The Japanese automaker Toyota chose the 2011 Detroit Motor Show to unveil its latest Prius, the Prius V. Designed as a family oriented wagon like car, The Prius V (Versatility) is your average Prius on steroid offering up to 60% more cargo space than its Hatchback predecessor with almost 1 Cubic meter (32 Cubic Feet). If many will welcome this move from Toyota, this design change has however a huge drawback on the car performances, with 40mpg (miles per gallon) fuel efficiency compared to the 50mpg from the actual version. The 0.29 drag coefficient of the Prius V may actually be the culprit here, and we really hope that Toyota will succeed in bringing it back to the actual 0.26, the very same one as the actual Prius.
Toyota also announced another Prius with the Prius C (City), a young and dynamic concept that we hope will see the day of light in the coming few years.
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