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Toyota 7 Passenger MPV Viewed

Toyota is working on an entire line up of Prius-based cars for the near future according to recent rumors. This was made clear today, when a few spy photogs caught the upcoming 7-Passenger Prius MPV (Multi-Person Vehicle - aka Minivan) testing on a road course.

The all new Toyota Prius already seats up to 5 and obtains 50 miles to the gallon thanks to its hybrid power train.

It is only logical that Prius gain more seats, and that a rumored 35 to 40 MPG rating is floating around.

Edmunds Inside Line is responsible for publishing the test photos of the…
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Toyota Prius To Offer Noise & Alert Options

The Toyota Prius is the world's best selling and extremely quiet hybrid car. When the electric engine takes over control of the vehicle, it becomes almost silent. This has been an issue in some areas, especially those with high pedestrian and bicycle powered traffic.

Several accidents involving a collision between hybrid cars and those on foot or on pedals has raised concerns that the Toyota Pius is too quiet. Toyota is working on a solution to this issue.

In Japan, Toyota will start selling a $148 speaker system, which will emit sounds under the hood to help it achieve…
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Toyota's Next Generation Prius Goes On Tour

The all new Toyota Prius Plug-in will be coming to New York. Six of the company's test vehicles are headed to Central New York to road test on real world conditions.

The demonstration project is a combined partnership of Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., Clean Communities of Central New York, Syracuse University, the Syracuse Center of Excellence and CuseCar, a Syracuse not-for-profit car-sharing service.

The plug-in hybrid vehicle has an electric motor along with a gasoline engine. The Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid has a range of 13 miles at speeds up to 62 mph on electric power. When the…
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