Kurt,

My understanding is that those specs are for the 2009 Prius (due out in 2008), not the 2007 Prius (due out this summer).

I'd love to see something really concrete on this, mostly I've seen tons of postings that all trace back to the same rumor from a UK car show. Though I can understand Toyota not wanting to make a huge announcement about the Prius III, because its basically saying, "Don't buy a new Prius for the next two years. Wait until the 94mpg ones are out in 2009!"

Personally, that's my dilemna. I just paid off my 2001 Accord, which I absolutely love. I'd like to buy a hybrid to save on gas, but I'd like not to put myself back into debt, so I've been putting aside $100 a week into a savings account. I figure that between my trade-in, the money I'm saving, and hopefully some decent interest (4% at INGDIRECT) I'll be able to buy a new hybrid by the end of 2008. If the 94mpg Prius isn't vaporware, that'll work perfectly for me. Hell, if they had a diesel/electric plug-in hybrid that I could fill with B100 I'd be in heaven (though I doubt that'll happen).

But the more I read these fora, and the more gas prices rise, the more I want to run out and get my hands on a Prius or an Insight or an HCH RIGHT NOW!!