The driving controls - Including the Push Button Start, parking switch, electronic shift lever, and driving mode selection - are distinguished by silver trim. Despite the spaciousness of a family friendly midsize vehicle, the Toyota Prius V will deliver estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 42 mpg city, 38 mpg highway and 40 mpg combined, the best fuel economy ratings of any SUV, crossover, or wagon on the market . Like the current generation Prius, the Toyota Prius V is a showcase of technology That will include many of the same standard features. Available options include energy-efficient LED headlamps, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with a Pre-Collision System (PCS), and Advanced Parking Guidance System.
New driver and front-passenger seat design helps lessen possible whiplash injury during a collision. Like all Toyota models, the Prius V will feature Toyota's Star Safety System standard, the which includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist. It also features the standard Smart Stop Technology brake-override system. Toyota Prius V will be one of the first Toyota's with the En-tune multimedia system.
Toyota En-tune brings the largest selection of music options available to a vehicle, Including radiotherapy's 750 + stations, Pandora's personalized music, the driver's personal songs from portable media players and iPods (via USB or Bluetooth audio streaming), and more than 170 stations from XM satellite radio. Toyota Prius V will combine En-tune with a standard Display Audio system rich with dynamic entertainment and communication features. A new evolution in hybrid vehicles with excellent cargo space and Prius' heritage of environmental performance and fuel economy, the 2012 Prius V will go on sale in late summer 2011.
