Ten Design Proposals for a Futuristic Toyota Prius

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  1. ken1784

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    Ten Design Proposals for a Futuristic Toyota Prius - Carscoop

    While fooling around on IED's (Istituto Europeo di Design) official website we stumbled upon an interesting project with ten proposals for the Toyota Prius of the no so far-away future created by the students of the Transportation Design Course of IED Turin in 2007. Even though the students were supposed to design the Prius of 2010-2015, the resulting hybrid vehicles look more like the Prius of 2035, but then again, artistic minds do have the tendency to drift away in time...

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    Thanks for posting. Hmmm I still like the Hybrid X better. It's headlamps are part of the dashboard.

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    That's got to be a pain to replace headlamp bulbs!!
     
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    No need. They are LED!! :D If they really need to be replaced, just reach under the dash. There is no need to pop the hood.
     
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    Yeah, I too love the design of the Hybrid X and hope that Toyota decide to actually go forward with it.
     
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    Hmm... I could've sworn I've seen those designs before... it's been posted in PriusChat
     
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    Ahh, thanks AussieOwner!
     
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