Toyota confirms Prius-derived wagon, 2009 Prius to increase in size

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Toyota has officially announced that it will add a wagon to the Prius range in 2011. A Toyota source said the automaker was adding the wagon model to capture a bigger share of sales to delivery companies, which can benefit from the Prius' electric-only operation in some city conditions.

Earlier this year we reported that Toyota would debut its lithium-ion batteries in a Prius-derived hybrid wagon in 2011, but the latest report failed to mention what type of batteries Toyota would use in the new wagon.
In addition to the new model, Toyota will also increase the size of the next-generation Prius — scheduled to arrive in 2009 — to comfortably accommodate three adults in the back seat.
According to Automotive News, Toyota is planning to sell 1 million hybrids annually by 2017, a goal that should be aided by the addition of a hybrid-only wagon. Toyota expects to sell 450,000 hybrids this year, lead by its popular Prius which currently accounts for 70% of all Toyota hybrid sales.

[EvoFire]

So the Prius grows in size every generation.

[corolla1]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

So the Prius grows in size every generation.

the prius is supposed to become a sub- brand. there will be a yaris sized prius, the current one and i believe a camry-sized prius.

[EvoFire]

Its supposed to, but not yet. I'll wait till the day the brand "Prius" is established. Until then I'll still treat Prius as a Toyota model.

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

So the Prius grows in size every generation.

Yep. But do note that the 1st gen Prius was quite small. The interior was the size of a Corolla (of that era) but the turning circle was extremely tight. (You could probably do u-turns on small San Fran streets).

The current one is still 3 inches shorter than the 9th Gen Corolla so it's still rather small even though the interior is almost Camry sized.

The wagon might not be any larger or at most a few inches longer (which still keeps it in the compact range in terms of exterior dimensions).