The Toyota Prius C/Aqua already has official data

After leaked photos and some not-so-good news for this model to reach Europe, Toyota officially presents the Prius C (or Aqua, as it is called in Japan).

As we feared, the Prius C will be a sort of Toyota Yaris, with some obvious changes to differentiate the hybrid within the range. If it was a case of launching a hybrid Yaris, the truth is that I would have preferred something like the Yaris HSD Concept. But it is clear that the Prius name carries far more pull in sales.

At least for Japan, the Prius C will have a powertrain delivering around 100 combined horsepower. The figure may vary in other markets, but there is no doubt that the Prius C aims to be very economical on fuel. The engineers at Toyota have quoted a figure of roughly between 2.8 and 2.5 l/100 km.

The Prius C will debut in the US in April 2012, after passing through the NAIAS, while Japan will get it at the end of November at the Tokyo Motor Show, with sales starting before the end of the year.

Via | Toyota US