Prius self-charging version no longer available in UK?
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I was looking on the Toyota UK website and noticed that a few models are no longer listed.
One is the Corolla saloon - fair enough, it was quite a slow seller although the private hire drivers seemed to like them. Another is the Camry - not surprised, since the market for large non-luxury saloons in the UK is not great these days.
But there was also the original, self-charging version of the Prius. It's not listed any more. You can only get the plug-in version, which is a lot more £££.
That really surprised me, because where I live (SE London) they are everywhere. It's the standard car for private hire drivers. Toyota sell loads. My local dealer always had loads of them PDId and awaiting collection.
I know that a lot of private hire drivers moved to the Corolla, and the Corolla estate was probably stealing some Prius sales. Maybe that is the reason?
Do any Toyota dealers know more? Is it coming back? I believe that the all-new Prius is not due until next year...?
One is the Corolla saloon - fair enough, it was quite a slow seller although the private hire drivers seemed to like them. Another is the Camry - not surprised, since the market for large non-luxury saloons in the UK is not great these days.
But there was also the original, self-charging version of the Prius. It's not listed any more. You can only get the plug-in version, which is a lot more £££.
That really surprised me, because where I live (SE London) they are everywhere. It's the standard car for private hire drivers. Toyota sell loads. My local dealer always had loads of them PDId and awaiting collection.
I know that a lot of private hire drivers moved to the Corolla, and the Corolla estate was probably stealing some Prius sales. Maybe that is the reason?
Do any Toyota dealers know more? Is it coming back? I believe that the all-new Prius is not due until next year...?
I believe that the last of the Gen4 was available around June.
There are rumours that the Gen5 will be announced before the end of the year...I was toying with the idea of getting the new Civic but I've always had a soft spot for the Prius (owned 2 so far) and would be happy to wait a bit...
There are rumours that the Gen5 will be announced before the end of the year...I was toying with the idea of getting the new Civic but I've always had a soft spot for the Prius (owned 2 so far) and would be happy to wait a bit...
Save Ferris said:
There's a strong demand for them used though!
I just looked at the used prices for the Toyota Prius+ (7 seat version of Prius)."Strong" does not even begin to describe it. A 2 year old car with 20k miles is about £30k!
They are a standard choice for private hire drivers so I expect that is driving it.
IMHO Toyota are missing a massive trick by not having a hybrid MPV in the range. They should have brought the Estima or Crown over here.
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