Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Rendered Speculation
Rendered or Real? REAL! 2010 Toyota Prius
by Damon Lavrinc on Oct 15th 2008 at 7:54PM 
Click either image for a gallery of the (supposed) 2010 Toyota Prius
We're far from convinced that the image above is the 2010 Toyota Prius, but judging by the front detail pic and the interior shot, it could be the most accurate portrayal we'll see before it's unveiling in Detroit this January.
The pic, published over at PriusChat by bossdowner, shows a restyled front end that takes a few cues from recent ToMoCo offerings, including the bulbous badge housing, deeper air dam and recessed fog lamps. The headlights are a nice touch, but we still haven't warmed up to the L-shaped design originally shown on the new Maxima and forthcoming 370Z.
As for the interior, it's a sea of bland in a dark gray plastic that would make the Germans proud. However, we dig the raised center console with an integrated pass-through to access the 12-volt outlet.Check the gallery for more and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Thanks for the tip Rafih.
Gallery: Confirmed: 2010 Toyota Prius
[Source: PriusChat]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
ed 6:58PM (10/15/2008)
Ugly. Honda will kill it with its Insight.
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Jon 7:20PM (10/15/2008)
God that thing is hideous. The front end looks like it has down-syndrome.
Torrent 7:30PM (10/15/2008)
FINALLY! THE CHEVY WINS
arturo 7:55PM (10/15/2008)
there is no way this is the new prius, the interior might be but not the front. this is a photoshop that someone did.
Gabagool 11:50PM (10/15/2008)
Ahhhh Torrent, bro, relax there. GM has a track record when it comes to selling hybrids, as far as i know GM sold only 5-6K Hybrids in its lifetime (including fake ones-"mild" hybrids). There's also the whole GM selling their first real hybrid in 2008 thing.....if you remember Prius went on sale in 1997.
So before crowning Chevy wait at least a tad.
PS, this new Prius will go on sale in 2009, that Volt may or may not come in 2010.
Will Design for Food 3:35AM (10/16/2008)
Just when you thought it couldn't get uglier, they go and lift those stupid Nissan headlights from the FX, and they go with the 2 tier dash from Honda. Yikes, if that's real Toyota needs to retool its design team.
Torrent 12:18PM (10/16/2008)
"Gabagool"
I'm basically talking design-wise- the Chevy wins, but seeing the stats for the upcoming Volt, it looks like it will have a Prius with a side of Insight for lunch.
Geeky1 7:04PM (10/15/2008)
Assuming it's real, it's just the latest fugly, bland, boring product from the transportation appliance company. No surprises there.
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Louis 7:11PM (10/15/2008)
What do you expect? This is the Prius, the ultimate commuting vehicle, not your effing American V8 hotrod...
Geeky1 7:23PM (10/15/2008)
Funny, I don't recall mentioning a "V8 hotrod" anywhere in my post, or even implying that one is better or worse than the Prius.
I just happen to be of the opinion that "the ultimate commuting vehicle" is not one that (to borrow what C&D had to say about the Echo at one point, and which applies equally to any and every vehicle Toyota is currently selling in the US) "(is like) Metamucil for the road... you'll go, and you'll be glad when it's over."
Philthy 7:06PM (10/15/2008)
I call fake, the headlights look completely different in the 2 pics
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Andrew L 7:22PM (10/15/2008)
Yep I see it as well 2 different headlights!
Falcom 7:42PM (10/15/2008)
nah, its real, haven't you heard? Asymentrical headlights are the new cool thing to have.
dukeisduke 10:08PM (10/15/2008)
It could be a two-sided mock-up, where details are different from side to side. It's very common in the design business.
Anik 7:06PM (10/15/2008)
Idk. It is a bit ugly. But its better looking then this gen. And it has a better look then the Matrix. I still dont like the insight either.
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Joe 7:09PM (10/15/2008)
I'm saying fake. Yaris front end on a current Prius. And the headlights thing too.
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Red 7:10PM (10/15/2008)
I'd say take it back to the drawing board, but I've grown accustomed to disappointing design from Toyota.
Besides that, I'm pretty sure that's real. Here's an interior spy photo:
http://www.expertmotor.com/images/news/toyota_prius_2010_interior/tpyota_prius_interior_spy5.jpg
And the exterior spy photo:
http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied_vehicles/112_0807_2010_toyota_prius_spycam/photo_01.html
Whatever that pic up there is, it's spot on. Guess we don't need to wait until January anymore.
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Rich 7:51PM (10/15/2008)
Yep, looks like those photos are right. The outside looks boring to me, but fairly clean. Maybe it is just the angle, but the inside looked awful in the picture shown today - the spy photo looked better!
Josh 8:31PM (10/15/2008)
good thing they have all that body armor covering up its lines, i might have been blinded by the atrocities they could cause.
The seats look really crammed forward in the autoblog pictures...
Mehdi Cheddadi 7:10PM (10/15/2008)
"That is HOT! Really hot!" is the first thing I thought when I saw it
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