Toyota has released today the first official pictures and info of the new Prius model year 2012. The famous full-hybrid car from the Japanese manufacturer will hit the showrooms in the first quarter of this year and boasts a renewed look thanks to its new front bumper with larger air-intake and integrated LED technology, indicators on the wing mirrors, a new layout of the tail lamps and two new color options: Red Met and Dark Violet Met.
As for the cabin, the model gets new inserts on the central console, new air-inlet outlines, a drink holder between the front seats and new carmats. More importantly, the new Prius get both Toyota Touch and Toyota Touch&Go Plus systems, which have been recently launched on the new Yaris. the former includes CD/mp3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, USB dock and rear-view camera; the latter adds vocal commands, ‘one-click’ 3-D sat-nav functions, and a system that allows to send and receive emails and text messages, providing also info about weather, speed limits, fuel consumption and so forth.
The new Prius also comes with upgraded suspension and steering, and boasts an average fuel consumption of 3,9 l/100km, with CO2 emissions of 89 g/km. The Prius model year 2012 will also retain the Active, Style and Lounge trims of the previous range.
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