2009 Toyota Prius to be sold side-by-side with 2010 Toyota Prius in Japan

Toyota’s president Katsuaki Watanabe said today that the company will keep selling the current Prius model alongside the 2010 model year that arrive in Japan in May.

“They will have different engine sizes — 1.5 liters and 1.8 liters — and we figure there will be demand for the two to co-exist,” Katsuaki told reporters at the unveiling of the new Toyota Crown Majesta.

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