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    Danno5060 Active Member

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    bisco cookie crumbler

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    i think the problem is that toyota doesn't see a viability here, two completely different markets
     
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    Danno5060 Active Member

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    Looks more like the Prius EV that I've been wanting - maybe they think it'll kill the Prius.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    China mandates plug ins, and the US...is, well a mess at the moment for even ICE cars.

    Except it's huge. It is a hand longer than the Accord, and that is a large car by EPA metrics. If the cabin space matches the exterior, it is bigger than the old Avalon.
     
  6. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    That was my feeling about the Toyota Estima minivan: Toyota Previa - Wikipedia

    The Toyota Previa, also known as the Toyota Estima (Japanese: トヨタ・エスティマ, Hepburn: Toyota Esutima) in Japan, and Toyota Tarago in Australia, is a minivan that was produced by Toyota from 1990 until October 2019 across three generations.[2]

    The name "Previa" is derived from the Spanish for "preview", as Toyota saw the first Previa as a vehicle that would preview technologies used in future minivans. The Previa was the second largest minivan in Toyota's lineup in Japan after the bigger and more luxurious Alphard/Vellfire.
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    I've known of WW-2 veterans who would never buy a Japanese product. Pure speculation, it is as good as any other speculation about why 'strange' decisions were made.

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    Are the wheels as bad as the 2025 Prius or worse?