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Prius C, coming to Malaysia
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alpha0201
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 Jan 6 2012, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE(rahtid @ Jan 6 2012, 02:58 PM) can you believe this? Since its engine size is under 2000 cc, it would qualify for duty-free importation into Malaysia so there’s a strong chance that we’ll see it in UMW Toyota Motor showrooms as well. Since import and excise duties are waived, the price in Japan should be indicative of the sort of price level the Prius c might have in Malaysia - which would make it cheaper than the Honda Insight. You can read more here: http://www.motortrader.com.my/Cars/NewsHea...ua-Prius-c.aspxi think UMW didn't want to make the same mistake when they sold Yaris here. |
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alpha0201
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Jan 6 2012, 04:38 PM
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QUOTE(thunderaj @ Jan 6 2012, 04:20 PM) agreed with your comment . except countries like Japan has started to use alternative energy beside oil for some time. As you can notice the first generation of prius and now with fourth generation of prius we could notice some much improvement in performance and battery technology. The only problem with hybrids & ev cars it's extensive use of rare earth minerals to create the motor & batteries, which isn't eco & soon to be costly as the demand rises. China is currently the largest supplier of rare earth mineral. Toyota engineers is coming up with motor which has no rare earth mineral being used. |
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alpha0201
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Jan 9 2012, 03:17 PM
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QUOTE(0300078 @ Jan 9 2012, 03:15 PM) oh shit... so end up the price is still high up.... if they put the price at 80-90k i think it will sell like hot chocolate. But this price.... i think it will still sell but not as hot chocolate. if 80-90k, UMW cannot clear vios stock liao. |
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alpha0201
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Jan 9 2012, 03:41 PM
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QUOTE(8431 @ Jan 9 2012, 03:35 PM) haha nobody fucuk see your link  7 airbags, RM103,990 estimated price from www.toyota.com.my Toyota Malaysia. i saw the link. the price is nicely slot in between vios & altis. QUOTE(0300078 @ Jan 9 2012, 03:26 PM) then they can shift down the spec of vios just sell the E and J spec enough lah.... and honestly most of the Vios i see (more than 60%) is J spec one. UMW dun have any category to play with in the 90-100k section mah.... they can fill it with this to play with Nissan Latio, and Honda Insight. So much fun snatching ppl market share. from a business POV, no way umw gonna shift down the spec especially when the model has been selling well & certainly won't 2 same segment model with the same price. It's marketing suicide & salesman's nightmare. |
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alpha0201
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Jan 10 2012, 04:53 PM
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Ok...on paper
Prius C petrol engine 1.5L (73ps, 11.3kg-m) is less powerful than Insight 1.3 (88ps, 12.3kg-m), however Prius C electric motor (61ps, 17.2kg-m) is far more powerful than Insight (14ps, 8kg-m).
Both car has similar wheelbase (2550mm in length) & width but Prius is 40cm shorter than insight. Prius is 61kg lighter but fuel capacity is 4L lesser.
That's on paper anyway.
economy wise, have to ask pro.
This post has been edited by alpha0201: Jan 10 2012, 04:54 PM
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alpha0201
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Jan 10 2012, 05:21 PM
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260L of boot space...quite alot of batteries in there to power 61ps electric motor. People gonna use this weakness to bash soon.  |
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