job to reports on such things, so without further ado, here are the fifth and sixth officially released shots of various Prius bits.
Teaser image 5 was revealed on November 3rd and shows a new translucent blue shifter, complete with the requisite B-Mode, which allows for the driver to choose how much engine braking the car uses as opposed to regenerative and friction braking alone. See here for a much more detailed explanation. Teaser image 6 shows a set of digital gauges that are either mounted in the dash or as part of a heads-up display. We'll know for sure at the Detroit Auto Show in January when the third-gen Prius is officially revealed in all its glory.
Gallery: Confirmed: 2010 Toyota Prius
[Source: John's Stuff]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
why not the LS2LS7? 1:20PM (11/11/2008)
Ooh look. It's a picture of the shifter which needlessly wastes space in the center console.
It's vestigial in this car. Put it somewhere less conspicuous and give me more storage space.
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Arno 1:26PM (11/11/2008)
I'm sorry but this car is ugly. I'd much rather get the new Insight.
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BoneHeadOtto 1:55PM (11/11/2008)
of course we have not seen the production version of the insight so hopefully it will still look way better than teh prius.
BoneHeadOtto 1:55PM (11/11/2008)
Anyone else find it odd that you push the shifter forward to go backwards and backwards to go forwards. And why B instead of P
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tankd0g 3:09PM (11/11/2008)
Must be copying the Volt. /sarcarm
why not the LS2LS7? 6:52PM (11/11/2008)
B means engine braking. It doesn't mean park. It doesn't have park. It's probably RND front to back because of the ubiquitous PRNDL, which is also front to back.
BoneHeadOtto 7:17PM (11/11/2008)
Surely you dont have to shift the Prius to engine brake. Prius drivers are not tallented enough to do that. That is why no manual hybrids are offered anymore. you have to be responsible for engine braking by downshifting. I think is it Park but just called Brake like EBrake.
Jeremy Korzeniewski 10:55PM (11/11/2008)
Otto, the B is for engine braking. It has nothing to do with Park.
JK
tankd0g 3:06PM (11/11/2008)
I guess retro is in again.
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Erik 4:42PM (11/11/2008)
1985 called: It wants its digital speedometer back.
Who really cares if you're going 59, 60, or 61 MPH? On the other hand, 59 and 69 MPH are very different, yet there's only a tiny difference in the lit segments. Lame.
Form over function. Always a bad choice.
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Investor 6:59PM (11/11/2008)
I thought the new Prius will make its debut at the LA Auto show in 2 weeks.
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Brn 7:04PM (11/11/2008)
It's funny how these lame pictures are the most revealing of all the teasers yet.
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steve 10:16AM (11/12/2008)
Otto, check the current gen prius to find out that you're wrong about the 'B' gear. It replaces being able to downshift because the Prius has a CVT (continuously variable transmission). Look it up.
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jp bizerkeley 2:54AM (11/13/2008)
Any significance to the 60MPH and 100MPG readout?
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