2015 Toyota Prius Review, Specs and Release date


The new 2015 Toyota Prius will come on the  market next year. It will come with bolder and elegant design, and rumors said that it will have e-4WD powertrain. Under the hood of the 2015 Prius we will see the 1.8-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine. This engine will be matched with highly effective electric motors. Prius mpg will be boosted to around 90mpg. New hybrid car from Toyota gets that fuel economy from upgrades in aerodynamics, new lithium-ion battery pack, and low friction in the new powertrain. With the new lithium-ion battery pack Prius battery life will be much more extended which will lowered the maintenance price.

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2015 Toyota Prius Exterior

According to the earlier talks we could presume that Toyota can offer the 2015 Toyota Prius an exterior overhaul. Toyota engineers announced earlier that the 2015 Prius will retain wedge-like shape. New Prius will have a lower hood, high tail and a much more upright windshield moved further back. All that exterior changes will certainly improve aerodynamics. The drag coefficient should be around 0.25Cd. This new hybrid will have brand-new platform beneath the sheet metal. That provides a lower center of mass and promises better handling. This same system will certainly underpin future Camry, Corolla and RAV4 versions.

2015 Toyota Prius Exterior

Interior of 2015 Toyota Prius

Spy pictures of the 2015 Toyota Prius interior indicate a brand-new way for the control panel and control panel. The prototype of the dashboard appears to be far more basic, with analog gauges behind the current three-spoke steering wheel, noticing a living the current information display set down far in the center of the dash. Photos show a center stack engulfed in a mess of tape and slapped-together components, making it difficult to envision where a site navigation screen may go. An excellent Toyota exec promises an additional area in the interior, renowned design and framework improvements, as well as greater convenience of use.

2015 Toyota Prius Interior

2015 Prius Engine

Under the hood we expect to see 1.8-liter 4-inline gas engine matched with electric motors. That gives the new Prius mpg boosted values up to 90mpg. Another  electric motor will powered the rear axle. Gossips persist connected with a digitally controlled electric motor that will certainly furthermore energies the torso trolley tires, providing prospective buyers within snow- and rainbelt puts the self-confidence associated with an all-wheel-drive Prius.

The new “e-4WD” system will work until the 2015 Toyota Prius speeds up to 37mph. It will turn on only when the weather conditions are poor.We could expect that Toyota will certainly start to use the lithium-ion batteries instead nickel-metal hybride batteries (NiMH). The Lithium-Ion batteries has a couple of benefits that old NiMH batteries couldn’t matched. New Lithium-ion batteries are lighter, has more storage capabilities and extended Prius battery life.

That means that the new Prius mpg could be boosted because it will have a lower weight and more energies from the same batteries size. The Prius is going to use on a light-weight modular platform and it is geared up with a specially-designed tires that have an incredibly low-rolling resistance.

2015 Toyota Prius Engine

2015 Toyota Prius Release date

The last news from Toyota is that the production of the new hybrid is pushed back to December 2015. The reasons for that delay are still unknown. The reasons for that could be work on the new range-wide modular system like the new hybrid drivetrain system and extended Prius battery life. So, the release date of the new 2015 Toyota Prius is still unknown. But if that means that the Prius mpg will be higher and the final customers will pay less for maintenance and repairs it would be wait worth.

 

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