Prius for Europe

 

The strength of the Japanese yen seems almost certain, the production version of nearly 80mpg city on the basis of the hybrid Toyota Prius C hatch concept outside of Europe to hold.

The next hybrid and Yaris Auris hybrid (presented by C Concept at the Detroit Auto Show the last to share a platform) in the United Kingdom and France, and built, making them much higher profit margins Prius a small house in Japan.

But while some reach in the urban areas in Europe in terms of production, the concept with the characteristics of European flavor has developed. "The European drivers require a high degree of agility and drive you to comment, if our planning takes into account, " said chief designer Elvio D'Aprile.

Toyota ED2 design studio in Nice selected to develop the concept, because of their ability to provide a foretaste of the European project in a car, sell well in Japan and the United States to breathe during its launch in 2012.

Toyota has yet to reveal figures on fuel economy, although the company has confirmed that the fuel consumption of the city would be greater than the Prius hatch 70mpg Prius. Propose combined figure of nearly 80mpg.