Was talking to a gal in the Internet sales department today and she said she just received info from Toyota that the new model would most likely be out NEXT spring. Take that for what it's worth, but she sounded like she knew what she was talking about for the most part. I did put down $500 on a Prius finally ... it's refundable, so if it takes a REALLY long time I may just pull my name off the list and wait for the re-design.