The new version of the Japanese giant's hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, is about to hit the market with new technologies. What stands out the most is the sunroof that promises to deliver more extra autonomy to the model.

This week, the Toyota introduced the fifth generation of its Prius hybrid car. The new version of the model has a new exterior look and new interior features. With 25 years on the market, the Toyota Prius has become a benchmark in the hybrid car market. The Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) comes with an innovative system that includes a solar panel that promises to extend autonomy by up to 1.250 km per year.

Meet the new design of the Toyota Prius hybrid car

According to the Japanese automaker, the vehicle's system uses solar radiation captured by a solar panel mounted on the roof to transform it into electrical energy for the batteries while the car is parked. The car's design hasn't changed much since 2015, and some details that became the car's reference are still present in the new version of the car. Toyota Prius

One is the longer rear window, the elegant contours and lines feature a smooth transition to the boot lid. The taillights, headlights and bumper have all been redesigned for a cleaner look. This new design language will gradually be applied to other Toyota models in the coming years.

The new hybrid car it also has a lower center of gravity and larger wheels. The conventional hybrid model will come in two options: the most powerful with a 2.0 combustion engine that has 193 hp when combined with the power of the electric motor, and the second variant that has a 1.8 engine, however, which had no power revealed.

New Toyota Prius goes from 0 to 100 km in 6,7 seconds

The most powerful and sporty version of the hybrid car will be the PHEV, with a combined output of 223 hp and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6,7 seconds. According to Toyota, improvements to the vehicle's battery with solar panel provide a 50% greater range when driving in electric mode, something around 75 km (30 miles) against 54 km (31 miles) in the previous version.

Regarding the interior of the vehicle, a 7-inch (17,78 cm) digital instrument panel and a 12.3-inch multimedia console were added, both of which can be remotely updated. The new Toyota Prius will be available in Japan during the second quarter of next year and will be rolled out to other markets after that.

Fortunately, Brazil is probably on the list. According to Brazilian websites, the company's executives declared that imports of the vehicle, which stopped last year, will resume next year.

Toyota will also focus on hydrogen engine technologies

With the approval of the COP26, several automakers around the world are focused on carbon dioxide and CO2 reductions in their vehicles. Among these companies is Toyota, which has been demonstrating its efforts, proposing new technologies involving its hydrogen combustion engines. The future is demanding from automakers around the world to reduce carbon dioxide and CO2 emissions in their vehicles.

Since COP26, this process has been strengthened even more, in this way, new technologies are emerging, such as hybrid cars, with hydrogen engines, electric cars and biofuels. With consumers in mind, Toyota has a proposal to bring hydrogen combustion engines to the market with excellent environmental performance.

Last year, the company announced the development of a 1.6 engine powered by hydrogen with three cylinders in line. Also in the last year, the company has put its project to severe tests.